China's food from production to consumption, there is a huge waste. Such as food production and processing, due to excessive pursuit of finished food sensory indicators, coupled with the low level of processing, resulting in a relatively large waste. And the catering industry, canteens and households are even more food waste disaster areas.
Survey information in 2013 showed that China's consumers only in the medium-sized restaurants above the catering consumption, each year, at least pouring away about 200 million people a year of food or rations; all kinds of schools, units above the size of the collective canteen each year, at least pouring away the food that can feed 30 million people a year; China's individuals and families may be wasted every year about 55 million tons of food, equivalent to 15 million people a year of food rations. individuals and families in China may waste about 55 million tons of food each year, equivalent to 15 million people's rations for a year. Waste increases pollution, energy consumption, and is detrimental to economic and social development.
At present, foodborne diseases are still the biggest problem of food safety in both developing and developed countries. According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, foodborne illnesses occur in billions of people globally each year, and 1.8 million people die of diarrheal diseases each year, with the majority of cases attributable to contaminated food or drinking water. The problem of foodborne illness is more serious in developing countries.
According to the analysis, the largest number of foodborne disease incidents occurred in food service establishments, including restaurants, cafeterias and countryside banquets, accounting for 55.4 percent of the total. Foodborne illnesses not only bring a heavy burden of disease, but can also cause a huge economic burden.
Food safety is one of the focus issues that people pay attention to in the world today. The serious consequences caused by food-borne diseases every y