Control of food safety in Poland

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It is well known, especially from reports of the Supreme Audit Office (NIK), which regularly examines various elements of the system, that the control of food safety in Poland leaves a lot to be desired.
According to NIK, the main threats in the food chain are as follows:
– food contamination (poor food quality),
– food adulteration,
– inadequate conditions for storing and selling food,
– inadequate animal welfare conditions (inappropriate animal nutrition – bone meal, transmission of zoonotic diseases to humans),
– illegal food production.
Ice seems easy to produce as it is just frozen water. The seemingly simple production creates the potential for abuses and negligence.

Bacteria in food and the risks they pose

The human body is made up of a number of interconnected systems and the malfunctioning of one system can affect the others. You should follow the good habits in your lifestyle to protect your body from contact with potentially dangerous micro-organisms, including bacteria.

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Certyfikowany lód w kostkach robi różnicę

Certified cubed ice makes a difference

What are the main differences between industrially produced and home-made ice, explains Piotr Lewiński, food technologist.
Retail ice cubes
We are in the third decade of the 21st century now, but just a few years ago none of us would have thought that ice cubes would be an indispensable product for cooling drinks on hot days and that they would be available in every grocery shop or petrol station.

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Czy dodawanie lodu do napoju może być szkodliwe dla zdrowia?

Can adding ice to a drink be harmful to health?

Many publications claim that adding ice to drinks, which makes them very cold, can irritate the throat and vocal cords, especially in hot weather. And this is undoubtedly true. Warm drinks are better in this aspect as they do not contribute to such complaints and have a much better effect on the digestive system. We all know this but still use ice cubes and will use them in future.
But you can make a choice and use the ice that is safe and will not cause any problems, such as digestive complaints.

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Stowarzyszenie Producentów i Operatorów Certyfikowanego Lodu Spożywczego, (Association of producers and operators of certified food ice) KRS [National Court Register] No. 0000784552, REGON [National Official Business Register] No. 383424111, NIP [VAT] No. 7010927104 
00-630 WARSZAWA, ul. POLNA 24/7

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