Engineered Nanomaterial Coatings for Food Packaging: Design, Manufacturing, Regulatory, and Sustainability Implications

Micromachines, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 15(2), С. 245 - 245

Опубликована: Фев. 6, 2024

The food industry is one of the most regulated businesses in world and follows strict internal requirements to ensure product reliability safety. In particular, must that biological, chemical, physical hazards are controlled from production distribution raw materials consumption finished product. United States, FDA regulates efficacy safety ingredients packaging. Traditional packaging such as paper, aluminum, plastic, biodegradable compostable have gradually evolved. Coatings made with nanotechnology promise radically improve performance materials, their excellent properties appearance, taste, texture, shelf life food. This review article highlights role nanomaterials designing manufacturing anti-fouling antimicrobial coatings for industry. use protective films sensors indicate quality levels discussed. addition, assessment regulatory environmental sustainability developed. provides a comprehensive perspective on can high-quality nutrition at all stages chain, including systems humanitarian purposes.

Язык: Английский

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Biofortification’s contribution to mitigating micronutrient deficiencies

Nature Food, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 5(1), С. 19 - 27

Опубликована: Янв. 2, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Can low-income households afford a healthy diet? Insufficient income as a driver of food insecurity in Europe

Food Policy, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 99, С. 101978 - 101978

Опубликована: Окт. 4, 2020

Язык: Английский

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The Association Between Food Insecurity and Dietary Outcomes in University Students: A Systematic Review

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 121(12), С. 2475 - 2500.e1

Опубликована: Авг. 3, 2021

Язык: Английский

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Applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) in agricultural systems: Current uses, limitations and future prospects

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 847, С. 157556 - 157556

Опубликована: Июль 23, 2022

Global food production, supply chains and security are increasingly stressed by human population growth loss of arable land, becoming more vulnerable to anthropogenic environmental perturbations. Numerous mutualistic antagonistic species interconnected with the cultivation crops livestock these can be challenging identify on large scales production systems. Accurate identifications capture this diversity rapid scalable monitoring necessary emerging threats (i.e. pests pathogens), inform ecosystem health soil pollinator diversity), provide evidence for new management practices fertiliser pesticide applications). Increasingly, DNA (eDNA) is providing accurate classifications specific organisms entire assemblages in substrates ranging from air. Here, we aim discuss how eDNA being used agricultural ecosystems, what current limitations exist, could managed expand applications into future. In a systematic review that eDNA-based systems accounts only 4 % all studies. We found majority studies target plant (60 %), predominantly microbes insects %) biased towards Europe (42 %). While uncommon many world's systems, trend most pronounced economies often where at risk. suggest biggest agriculture false negatives resulting degradation assay biases, as well incomplete databases interpretation abundance data. These require silico, vitro, vivo approaches carefully design, test apply reliable taxonomic identifications. explore future opportunities research which further develop useful tool system both developed economies, hopefully improving monitoring, ultimately security.

Язык: Английский

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Climate-smart agricultural practices for promoting sustainable agrifood production: Yield impacts and implications for food security

Food Policy, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 121, С. 102551 - 102551

Опубликована: Окт. 29, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Potential and Restrictions of Food-Waste Valorization through Fermentation Processes

Fermentation, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 9(3), С. 274 - 274

Опубликована: Март 10, 2023

Food losses (FL) and waste (FW) occur throughout the food supply chain. These residues are disposed of on landfills producing environmental issues due to pollutants released into air, water, soil. Several research efforts have focused upgrading FL FW in a portfolio added-value products energy vectors. Among most relevant advances, biotechnological these via fermentation has been demonstrated be potential valorization alternative. Despite multiple investigations performed conversion FW, lack comprehensive systematic literature reviews evaluating fermentative processes upgrade different identified. Therefore, this article use considering composition, operating conditions, platforms, product application, restrictions. This review provides framework residue based reported applications, experimental, theoretical data. Moreover, future ideas analyzed information. Thus, applications restrictions used for highlighted. In end, must considered mandatory step toward minimization, circular economy, development more sustainable production consumption patterns.

Язык: Английский

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Food security definition, measures and advocacy priorities in high-income countries: a Delphi consensus study

Public Health Nutrition, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 26(10), С. 1986 - 1996

Опубликована: Май 5, 2023

Abstract Objective: To establish an international consensus on the definition of food security, measures and advocacy priorities in high-income countries. Design: A two-round online Delphi survey with closing March 2020 December 2021. Consensus was set a priori at 75 %. Qualitative data were synthesised ranked. Setting: High-income Participants: Household security experts academia, government non-government organisations who had published last 5 years. Results: Up to thirty-two participants from fourteen countries responded 25 % response rate Round 1 38 2. reached technical its dimensions. not suitable for general public. All agreed that monitoring systems provide valuable in-country decision-making. Favoured interventions those focused upstream social policy influencing income. Respondents both national local community level strategies required ameliorate insecurity, reinforcing complexity problem. Conclusions: This study furthers conceptual understanding commonly used constituent Strong is needed ensure monitoring, mitigation are implemented. The importance prioritising actions address underlying determinants household by field across wealthy nations provides evidence focus efforts generate public debate.

Язык: Английский

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The Intersection of Food Security and Mental Health in the Pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals

Nutrients, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(13), С. 2036 - 2036

Опубликована: Июнь 27, 2024

Food insecurity, a multifaceted global challenge, intertwines with mental health concerns, necessitating nuanced strategies for sustainable solutions. The intricate web of challenges posed by these intersections has made it imperative to delineate strategic way forward, incorporating solutions and robust policy recommendations. This study aims comprehensively examine the relationship between food security its intersection on scale, offering insights into case studies, responses, innovative approaches inform effective addressing pressing challenges. involved an analysis literature search, mainly 2013 2023, updated addition relevant 2024 studies. Examining responses across regions unveils varied interventions, from targeted social safety net programs in West Africa technology-driven Asia. Success stories, such as Ghana’s agricultural practices Canada’s income transfer programs, underscore efficacy approaches. Innovative initiatives like community offer promising alternatives traditional banks. Furthermore, international cooperation innovations, exemplified European Union’s “Farm Fork Strategy”, demonstrate potential collective action insecurity. By prioritizing integrated strategies, collaboration, evidence-based policymaking, we lay groundwork development where communities thrive nutritionally mentally. We emphasize continuous research evaluation support pave future are not only food-secure but also mentally resilient.

Язык: Английский

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Food Insecurity and Socioeconomic Disadvantage in Australia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 17(2), С. 559 - 559

Опубликована: Янв. 15, 2020

Research on food insecurity in Australia has typically relied a single-item measure and finds that approximately 5% of the population experiences insecurity. This research also demographic characteristics such as household composition marital status affect levels insecurity, independent income level. The present study examines prevalence correlates cohort (n = 400) people experiencing entrenched disadvantage Perth, Western Australia. Using US Department Agriculture Household Food Security Survey Module, we find at household, adult, child level is sharply elevated levels, with 82.8% sample reporting 80.8% 58.3% among adults children, respectively. Demographic do not significantly associated negative physical mental health outcomes. positively correlated access to emergency relief services, indicating these services are being used by those most need, but address root causes Policy practice should focus increasing stable adequate quantities quality addressing structural

Язык: Английский

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