Trends in technology, trade and consumption likely to impact on microbial food safety

Trends in technology, trade and consumption likely to impact on microbial food safety.

Current and potential future trends in technology, consumption and trade of food that may impact on food-borne disease are analysed and the key driving factors identified focusing on the European Union and, to a lesser extent, accounting for the United States and global issues. Understanding of factors is developed using system-based methods and their impact is discussed in relation to current ...

Resolving Trade Disputes Arising from Trends in Food Safety Regulation

These regulatory trends have several implications for how food safety standards affect international trade in food products. Some new regulatory developments are likely to mitigate potential barriers to trade. For example, new kinds of regulation or public intervention that focus on voluntary provision of information (e.g., certification for certain kinds of production practices) can facilitate...

The Impact of Food Stamp Program on Relative Food Consumption and Food Choices

  I n this paper, the effects of the Food Stamp (FS) Program (now referred to as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-SNAP) on individuals’ food choices are evaluated. In other words, I examine how households' food choice or relative food consumption is changed by FS participation. For this purpose six food groups are created using 2016 Consumer Expenditure Diary Surv...

Complexity of the International Agro-Food Trade Network and Its Impact on Food Safety

With the world's population now in excess of 7 billion, it is vital to ensure the chemical and microbiological safety of our food, while maintaining the sustainability of its production, distribution and trade. Using UN databases, here we show that the international agro-food trade network (IFTN), with nodes and edges representing countries and import-export fluxes, respectively, has evolved in...

Food Taxes: How Likely Are Likely Effects?