This report identifies five key channels through which food systems impact health: (1) occupational hazards; (2) environmental contamination; (3) contaminated, unsafe, and altered foods; (4) unhealthy dietary patterns; and (5) food Insecurity. An extensive review of the evidence on these impacts...

Adulteration of any material is condemned in general world but adulteration of food and food stuff is considered as an unpardonable offence since it is directly related to human health and welfare. The globalization of food supply and the increased complexity of the food chain has heightened public ...

Background: Although the impact of food insecurity and anemia has been shown to be more common among women of reproductive age, there is little information available on the issue in relation to women in Fafan Zone, Somali Region, Ethiopia. Objectives: To compare the levels of anemia among women of...

Biosecurity encompasses all policy, planning, science and underpinning operations in safeguarding the natural resources from biological threats. This paper raises concerns regarding apparent lack of adequate attention given to the biosecurity issues as a part of global food security strategy, which ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one out of 10 people get sick from eating contaminated food. Complex food production process and globalization make food supply chain more delicate. Many technologies have been investigated in recent years to address food insecurity and achieve...

Throughout time, human societies have struggled to ensure that all people have access to sufficient food to lead active and healthy lives. Despite great global effort, events of the early twenty-first century demonstrate that food security remains an urgent problem. This book analyses the ways the...

Current food production faces a tremendous challenge due to the growing human population. The global population is estimated to reach 9 billion by 2050 with 70% more food being required. Safe food is an important dimension of food security, and food traceability across the supply chain is a key...

Background: Food insecurity has been independently associated with developing cholera and there is an inverse relationship between national food security and annual cholera incidence. However, the factors that mediate the risk of cholera among food insecure households remain largely unexplored....

This chapter highlights the response of stakeholders to the various challenges of nutrition including undernutrition and food insecurity, overnutrition (obesity) and diet-related diseases, and food safety. It also addresses the apparent persistence of nutritional problems despite various efforts...