Food Safety

About this episode

This episode explores the various aspects of food safety with experts from different regions.

Whether we’re buying a punnet of fruit, a freshly made burrito or a can of tomatoes, we take it for granted that the food is safe and free of any biological or chemical contamination. There are a host of food laws, regulatory bodies and food inspection schemes, as well as guidance on food preparation in our homes, to make sure that our food is safe. In this episode of the Science Behind your Salad, Jane meets Professor Louise Manning, a food system and safety researcher, Eric Kimunguyi, from AAK Grow in Kenya and Andrew Stirling, a potato farmer and processor from Angus in Scotland to understand the different aspects of food safety around the globe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Jane

Guests: Professor Louise Manning, Eric Kimunguyi, Andrew Stirling

Topics covered

• food safety
• food contamination
• regulatory bodies
• food inspection
• global food systems

Keywords

• food safety
• biological contamination
• chemical contamination
• food laws
• food inspection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AAK Grow

Places: Kenya, Scotland, Angus

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