Chemicals in Food Production and Preservation

Chemicals in intellectual nourishment fruit and PreservationContentsIntroduction..2Definition2Situation.3Problems.4Solutions.6Evaluations..7 results..8Bibliography.8IntroductionIn the past, al almost all households bought nourishments from a farm nearby or grew solid pabulums in their garden and ate these solid fares. They were called locavores, which indicated population who ate only locally gr throw nutriment. When peck had a lavishly standard for living, they had also a high demand somewhat restrain what sort of foods much(prenominal) as specialties from a nonher argona. Therefore, transportation developed gr consumely to ship fresh ingredients all over the place and the producer move to make their food look tastier, bigger fruits. Along to that part, throng produced a cast of foods to ship, which cause residual foods. For instance, between the course 1950 and 2000, the population of the world doubled, moreover, substance consumption increased dramatically fiv e quantify (Bittman, 2008)(1). As a result, they invented dissolute food, gimmick foods, frozen foods, and so ontera by adding an amount of chemics substances into foods.This penning will mention about some(prenominal) drawbacks of chemistry in food production and a number of solutions to the problems will be suggested before they are evaluated to choose the optimal one.DefinitionChemicals already exist in foods. all(prenominal) foods consist of some type of chemical substances which are naturally and include nutrients, for example, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, protein, fibre, etc. that every healthy body definitely needs to absorb on a regular basis. However, chemical substances created for adding into foods are very different from the natural one. According to European nutrient sentry duty Authority (2013)(2), chemical substances, are described as food additives, flavorings, food packaging materials and containers such as bottles, cups and plates contain chemic al substances corresponding p weatheric, elements of which corporation migrate into food, chemicals can be utilise to fight distempers in farm animals or crops such as pesticides. Each type has its own purpose in food production and preservation. Food standards agency (2012)(3) state that additives may be antioxidants (used in food prepared with fats or oils to nurse them against deterioration caused by rancidity), preservatives (used to keep food safe for longer), flavor enhancers (used to supply out the flavor of food without adding a flavor of their own), etc. These chemicals used often in fast food, can foods or junk foods with a fixed amount and must be commencement censored to find the safety for consumers.SituationWhen citizens in Viet Nam are getting busier than in clocks past, some of them choose to go to any grocery or fast-food restaurant, etc. to have immediately a quick meal on the dot because of the convenience despite the fact that these foods do not inclu de as often nutrients as fresh foods or home cook foods. This phenomenon marrow people absorb at least a fixed amount of chemicals into their bodies regularly day by day. Datamonitor (n.d.) (4), an international company providing market intelligence, claimed that the consumption of canned foods went up by 12, 9% for the year 2004 to the year 2009 in one-yearly interval. In a survey, Euromonitor International (2014)(5) claimed that the number of fast-food restaurants enjoyed the upward trend of approximately 16% each year such as KFC, Lotteria, Burger King, Sub means, Jollibee, McDonalds According to that research, Lotteria came up with just over 160 restaurants and then KFC from United States was the most second pop with 140 restaurants. Although Burger King just came into sight in the end of the year 2012, this brand at the present, own 20 restaurants at three cities videlicet Ho Chi Minh, Da Nang and Ha Noi (Euromonitor International, 2014)(5). However, most ingredients of the se foods always merchandise to keep the same flavor as other restaurants from other countries. Therefore, food becomes big money, attracting more and more commercial interest from inside and remote the countrified and leads informally to a fierce competition between food business premises of Vietnam brand and foreign brand.ProblemsThe issue of the usage chemicals in foods has led to several serious problems in Vietnam.Eating regularly fast foods, junk foods or convenience foods, etc. which are already throughout an assessment to ensure the safety for consumer tranquilize seriously damage peoples health. For instance, low nutritional value, the high fat, calorie and sodium inwardness of these foods can lead to a variety of health problems such as weight gain, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular and all-causes mortality (Lee Media, n.d.)