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Food safety is receiving heightened attention worldwide as the important links between food and health are increasingly recognized. Improving food safety is an essential element of improving food security, which exists when populations have access to sufficient and healthy food. At the same time, as food trade expands throughout the world, food safety has become a shared concern among both developed and developing countries. Governments in many countries have established new institutions, standards, and methods for regulating food safety and have increased investments in hazard control. This set of policy briefs describes how developing countries are addressing food safety issues in order to improve both food security and food trade, and discusses the risks, benefits, and costs when such policies are implemented. ; CONTENTS: -- Overview / Laurian J. Unnevehr; Food Safety as a Public Health Issue for Developing Countries / Fritz K. Käferstein; Mycotoxin Food Safety Risk in Developing Countries / Ramesh V. Bhat and Siruguri Vasanthi; Trends in Food Safety Standards and Regulation: Implications for Developing Countries / Julie A. Caswell; Food Safety Issues in International Trade / Spencer Henson; Balancing Risk Reduction and Benefits from Trade in Setting Standards / John Wilson and Tsunehiro Otsuki; Case Study: Guatemalan Raspberries and Cyclospora / Linda Calvin, Luis Flores, and William Foster; Case Study: Kenyan Fish Exports / Richard O. Abila; Case Study:The Shrimp Export Industry in Bangladesh / James C. Cato and S. Subasinge; Case Study: Reducing Pesticide Residues on Horticultural Crops / George W. Norton, Guillermo E. Sanchez, Dionne Clarke-Harris, and Halimatou Koné Traoré; Case Study: India Responds to International Food Safety Requirements / Shashi Sareen; Case Study: Supermarkets and Quality and Safety Standards for Produce in Latin America / Julio A. Berdegué, Fernando Balsevich, Luis Flores, Denise Mainville, and Thomas Reardon; Case Study: Beef industry in China / Colin G. Brown and Scott A.Waldron; Case Study:The Poultry Industry in Colombia / Miguel I. Gómez, Diego M. Sierra, and Daisy Rodriguez; Case Study: Reducing Mycotoxins in Brazilian Crops / Elisabete Salay; Food Safety and GM Crops: Implications for Developing-Country Research / Joel I. Cohen, Hector Quemada, and Robert Frederick; Food Safety Policy Issues for Developing Countries / Laurian J. Unnevehr, Lawrence Haddad, and Christopher Delgado." ; Non-PR ; IFPRI1; 2020 ; DGO

Intro -- FOOD SUPPLIES AND FOOD SAFETY: PRODUCTION, CONSERVATION AND POPULATION IMPACT -- FOOD SUPPLIES AND FOOD SAFETY: PRODUCTION, CONSERVATION AND POPULATION IMPACT -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 AUTONOMOUS LOGISTIC PROCESSES WITHIN THE FRESH FOOD WAREHOUSE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- DEFINITION OF LOGISTIC SYSTEMS AND LOGISTIC PROCESSES -- CURRENT SITUATION OF LOGISTIC SYSTEMS -- THE GENERAL IDEA OF AUTONOMOUS CONTROL OF LOGISTICS PROCESSES -- Definitions of Autonomous Control -- Deterministic and Non-Deterministic Systems -- Dynamic and Complexity of Autonomously Controlled Systems -- Technology Requirements and Trends in Logistic Systems -- LOGISTIC PROCESSES IN A MODEL OF FRESH FOOD WAREHOUSE -- Sales Processes -- Distribution Processes -- Purchase Processes -- Storage Processes -- Summary of Logistic Processes in the Fresh Food Warehouse -- INVENTORY SYSTEMS IN A FRESH FOOD WAREHOUSE -- Method of Fresh Food Warehouse Replenishment -- Methods of Products Picking in a Fresh Food Warehouse -- EXTENDED USE OF AUTONOMOUS CONTROL -- MODEL OF FRESH FOOD WAREHOUSE -- APPLICATION OF THE AUTONOMY CRITERIA INTO THE FRESH FOOD WAREHOUSE -- POTENTIAL AUTONOMOUS SCENARIO IN THE FRESH FOOD WAREHOUSE -- The Pallet Agent -- Tasks of the 'Pallet Agent': -- The Forklift Agent -- Tasks of Forklift Agent: -- The Store Sector Agent -- Tasks of Store Sector Agent -- The Inspection Agent -- Tasks of Inspection Agent -- The Search Agent -- Tasks of Search Agent -- MODELLING LOGISTIC PROCESSES IN FRESH FOOD WAREHOUSE -- AUTONOMOUS MODEL OF FRESH FOOD WAREHOUSE -- Hypotheses -- Description of the Model -- RECEPTION OF PRODUCTS AND STORAGE -- POTENTIAL ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE WAREHOUSE DURING PRODUCTS STORAGE -- SALE PROCESS -- Limitations and Special Considerations of the Model -- NON-AUTONOMOUS MODEL OF FRESH FOOD WAREHOUSE -- Hypotheses.

The issue of food self-sufficiency is becoming topical in cases of military and economic cataclysms. In addition, increasing attention is being paid to environmental aspects, e.g., reduction of greenhouse gases. These aspects call for research into countries' capacity to provide food for their citizens. Self-sufficiency research began in the early 20th century and continues to this day. However, scientists have no agreement on the methodology according to which the self-sufficiency index is calculated. In this study, the formula for calculating the self-sufficiency ratio was clarified. The goal of this study is to improve the methodology for calculating self-sufficiency ratio. To achieve the purpose of the study, several research tasks have been set: 1) to get acquainted with scientific research on this topic; 2) to theoretically analyse the obtained information; 3) to develop a more precise method for calculating self-sufficiency, which more accurately reflects the proportion of local food in consumption. Available statistical data and a mathematical calculation method were used in this study. Relatively small countries tend to be exposed to external conditions, which is also linked to food self-sufficiency. Therefore, it was concluded that Latvia can supply its society with several types of food products fully. The updated SSR calculation formula provides more accurate information on self-sufficiency and calculates the consumption and export volume dependence on imported products.

Food Safety and Food Security features articles from the Wiley Handbook of Science and Technology for Homeland Security covering topics related to processing and packaging methods to protect food supply against contamination and to mitigate the consequences of contaminated foods. It discusses related detection systems as well as decontamination and disposal of contaminated foods

"How is energy passed within a natural community? Readers will learn the answer to that question and more in this engaging and educational text all about food chains and food webs. From the smallest krill to the largest whale, all members of an ecosystem have a part to play. Readers will learn to identify the levels of a food chain, the producers, predators, and prey and understand the relationships between them. With vivid photographs to accompany the fascinating content, this book captures readers' imaginations while bringing fundamental science concepts to life"--

This product is not available separately, it is only sold as part of a set. There are 750 products in the set and these are all sold as one entity, The quality and safety of the food we eat attracts a great deal of publicity and is high on the list of public concerns. This highly emotive issue is discussed in this timely book, which brings together a group of experts to present up-to-date and balanced overviews on a wide range of topics including GM crops; hazardous microorganisms such as E. coli; the BSE/CJD problem; and cancer-causing chemicals, both natural and synthetic. Thought-provoking and of interest to a wide readership, this authoritative review will be welcomed by food scientists, legislators, government officials and advisors. Students of food science or environmental science will also find it essential reading