• Dr. K. Amruthaveena
• Ms. D. Subhashree,

Safety of food is gaining an increasing importance with advancements in time and improvements in technology. Food Poisoning refers to the group of illnesses caused due to unsafe and unhygienic foods due to the fact that the food prepared or stored in unsanitary conditions is comparable to poison. The major factors to be considered while maintaining food safety standards are, air, water, equipment and environment. The Codex Alimentations Commission has assigned several elements in the food supply chain. Bacterial contamination of food can result in serious food poisoning. The symptoms of food poisoning include abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and fever. Some of the main sources of contamination areEscherichia coli, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Shigella, Listeria, Viruses, Parasites. Regulatory bodies that monitor and control food manufacturing companies must make safety monitoring practices such as HACCP, GMP, GHP and ISO mandatory before heading or certifying such outlets. The FSSAI prescribes Standards under Food Safety and Standards for Food Product Standards and Food Additives, Packaging and Labelling, Contaminants, Toxins and Residues, Regulations, 2011.These standards comprise the latest developments that can bring about effective changes in food cultivation, harvest, processing, manufacturing and the various recent technological advancements to make them more safe and secure for the consumers. Since India is a signatory to the WTO-SPS Committee, Draft Standard is also notified in WTO. Such advancements can be later tested for their efficiency and taken up partially or completely by the government or by NGOs.

Sanitation, Environment, HACCP

"ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION FOR FOOD SAFETY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.63-65, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRU006015.pdf

"ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION FOR FOOD SAFETY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp63-65, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRU006015.pdf