It would be unpleasant to bite into bread with an appetising crisp crust and find sand inside. Of course, this is unlikely, but it is a deliberate exaggeration to highlight the importance of food quality control, without which things could be even worse.
- Food safety. Quality control is essential to ensure that our food is safe for our health. Quality control systems protect us from many potential health problems that can be caused by a variety of factors, from bacterial to chemical contamination. There would be many more cases of food poisoning without such systems.
- Standards. Latvia and the EU have developed many quality standards for food products, such as organic and eco-certificates. These standards guarantee that products are produced according to strict criteria. This not only ensures high quality, but it also means that the products are safe for health and the environment.
- Control is a process. Food quality control starts in the field and ends at your table. It involves several steps, from selecting the raw materials and controlling the growing conditions to monitoring transportation and storage conditions. Each step is important to ensure the high quality and safety of the final product.
Food quality control is important not only to protect our health, but also to ensure that we can enjoy tasty and nutritious food. So the next time you’re grocery shopping, look out for quality certificates and origin to make sure you’re really getting what you want.