(6)Nevertheless, this is not the only trouble that inhabitants in Vietnam have to face and mostly concern about. One of the major drawbacks of us e chemical on foods is the phenomenon of using overbold or unknown chemicals into foods which can be harmful the consumers. Any chemical can be deadly if people eat, drink, or absorb as well as much of it. Even pee are fitting to cause the death if people drinking too much and too quickly. Paracelsus (1500) (7) wrote that all substances are embitters there is none which is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison from a remedy.Firstly, most of food business premises in Vietnam are small-scale such as family business, normally, they have to fight over budgets and compete with other opponents in the market. Moreover, these businesses are spontaneous, many of them attach merely important to the turnover and do not have the knowledge about food business.It can be clearly seen from the pie chart that most of objects involved were just complete the teaching method program at secondary school and the proportion in which beak for just over a half of the total, 51,2% (Huon g, n.d.). (8)Secondly, people are able to find easily several types of chemical substances to use in foods, which not mention yet that these chemicals permitted or not. Even the consumers want to have a healthy dish, they still have to struggle on the market to visualize which fruits, meats or vegetables, etc. are safe, not spoiled foods and had been throughout a chemical treat. Indeed, in Q1/2012, Branch Management city market in collaboration with the Department of Health and Peoples Committees of districts strengthen the inspection and correspond of the sales agreement and usage of chemicals, flavoring malicious. They found out a number of chemical substances in Kim Bien market are traded illegal such as borax, formalin, Rhodamine B, etc. as well as spices and unlabeled food additives. More specific, 49 cases of illegal chemicals business, volume 450 haemorrhoid, including 2.8 tons of counterfeit and smuggled 28 tons (Anon., 2012) (9).To illustrate these types of chemicals, f or instance, Rhodamine B is a chemical used to dye clothes, command in food and medicine. Dr. Huong (2014)(10), chairman of medicine Vietnam confirmed If people eat melon seeds dye Rhodamine for longtime will cause liver failure, kidney disease and cancer Because even if people wear clothes that are still residual dyes can lead to skin cancer for the wearer. Therefore, the dye Rhodamine B deliberate on melon seeds or any other food is not acceptable (Huong, 2014)(10). In the same list with Rhodamine B, formaldehyde used illegal into noodles, vermicelli by some business premises. The World Health establishment (WHO) and Food and Agriculture presidency (FAO) (2012)(11) has identified formaldehyde is unsafe if move into foods, sauces and beverages because this industrial chemical contains a lot of other toxic such as arsenic, lead and can accumulate in the liver, harmful the brain.As a result, Bureau of Food Safety (2011)(12) stated that Vietnam is a country has the high proportion about food poisoning in which food poisoning due to chemicals represent 25% of the survey.SolutionThe problem about safety and hygiene has a great deal impact on many fields such as economy, social life and tourism also. Eating healthy dish every day is able to remedy peoples health, enhance labor and contribute the development of the country. Therefore, having several solutions to tackle these troubles above is requisite.By approaching every single problem, the first two solutions in the list is aim to the sellers who attach specially on the incomes by imposing the high taxes with the clients who purchase industrial chemicals but do not demonstrate clearly the purpose. Moreover, Government can also avail the situation by raising the fines with the objects violate the law then inhibition the right of them in food business. If violation the law signifies losing more money than not, these obstacles probably, disappear day by day. In addition, a phenomenon such as smuggling in Vietn am needs to be stop by purely control the sale of chemical items used in foods and the importation of foods into this country.On the other hand, another measure is carrying out mass media information and didactics to improve the way the food producers are thinking. For instance, opening free classes and guiding the food producers, the sellers and the farmers, etc. how to achieve success in food business, so they are able to harvest fruits but do not poison the consumers at the same time.EvaluationSo are any in these solutions effective?For the first three solutions mentioned above, one of the major obstacles is the corruption phenomenon. It means that people give money to whose control them and let they do whatever they want, violate the law to get more money. In addition, for the third measure, the situation of a huge number of business premises become harder to control strictly the violations though these three methods is not costly and seems easy to apply.However, for the las t solutions, educate to impact on what they are thinking and toward to another way to success in food business. Although this methods is expensive and require an amount of time but the result is quite impressive. For instance, a survey was be make after a several interventions in Quang Binh province in 2012 (Huong, n.d.). (8) sounding at an overall perspective, there was a great deal in the change in knowledge, attitude and application into food business. More specifically, the number of each sector rose by approximately 40%.As the benefits of this strategy are far outweighed by the drawbacks and stands out from others. So, personally, I intrust that the reasonable suggest should be carrying out mass media information and education.ConclusionIn a word, artificial chemicals first appeared for the good purposes and already take place an important role in life and in many fields such as food productions and food preservatives. However, abusing to much or even using unknown chemicals e ngenders a number of reverse cause on peoples health. 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