By Eloise Hewitt
Having a meal is an important element of human livelihood. The meals need to be healthy and should not pose any risk to life. It is therefore important to maintain high hygienic practices through environmentally friendly food packaging. There are many options when it comes to this. Unfortunately, most of the choices made lead to massive pollution risking the very lives of those who use them.
Oxygen gas I the environment enables it to support lives of organisms. For a continued existence of humankind in centuries to come, adequate supply of this gas is more than mandatory. Our atmosphere faces untold danger posed by materials that are not degradable. Some of them, like plastics and glasses cannot be avoided but can be properly managed. Their management is necessary given their high potential to cause unrest if their quantities are not checked.
Short term or long term effects are possible depending on their nature. Within a short period of garbage accumulation, children throng the heaps to play not knowing the repercussions that can result from that. The devastating effect is illnesses and complications, some of which are hard to cure. On the other side of the continuum lies environmental degeneration, climate change and the depletion of the ozone layer, credit to fumes released into the atmosphere when throwing away chemicals.
As a consequence, all edibles need to be prepared and packed in a safe and clean manner to give no chance to interference by germs. One aspect that is accounted for during this process is the expected shelf life of the food. Next, look at the availability of the wrapping materials and if they are safe in terms of cleanliness and hygiene. It is also good to determine the possibility of them being recycled.
A time comes when there is no other option but to use either rubber or plastic or stuffs like that. One has to be very cautious in such a situation to avoid excessively using them. The manufacturers need to sensitize their consumers adequately about how to manage wastes and advise them to avail their trash for recycling if possible. They can do this by making lucrative offers to those who comply.
There is the tendency to keep food in cans of plastic or metal for quite a long time. Once opened, the contents are used and the contents carelessly disposed of. Such disposure needs to follow some procedure. There is need of a conventional plan for management of such a situation. For instance, trash cans can be put in specific locations. Once they are full the city council does the collection and professionally disposes them.
Environmental friendliness also involves the health of the air that we breathe. When packaging, take care of the preservatives that are used. Some of these preservatives and food colors can be fatal. There is need to conduct thorough laboratory testing and analysis in order to come up with safe products. Written papers should not be allowed contact with the edible products. The ink contains some chemicals that even in small doses, are not fit for human consumption.
Modern manufacturers, in a bid to impress potential buyers, have engrossed themselves in extreme advertising. These adverts in most cases come with false information to lure the customers. In some instances they even go against the law in terms of the regulations for consumer products. This is an issue that requires vigilance on the side of law enforcement agencies.
Oxygen gas I the environment enables it to support lives of organisms. For a continued existence of humankind in centuries to come, adequate supply of this gas is more than mandatory. Our atmosphere faces untold danger posed by materials that are not degradable. Some of them, like plastics and glasses cannot be avoided but can be properly managed. Their management is necessary given their high potential to cause unrest if their quantities are not checked.
Short term or long term effects are possible depending on their nature. Within a short period of garbage accumulation, children throng the heaps to play not knowing the repercussions that can result from that. The devastating effect is illnesses and complications, some of which are hard to cure. On the other side of the continuum lies environmental degeneration, climate change and the depletion of the ozone layer, credit to fumes released into the atmosphere when throwing away chemicals.
As a consequence, all edibles need to be prepared and packed in a safe and clean manner to give no chance to interference by germs. One aspect that is accounted for during this process is the expected shelf life of the food. Next, look at the availability of the wrapping materials and if they are safe in terms of cleanliness and hygiene. It is also good to determine the possibility of them being recycled.
A time comes when there is no other option but to use either rubber or plastic or stuffs like that. One has to be very cautious in such a situation to avoid excessively using them. The manufacturers need to sensitize their consumers adequately about how to manage wastes and advise them to avail their trash for recycling if possible. They can do this by making lucrative offers to those who comply.
There is the tendency to keep food in cans of plastic or metal for quite a long time. Once opened, the contents are used and the contents carelessly disposed of. Such disposure needs to follow some procedure. There is need of a conventional plan for management of such a situation. For instance, trash cans can be put in specific locations. Once they are full the city council does the collection and professionally disposes them.
Environmental friendliness also involves the health of the air that we breathe. When packaging, take care of the preservatives that are used. Some of these preservatives and food colors can be fatal. There is need to conduct thorough laboratory testing and analysis in order to come up with safe products. Written papers should not be allowed contact with the edible products. The ink contains some chemicals that even in small doses, are not fit for human consumption.
Modern manufacturers, in a bid to impress potential buyers, have engrossed themselves in extreme advertising. These adverts in most cases come with false information to lure the customers. In some instances they even go against the law in terms of the regulations for consumer products. This is an issue that requires vigilance on the side of law enforcement agencies.
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