No food security without food safety: Lessons from livestock related research

Vipham, Jessie L.; Amenu, Kebede; Alonso, Silvia; Ndahetuye, Jean Baptiste; Zereyesus, Yacob; Nishimwe, Kizito; Bowers, Erin Louise; Maier, Dirk E.; Sah, Keshav; Havelaar, Arie H.; Grace, Delia

doi:10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100382

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“…Increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide are also affecting the nutrient content of foods, which further complicates hunger issues ( 21 ). Another important factor influencing food security and associated health impacts that is not adequately addressed when focusing on food supply is the role of food safety in reducing the sizable burden of foodborne disease ( 44 ). In addition, there are important links between food production and the spread of infectious diseases, particularly zoonotic diseases ( 45 , 46 ).…”

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Disability-adjusted life years due to chronic and hidden hunger under food system evolution with climate change and adaptation to 2050

Sulser

Beach

Wiebe

et al. 2021

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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Background Climate change presents an increasing challenge for food-nutrition security. Nutrition metrics calculated from quantitative food system projections can help focus policy actions. Objectives To estimate future chronic and hidden hunger disability-adjusted life years (DALYs)—due to protein-energy undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies, respectively—using food systems projections to evaluate the potential impact of climate change and agricultural sector investment for adaptation. Methods We use a novel combination of a chronic and hidden hunger DALY estimation procedure and food system projections from quantitative foresight modeling to assess DALYs under alternative agricultural sector scenarios to midcentury. Results Total chronic and hidden hunger DALYs are projected to increase globally out to 2050—by over 30 million compared with 2010—even without climate change. Climate change increases total DALY change between 2010 and 2050 by nearly 10% compared with no climate change. Agricultural sector investments show promise for offsetting these impacts. With investments, DALY incidence due to chronic and hidden hunger is projected to decrease globally in 2050 by 0.24 and 0.56 per 1000 capita, respectively. Total global DALYs will still rise because projected population growth will outpace the rate reduction, especially in Africa south of the Sahara. However, projections also show important regional reductions in total DALYs due to chronic (13.9 million in South Asia, 4.3 million in East Asia and the Pacific) and hidden hunger (7.5 million in East Asia and the Pacific) with investments. Conclusions Food system projections to 2050 show a decreasing DALY incidence from both chronic and hidden hunger. Population growth is projected to outpace these improvements and lead to increasing total chronic and hidden hunger DALYs globally, concentrated in Africa south of the Sahara. Climate change increases per-capita chronic and hidden hunger DALY incidence compared with no climate change. Agricultural sector investments show the potential to offset the climate impact on DALYs.

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Disability-adjusted life years due to chronic and hidden hunger under food system evolution with climate change and adaptation to 2050

Sulser

Beach

Wiebe

et al. 2021

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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“…Briefly, food security is a more inclusive term and focuses more on the availability of food while food safety is about the quality of food. On the other hand, food security and food safety are closely related to each other (Vipham et al 2020 ). For instance, if food security becomes a big issue, then usually food safety is not guaranteed, and vice versa.…”

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Environment and food safety: a novel integrative review

Jiang

Wang

et al. 2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Environment protection and food safety are two critical issues in the world. In this review, a novel approach which integrates statistical study and subjective discussion was adopted to review recent advances on environment and food safety. Firstly, a scientometric-based statistical study was conducted based on 4904 publications collected from the Web of Science Core Collection database. It was found that the research on environment and food safety was growing steadily from 2001 to 2020. Interestingly, the statistical analysis of most-cited papers, titles, abstracts, keywords, and research areas revealed that the research on environment and food safety was diverse and multidisciplinary. In addition to the scientometric study, strategies to protect environment and ensure food safety were critically discussed, followed by a discussion on the emerging research topics, including emerging contaminates (e.g., microplastics), rapid detection of contaminants (e.g., biosensors), and environment friendly food packaging materials (e.g., biodegradable polymers). Finally, current challenges and future research directions were proposed. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11356-021-16069-6.

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“…Food control is a function carried out globally due to its public health importance. However, efforts in the enforcement and implementation of legislation regarding international codes and standards remain a challenge [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. This challenge is further exacerbated by the ever-rising human population which is estimated to reach nine billion by the year 2050, thus creating a demand for increased food production [ 4 ].…”

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Chemical Contamination Pathways and the Food Safety Implications along the Various Stages of Food Production: A Review

Lebelo

Malebo

Mochane

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Historically, chemicals exceeding maximum allowable exposure levels have been disastrous to underdeveloped countries. The global food industry is primarily affected by toxic chemical substances because of natural and anthropogenic factors. Food safety is therefore threatened due to contamination by chemicals throughout the various stages of food production. Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the form of pesticides and other chemical substances such as Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) have a widely documented negative impact due to their long-lasting effect on the environment. This present review focuses on the chemical contamination pathways along the various stages of food production until the food reaches the consumer. The contamination of food can stem from various sources such as the agricultural sector and pollution from industrialized regions through the air, water, and soil. Therefore, it is imperative to control the application of chemicals during food packaging, the application of pesticides, and antibiotics in the food industry to prevent undesired residues on foodstuffs. Ultimately, the protection of consumers from food-related chemical toxicity depends on stringent efforts from regulatory authorities both in developed and underdeveloped nations.

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No food security without food safety: Lessons from livestock related research

Cited by 20 publications

References 25 publications

Disability-adjusted life years due to chronic and hidden hunger under food system evolution with climate change and adaptation to 2050

Disability-adjusted life years due to chronic and hidden hunger under food system evolution with climate change and adaptation to 2050

Environment and food safety: a novel integrative review

Chemical Contamination Pathways and the Food Safety Implications along the Various Stages of Food Production: A Review

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