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Dr. Shahid Mahmood

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Ishrat Fatima (07)

Kainat Fatima (36)

Nida Yousaf (15)

Rabia Kanwal (18)

SEMESTER V (REGULAR)

ISTITUE OF FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION (IFSN)

UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA, SARGODHA

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 DEFINITIONS

What is Food?

Food is a substance that after ingestion and digestion may provide materials for energy, growth,
development, maintenance and/or repair of cells/tissues/organs/systems/organisms. It is usually
of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins,
vitamins, or minerals and/or water.

(Robert A. Ronzio. 2003. The Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Good Health. 2nd Ed. Facts on File,
132 West 31st Street, New York NY 1000)

What is Safe food?

Foodstuffs can contain many types of harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemicals and can
cause health hazards

What is Spoiled food?

Spoil can refer to food that has gone bad and is similar to turned or rotted in these contexts. Once
food has been harvested, gathered, or slaughtered, it starts to deteriorate until eventually it
becomes unfit for consumption. This deterioration is known as decay and leads to food spoilage.

What is Food safety?

Food safety refers to limiting the presence of those hazards whether chronic or acute, that may
make food injurious to the health of the consumer. Food safety is about producing, handling,
storing and preparing food in such a way as to prevent infection and contamination in the food
production chain, and to help ensure that food quality and wholesomeness are maintained to
promote good health.

(Defined by WHO-World Health Organization)

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What is Food Security?

Food security means that all people, at all times have physical, social, and economic access to
sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their food preferences and dietary needs for an
active and healthy life.

(Defined By the United Nations’ Committee on World Food Security)