Food Safety

Food safety should be both shared by producers and consumers. Producers have the initial responsibility to follow through with safe growing, handling and packaging processes. It would also be in the best interests of consumers if the producers were to report themselves in the event of a concern regarding their food products being exposed to unsafe practices or introduced to disease causing pathogens. The governments role in responsibility is to regulate the industry and make sure that producers are following the rules in employee training, labeling and food safety procedures. Sampling, testing, and investigating claims all help to keep the industry operating safely to the benefit of consumers.