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The agriculture system is under pressure to increase production every year as global population expands and more people move from a diet mostly made up of grains, to one with more meat, dairy and processed foods. This book uses a decade of primary research to examine how weather and climate, as measured by variations in the growing season using satellite remote sensing, has affected agricultural production, food prices and access to food in food-insecure regions of the world. The author reviews environmental, economics and multidisciplinary research to describe the connection betwee.

An estimated 17.6 million American households were food insecure in 2012, meaning they were unable to obtain enough food for an active and healthy life. Programs to augment local access to healthy foods are increasingly widespread, with unclear effects on food security. At the same time, the US government has recently enacted major cuts to federal food assistance programs. In this study, we examined the association between food insecurity (skipping or reducing meal size because of budget), neighborhood food access (self-reported access to fruits and vegetables and quality of grocery stores), and receipt of food assistance using the 2008, 2010, and 2012 waves of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Health Survey. Of 11,599 respondents, 16.7 % reported food insecurity; 79.4 % of the food insecure found it easy or very easy to find fruits and vegetables, and 60.6 % reported excellent or good quality neighborhood grocery stores. In our regression models adjusting for individual- and neighborhood-level covariates, compared to those who reported very difficult access to fruits and vegetables, those who reported difficult, easy or very easy access were less likely to report food insecurity (OR 0.62: 95 % CI 0.43–0.90, 0.33: 95 % CI 0.23–0.47, and 0.28: 95 % CI 0.20–0.40). Compared to those who reported poor stores, those who reported fair, good, and excellent quality stores were also less likely to report food insecurity (OR 0.81: 95 % CI 0.60–1.08, 0.58: 95 % CI 0.43–0.78, and 0.43: 95 % CI 0.31–0.59). Compared to individuals not receiving food assistance, those receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits were significantly more likely to be food insecure (OR 1.36: 95 % CI 1.11–1.67), while those receiving benefits from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (OR 1.17: 95 % CI 0.77–1.78) and those receiving both SNAP and WIC (OR 0.84: 95 % CI 0.61–1.17) did not have significantly different odds of food insecurity. In conclusion, better neighborhood ...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Food Safety and Nutrition: FDA Can Build on Existing Efforts to Measure Progress and Implement Key Activities( -- Abbreviations -- Why GAO Did This Study -- What GAO Recommends -- What GAO Found -- Background -- FDA Organizational Structure for Food Safety and Nutrition -- Key Food-Related Laws -- Federal Regulation and Guidance Development Processes -- FDA Has Conducted Numerous Key Food Safety- and Nutrition- Related Activities, Determining Its Priorities Based on Statutes and Strategic Goals -- FDA Published Key Regulations and Guidance, Focused Mainly on Food Safety, and Conducted Other Food Safety- and Nutrition- Related Activities -- Agency Officials Said FDA Based Its Priorities on Statutes and Strategic Goals, but How It Decided between Issuing Regulations and Guidance Was Not Always Clear -- Agency Officials Said FDA Based Priorities on Statutes and Strategic Goals -- The Bases for FDA's Decisions for Issuing Regulations or Guidance Were Not Always Clear -- FDA Dedicated at Least 1 Billion per Year, Including Salaries for at Least 4,300 FTEs, to Food Safety- and Nutrition- Related Activities in 2011 through 2016 -- For Fiscal Years 2011 through 2016, FDA Dedicated at Least 1 Billion and 4,200 FTEs Annually to Food Safety- Related Activities -- In Fiscal Years 2011 through 2016, FDA Dedicated at Least 20 Million and 97 FTEs Annually to Nutrition- Related Activities -- FDA Has Set Goals for Food Safety- and Nutrition-Related Activities Every Year since 2011 but Cannot Fully Assess Progress -- FDA Has Set Goals for All Agency Activities, and since 2012, the FVM Program Has Set Specific Goals for Food Safety- and Nutrition-Related Activities -- FDA Has Developed Performance Measures for Its Food Safety- and Nutrition-Related Goals but Cannot Fully Assess Progress toward These Goals.

Food chains and webs are important representations of the predator-prey relationships that all living things are a part of. Readers will learn about the food chains and food webs in a variety of habitats in this volume, how everything is connected, and how every living organism plays a role. Kids will be drawn in by the colorful nature photography, while simple graphic organizers help them to understand the many roles that living organisms play.

