2015
DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1101522
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Potential Food Safety Concerns in Fried Potato Products in Kenya

Abstract: Fried potato products, mainly French fries and potato crisps, are consumed across all age groups and socio-economic status. These products are sources of energy and provide between-the-meal snacks for many consumers all over the world, Kenya included. There exist different food preparation set-ups that process these products under different conditions while using a variety of additives. A number of safety issues have, however, risen in the past that can be linked to glycoalkaloids in raw potatoes used during p… Show more

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“…1 With an increasing world population and urbanization, there is a global increase in potato consumption and therefore there is a high demand for its production ( Price et al, 2021 ). Furthermore, there is a huge demand from the fast-food industry for processed potatoes (e.g., crisps, starch, and chips) due to huge economic returns ( Abong and Kabira, 2013 ). Various recent reports highlight the importance of global potato production and limitations faced by growers due to increasing demands ( Mburu et al, 2020 ; Gartner et al, 2021 ; Price et al, 2021 ; Pulavarty et al, 2021b ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1 With an increasing world population and urbanization, there is a global increase in potato consumption and therefore there is a high demand for its production ( Price et al, 2021 ). Furthermore, there is a huge demand from the fast-food industry for processed potatoes (e.g., crisps, starch, and chips) due to huge economic returns ( Abong and Kabira, 2013 ). Various recent reports highlight the importance of global potato production and limitations faced by growers due to increasing demands ( Mburu et al, 2020 ; Gartner et al, 2021 ; Price et al, 2021 ; Pulavarty et al, 2021b ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Processors in Kenya attribute some of their losses to lack of tubers grading and mixing of different potato varieties (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, 2016). Some processes such as sorting and grading of tonnes of potato are still done manually especially by small scale producers and processors, thereby increasing labor costs and reducing production rates (Abong and Kabira, 2015). Physical characteristics are vital parameters for the design of grading, sorting, conveying, peeling, slicing/ cutting and packaging systems (Abedi et al, 2019).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…French fries are made and sold by street processors, middle level hotels mainly cafeterias and joints and high-end hotels. The first two processors may not adhere to any strict temperature and other quality controls since some set ups have no controls at all (Abong and Kabira, 2015). There is, however, no data on acrylamide levels or intake due to consumption of these fries which are currently very popular.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%

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