Viewpoint: Future of food safety and nutrition - Seeking win-wins, coping with trade-offs

Kalliopi, Mylona; Miko, Ladislav; Anne-Katrin, Bock; Jan, Wollgast; Caldeira, Sandra; Ulberth, Franz

doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2017.12.002

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“…Similarly, the WHO (2007) reported a lack of coordination as a significant concern in 43 African countries, where they had between one (Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Guinea, Madagascar, Senegal, Togo) and eight (Tanzania) agencies responsible for enforcement [44]. Despite the developing nature of these countries, Mylona et al (2018) also reported similar concerns in the European Union, where there was less emphasis on social, environmental, and economic determinants of food safety and more focus on sufficient and innovative food supply [6]. In order to address this weakness, there needs to be a holistic approach to food systems, which allows stakeholders to find a balance between the three equally important aspects, food safety, nutrition, and security, all of which impact on market access.…”

Section: A Framework For Food Safety Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Within these settings, foodborne disease is also exacerbated by the burden imposed on an understaffed and over-utilized healthcare system, and the associated reduced productivity. These are further compounded by emerging issues such as aflatoxin control and antimicrobial resistance, which are introducing new and complex concerns for human health into the food chain [2][3][4][5][6][7].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Achieving an Integrated Approach to Food Safety and Hygiene—Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Improving food safety and hygiene is integral to the successful attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Foodborne diseases continue to impose a high burden on low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly children under five years, and meeting stipulated conditions for both domestic and export markets can be challenging. This paper reports a situation analysis exploring the challenges faced in the food safety sector in LMICs, using Malawi as an example. The analysis used a desk and policy review, literature search, key informant interviews, and focus group discussions to provide national data, which was then subject to thematic analysis. The analysis established there is a significant threat to public health and market access due to uncoordinated, outdated or incomplete regulatory framework, poorly defined mandates, limited infrastructure, lack of equipment and skilled personnel, inadequate resources, and limited awareness and ability to comply with standards. Food safety and hygiene improvements must strike a balance between market access gains and protection of public health. To achieve this, the sector requires effective integration at national level in food security, nutrition, health, economic development, agriculture, and poverty reduction. Solutions for each country must be context-specific and take into consideration national realities if they are to be successful.

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Section: A Framework For Food Safety Managementmentioning

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Achieving an Integrated Approach to Food Safety and Hygiene—Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa

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“…The incidence of antibiotic resistance could increase the cost of meat and fish production as new drugs will be required to manage hitherto uncomplicated infections. Additionally, the yield of these food produces could potentially plummet and thus threaten global efforts in achieving food sufficiency [4]. Meanwhile, many antibiotics used to treat various life-threatening and debilitating human infections have lost their efficacy, and a return to the pre-antibiotic era is on the horizon.…”

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Peptide Mix from Olivancillaria hiatula Interferes with Cell-to-Cell Communication in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Borquaye

2019

BioMed Research International

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Bacteria in biofilms are encased in an extracellular polymeric matrix that limits exposure of microbial cells to lethal doses of antimicrobial agents, leading to resistance. In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, biofilm formation is regulated by cell-to-cell communication, called quorum sensing. Quorum sensing facilitates a variety of bacterial physiological functions such as swarming motility and protease, pyoverdine, and pyocyanin productions. Peptide mix from the marine mollusc, Olivancillaria hiatula, has been studied for its antibiofilm activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microscopy and microtiter plate-based assays were used to evaluate biofilm inhibitory activities. Effect of the peptide mix on quorum sensing-mediated processes was also evaluated. Peptide mix proved to be a good antibiofilm agent, requiring less than 39 μg/mL to inhibit 50% biofilm formation. Micrographs obtained confirmed biofilm inhibition at 1/2 MIC whereas 2.5 mg/mL was required to degrade preformed biofilm. There was a marked attenuation in quorum sensing-mediated phenotypes as well. At 1/2 MIC of peptide, the expression of pyocyanin, pyoverdine, and protease was inhibited by 60%, 72%, and 54%, respectively. Additionally, swarming motility was repressed by peptide in a dose-dependent manner. These results suggest that the peptide mix from Olivancillaria hiatula probably inhibits biofilm formation by interfering with cell-to-cell communication in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

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“…Further, human impacts are linked to broader environmental concerns, including climate change (54, 55), species decline (56, 57), and plastics pollution (58, 59). In a recent exploration of possible futures, the Joint Research Center of the European Commission (the EU Science Hub) presented four feasible future global scenarios, each assuming a changing climate (2°C by 2050), progressive natural resource depletion, and an increasing human population (9 billion by 2050) (60). Concurrently, we are in a challenging era when scientific facts are often dismissed or ignored, or where values are increasingly more influential than facts in shaping public opinion (50).…”

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Perspectives From the Science-Policy Interface in Animal Health and Welfare

2019

Front. Vet. Sci.

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The aim of this paper is to present scientific perspectives from the science-policy interface in animal health and welfare, with an emphasis on factors critical to scientific effectiveness. While there is broad acceptance of the value of scientific information to inform policy-making, interactions at the science-policy interface are not without difficulties. The literature highlights the need for scientists to build policy relevance to the research focus from the outset, to engage with policy-makers and other stakeholders throughout, to use platforms to facilitate science-policy dialogue, and to disseminate research findings appropriately. In the author's experience, there are a range of factors linked with effectiveness at the science-policy interface in animal health and welfare including a passion for public interest research, scientific independence, a commitment to scientific quality and openness, the opportunities afforded from partnership and collaboration, and an interest in strategic thinking and systems change. In an increasingly complex and rapidly changing world, an objective evidence base for policy decision-making is more important than ever. There is a need for particular attention to the value of collaboration between the natural and social sciences, a recognition among scientists and policy-makers that science is not value-free, the importance of effective communications, and the need to assess and communicate uncertainty. Further, there are particular challenges with science conducted in support of policy development for industry. It is hoped that this paper will stimulate and contribute to discussion and debate, both among scientists and between scientists and policy-makers, to increase scientific effectiveness at the science-policy interface in animal health and welfare.

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Viewpoint: Future of food safety and nutrition - Seeking win-wins, coping with trade-offs

Cited by 31 publications

References 5 publications

Achieving an Integrated Approach to Food Safety and Hygiene—Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa

Achieving an Integrated Approach to Food Safety and Hygiene—Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa

Peptide Mix from Olivancillaria hiatula Interferes with Cell-to-Cell Communication in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Perspectives From the Science-Policy Interface in Animal Health and Welfare

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