Massimo Cecaro
Italian Medical Press
Italy
Title: Intelligent labelling for food safety. New generation
Biography
Biography: Massimo Cecaro
Abstract
Responsibility for food producers is not just about product’s quality, but first of all about the safety. Final consumer should have all the information required about potential allergenic foods and possible implication for health. It is important that one universal code could help to represent potential hazards. YOPI category (young, old, pregnancy and immune deficient), needs to be protected specifically from food that could be potentially harmful in that specific category. To easily get the right information in that regard, some specific paints and colors could be used. For example a red color, could be used to strongly warn people with heart conditions (e.g. salty food in people with systemic hypertension and heart failure), sugary food in people with diabetes, raw seafood in immune depressed. A yellow triangle could be suggested for show an important hazard (e.g. pregnant need to be advised against potential presence of toxoplasma in some raw vegetables). By using this simple advice consumers have a proactive opportunity for preventing many dangerous events that could threaten their health.