Texture is one of the most important attributes used by consumers to assess food quality. This quality is particularly important for the growing number of semi-solid foods from sauces and dressings to yoghurt, spreads and ice cream. With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, this authoritative book summarises the wealth of recent research on what influences texture in semi-solid foods and how it can be controlled to maximise product quality. Part one reviews research on the structure of semi-solid foods and its influence on texture, covering emulsion rheology, the behaviour of biopolymers and developments in measurement. Part two considers key aspects of product development and enhancement. It includes chapters on engineering emulsions and gels, and the use of emulsifiers and hydrocolloids. The final part of the book discusses improving the texture of particular products, with chapters on yoghurt, spreads, ice cream, sauces and dressings. With its summary of key research trends and their practical implications in improving product quality, Texture in food Volume 1: semi-solid foods is a standard reference for the food industry. It is complemented by a second volume on the texture of solid foods. Summarises the wealth of recent research on what influences texture in semi-solid foods and how it can be controlled to maximise product qualityReviews research on the structure of semi-solid foods and its influence on texture, covering emulsion rheology, the behaviour of biopolymers and developments in measurementConsiders key aspects of product development and enhancement and includes chapters on engineering emulsions and gels and the use of emulsifiers and hydrocolloids

1. Introduction : food literacy for contemporary food and eating / Helen Vidgen -- 2. An overview of the use of the term food literacy / Andrea Begley and Helen Vidgen -- 3. A definition of food literacy and its components / Helen Vidgen -- 4. Relating food literacy to nutrition and health / Helen Vidgen -- 5. Using a health literacy frame to conceptualise food literacy / Doris E. Gillis -- 6. Food literacy and food choice : a constructionist perspective / Carole A. Bisogni. [et al.] -- 7. Food literacy beyond the individual : the nexus between personal skills and victim blaming / Martin Caraher -- 8. The nexus between food literacy, food security and disadvantage / Danielle Gallegos -- 9. The development of food literacy / Helen Vidgen -- 10. Developing food literacy through the education sector : a focus on home economics / Sandra Fordyce-Voorham and Theresa Lai Yeung Wai Ling -- 11. Developing food literacy through the health sector / Andrea Begley -- 12. Developing food literacy through food production / Heather Yeatman -- 13. Measuring food literacy / Rebecca McKecknie -- 14. Food Literacy : key concepts and the elephants in the room / Helen Vidgen and Martin Caraher.

Index to U.S. Government periodicals ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Annual index in latter issues.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Section I The Food System -- Chapter 1 Agriculture Production -- Chapter 2 The Food Retail Industry -- Chapter 3 Federal Food Retail Policies and Programs -- Section II State Food Environment Initiatives -- Chapter 4 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Chapter 5 New Orleans, Louisiana -- Chapter 6 New York, New York -- Chapter 7 Denver, Colorado -- Chapter 8 Detroit, Michigan -- Section III Food Store Implementation and Evaluation -- Chapter 9 Food Environments: Formative Evaluation -- Chapter 10 Food Store Needs Assessment -- Chapter 11 Program Planning, Implementation, and Process Evaluation -- Chapter 12 Introduction to Summative Evaluation for Food Store Implementation Programs -- Afterword -- Abbreviations -- Index.

Intro -- FOOD SAFETY: DEVELOPMENTS, POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND RESEARCH, VOLUME 2 -- FOOD SAFETY: DEVELOPMENTS, POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND RESEARCH, VOLUME 2 -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 FOOD SAFETY ISSUES FOR THE 113TH CONGRESS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- Food Safety Incidents -- Foodborne Illness -- Existing Food Safety Legal and Regulatory Landscape -- FDA FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT (P.L. 111-353) -- Overview of Provisions -- Implementation Schedule -- KEY ISSUES FOR THE 113TH CONGRESS -- FSMA Oversight and Implementation -- Funding FSMA Implementation -- Food Safety Regulations for Produce Growers -- Meat and Poultry Inspection -- Antibiotic Use in Animal Agriculture -- Seafood and Fisheries Products -- The Next Omnibus Farm Bill -- Imported Foods -- Criminal Penalties and Enforcement -- Bisphenol A (BPA) -- Dietary Supplements -- Pesticide Residues -- Agricultural Biotechnology -- Single Food Agency -- APPENDIX. FDA FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT (P.L. 111-353), SELECTED SECTION PROVISIONS, TIME/SCHEDULE IN LAW, IMPLEMENTATION STATU -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 FOOD SAFETY: FDA'S FOOD ADVISORY AND RECALL PROCESS NEEDS STRENGTHENING -- ABBREVIATIONS -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- BACKGROUND -- SEVERAL KEY ENTITIES HAVE RECALL AUTHORITY, BUT FDA HAS NOT ISSUED REGULATIONS OR INDUSTRY GUIDANCE ON ITS ORDERING OF FOOD RECALLS -- Entities with Authority to Order Product Recalls Use Processes with Similar Steps -- FDA Has Not Made Public Procedures for Ordering Food Recalls -- FDA's Data on Ordered Recalls Appear to Be Unreliable -- FDA HAS TAKEN STEPS TO BEGIN MEETING COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES WHEN ADVISING THE PUBLIC ABOUT FOOD RECALLS AND OUTBREAKS -- FDA Faces Challenges in Seven Related Categories and Has Taken Some Steps to Address Them -- Balancing the Goals of Timeliness and Accuracy