Stay Safe, Don’t Get Contaminated

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An overall check-up with a physician is advised at least twice a year especially to those who are not getting any younger! Well, doctors will always be doctors. We cannot avoid the fact that they are expert in terms of science and health. But knowledge is not limited to them. We have the chance to learn that, too. How you would do that? Just keep on reading.

As experts in the food industry, you should be able to point out the good and bad effects of food to our body, right? That’s given! Anyway, keep in mind that our concern circles in the satisfaction, safety, and health of our customers – the food lovers in particular. We cannot compromise and must never shortchange them. So, we should be careful of whatever it is that has such relevance to foods for it might really affect them seriously. Worst, that can even be fatal, too. One thing is food allergy – reactions and adverse responses from the specific foods that they eat.

As defined, allergy is a disorder of the immune system having the abnormal reactions acquired from environmental substances known as allergens. Allergic causing food has these allergens that make our body adversely react to it. Allergy can be as dangerous as cancer because it may be a life threatening event.

How about food allergy? How can we distinguish it from other kinds of allergy?

A warning for all the chefs out there: be careful of what you serve. You should be able to identify or even just recognize that those scratch and itchiness are symptoms of food allergies. To help you discern, make assessments of the following aspects:

Symptoms. Well, obviously, as to allergy, symptoms are quite similar to each other. But may be, there is little difference (even if it does not really show) like for instance, the redness or size of the inflamed skin. Also, keep in mind that symptoms of allergies also differ as to person reacting to allergens.

Remedies. Make sure you have prepared or ready to use medicine in your cabinet in the event of incident, sudden intake of allergy causing food. However, make sure that those medicines are recommended and prescribed by a doctor in relieving allergies. Sometimes, things just get worse. Be reminded that prevention is always better than cure. Avoidance is the best treatment to allergies.

Read and ask. Do not be afraid or even ashamed of asking your customers if they have allergy to food. Well, it is safer that we ask them if they have any allergy, isn’t it? Again, do not stop reading and learning. We have to fill our minds with these stuffs because it will definitely help our career expand and get motivated to pursue more. As chefs, try to read the food labels. Most food allergies are triggered by cow’s milk, egg, nut, sesame seed, soy, wheat and seafood proteins. More or less, we are familiar to them; so, just keep on reading. By doing so, we can improve and broaden our understanding in terms of allergens and allergies.

Again, to know more about something, we have to consult the expert. Medics are just few meters away. The doctors or any health care providers are there for us to help us control, prevent and act on these health-related issues making us become healthy and decontaminated.

Also, bear in mind that although many people have bad reactions to certain foods, a true food allergy is not as common as they might think. Everybody who has reactions to food should consult his doctors and tell them more about it. Furthermore, let us, dear chefs, be informed about that – at least.

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