ABSTRACT
Food safety has become one of the top priorities around the world and the importance of food safety is well understood by everyone involved in the food supply chain including producers, processors, transporters, retailers, and consumers. Food safety standards are periodically reviewed worldwide with the intention of increasing the standard of food safety and maintaining the quality of agricultural products and processed food materials supplied to the consumers. As safety standards are raised, conservative technologies cannot sustain the needs and hence pave the way for new technologies. Also, incidence of foodborne illness due to deadly bacterial contamination has demanded more strict and advanced technologies. Food safety measures are adopted for all types of food including fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy, processed food, frozen food, bakery and confectionery, and meat products.
