Food poisoning. The FSA promotes the microbiological safety of food throughout the food chain. It is responsible for the strategy for reducing foodborne illness, promoting a hazard analysis-based approach to food safety management and providing guidance for producers, retailers, caterers and the general public. It also deals with microbiological food hazards and outbreaks of foodborne disease.
Location of Chia on a map. Chia is a city found in Cundinamarca, Colombia. It is located 4.86 latitude and -74.06 longitude and it is situated at elevation 2557 meters above sea level. Chia has a population of 64,569 making it the 6th biggest city in Cundinamarca.
Chia seeds come from the desert plant Salvia hispanica, a member of the mint family that grows in North, Central and South America. Consumed as early as 3,000 B.C., chia seeds were eaten as a grain, mixed with water, ground into flour, mixed into medicines, and pressed for omega-3 oil.