Enhancement of food safety through technological innovations

Myriads are the number of people at risk of consuming unsafe food. Many likewise have become sick because of unsafe foods, whereas thousands die annually for the same reason. Therefore, food safety is vital for several reasons, such as enhancing population health and the economic growth of a nation. Consumers’ increasing desire for minimally processed foods has created an equal exposure to potential food hazards such as pathogenic microbes and pesticides. These varied foodborne have fueled the search for innovative solutions to guarantee safe, nutritious, and healthy food products. These technological advances are new opportunities to ensure a continuing supply of safe, nutritious food products with extended shelf-life to the population and expansion of product distribution beyond a specific region, thus promoting global trade. This chapter explores these state-of-the-art technologies and their superior advantages over the conventional methods used to inactivate potential hazards in food.