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Food miles - the economic, environmental and social significance of the focus on local food.
Local food has received much attention in recent years not only through academic study but also through media-driven initiatives to promote more sust...
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Natural antimicrobials for food processing.
Natural antimicrobial agents are required to ensure that manufactured foods remain safe and unspoiled. This paper will focus on the definition, types...
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Multilateral responses to the global food crisis.
Skyrocketing food prices in 2007 and 2008 have produced social and political unrest in many developing countries and threaten to precipitate an unpre...
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Food colours of plant origin.
Pigments of plant origin are gaining importance globally as a potential source of natural food colours for their versatility and so as to avoid a var...
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Trends in food-borne disease.
Food-borne disease is widespread around the world, with its most serious consequences affecting those who are young, old and already ill. Chemical ...
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The causes and consequences of the food crisis.
The origins of the sharp rise in food prices towards a peak in mid-2008 are evaluated and analyzed. The food crisis has been felt not only among the...
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Aquatic foods: options for organic growth?
The paper highlights the role of market turbulence in contemporary food markets and suggests that this has resulted from a combination of different f...
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Sustainability of food, energy and environment with biofuels.
Growing reliance on food-based biofuels has created considerable controversy about their impact on food prices and the environment and led to scepti...
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The economics of food risk communication.
With the emergence of major food scares throughout the world and their wide impact on the food sector, there has been a growing focus on the perils ...
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Nanotechnology and food safety: potential benefits, possible risks?
Nanotechnology is the new frontier in food science. A purported 150-500 nano-based food and food-related products are already on the market worldwi...
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