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Food Quality and Safety
This paper discusses food systems in general, their development over the past 120 years, and realities and problems faced by a world population of over 6 billion people.
International Food Safety "Measuring Sticks" and their Impact on Developing Countries
The article focuses on a historical development of international food safety, mainly within the context of the Codex Alimentarius, which is considered to be the food safety "measuring stick".
Global Food Safety Policy: Coordinating Science, Technology, and Society across the Government, Industry and Consumer Sectors
Local, regional, and national food systems are increasingly linked, creating a new set of relationships that can be categorized as an "integrated global food system." Such a categorization necessitates the development of policies, mandates, regulations, and rules that are capable of addressing the complex social relations, processes, and structures that are emerging along the farm-to-fork continuum.
Molecular Methods in Food Control
Nucleic acids present in food are of no nutritional value but are characteristic for the various biological components in complex products. Analysis of specific nucleic acids in food allows the determination of the presence or absence of certain constituents in complex products or the identification of specific characteristics of single food components.
Food Allergy
Food allergy is now recognised as an important food safety issue to be addressed by individuals, food manufacturers, legislators and researchers. Dealing with at least the major serious food allergens is an essential part of good manufacturing practice.
Rapid FT-IR Methods for Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Fruit Juices
Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy techniques and chemometrics methods were evaluated for identifying and differentiating pathogenic bacteria Escherichia coli O157:H7 from non-pathogenic E. coli K12 in fruit juices (apple, cherry, grape, grapefruit, orange, pineapple, tomato, and white-grape).
Rodriguez-Amaya: SLACA 7 report
The 7th Latin American Symposium, held on November 4-7, 2007, with the theme "Food Science and Technology for the Benefit of Society: Bridging the Gap between Agriculture and Health", gathered 1,968 participants from academia, research institutes, industry and government agencies.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand: Recent Developments in Food Regulation
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is an independent government agency with bi-national responsibilities in developing food standards for the handling, composition and labeling of food in Australia and New Zealand.
FAO/WHO Produce Report on Animal Feed Impact on Food Safety
A Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Animal Feed Impact on Food Safety was held at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy on 8-12 October 2007.
Major Achievements in 2007: WHO Department of Food Safety, Zoonoses and Foodborne Diseases
An overview of major achievements including: the Beijing Declaration on Food Safety, the Global Burden of Foodborne Disease, Powdered infant formula (PIF), Antimicrobial use in food animal production… and more!
FAO and WHO Update
WHO has started a serious controversy related to food science and nutrition by suggesting that only fiber from the cell walls of fruits, vegetables and whole grain cereals can be considered as fiber.
Sub-Saharan Africa Distance Education Initiative
Sub-Saharan Africa consists of approximately 47 countries lying south of the Sahara Desert. Overall, there is insufficient food production to support the region’s population without a heavy reliance on imports.
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