Food safety and food chain approach

Abstract

Humans are heterotrophic organisms. Humans had to be a lot of struggling with food from their ancestors. Concept and definition of food safety are not always the same on every country or race in each area. International standardization, also in the food safety field, is in progress in spite of the difference with geographical conditions and food culture. Food self-sufficiency rate of Japan is low. It should be especially important that Japan perform the food chain approach from farm to table as same as risk analysis of food. If there is no cooperation with everyone, it is difficult to obtain safe food constantly. Food chain of Japan has been extended to the entire earth. We need to explain it to the public. And, it is necessary to obtain their understanding. All of the people should prepare for a climate change and a natural disaster for the unexpected situations such as terrorism more.