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Food Safety Why Food safety? There is always a chance of contamination, though we maintain cleanliness. This often takes place as a cause of incomplete cleaning or in appropriate cleaning resulting in minor to major health hazards. This article on FOOD Safety will probably guide on the measures to be taken for foods to avoid contamination. In appropriate food safety often results in health issues and this is potentially dangerous especially for babies & Kids whose immune systems are not fully developed. With increased levels of pollution across the globe, food safety has become a primary safety measure where one can put a check to contaminants to enter the human body. This can happen only when the awareness about food safety is spread. The aspects of Food safety are as follows: Cleaning Clean: Washing Hands and Surfaces often Contaminants in various forms like Bacteria, Virus, Fungi etc can be spread throughout the kitchen and get onto hands, cutting boards...

Antioxidants are the natural or man-made which prevent or protect the cell damage. Diet rich in vegetables and fruits which contain antioxidants are found to be healthy. Few examples of antioxidant includes: beta carotene, vitamins C and E, selenium and carotenoids such as beta-carotene, lycopene, leutin and zeaxanthin. Fruits and Vegetables are rich in antioxidants and diet rich in these is healthy. Individuals who eat more fruits and vegetables are at low risk for many diseases like cardiovascular, cancers and cataracts. There are concerns rising about the safety of antioxidants in food, however high doses of antioxidant supplements may also lead to health hazards in few cases, like high doses of vitamin E may increase the risk of prostate cancer and one type of stroke (Hemorrhagic stroke which is a type of stroke caused by bleeding in the brain ), and high doses of beta-carotene may increase the risk of lung cancer in smokers. Antioxidants may also interact with few medici...