Food safety issues in production of foods of animal origin and from farm to plate

Sesame seeds within the European Union (EU) are classified as foods not of animal origin. Two food safety issues associated with sesame seeds have emerged in recent years, i.e., Salmonella contamination and the presence of ethylene oxide. Fumigation with ethylene oxide to reduce Salmonella in seeds and spices is not approved in the EU, so its presence in sesame seeds from India was a sentinel incident sparking multiple trans-European product recalls between 2020–2021. Following an interpretivist approach, this study utilises academic and grey sources including data from the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) database to inform a critical appraisal of current EU foods not of animal origin legislation and associated governance structures and surveillance programs. This is of particular importance as consumers are encouraged towards plant-based diets. This study shows the importance of collaborative governance utilizing data from company testing and audits as well as official regulatory controls to define the depth and breadth of a given incident in Europe. The development of reflexive governance supported by the newest technology (e.g., blockchain) might be of value in public–private models of food safety governance. This study contributes to the literature on the adoption of risk-based food safety regulation and the associated hybrid public–private models of food safety governance where both regulators and private organizations play a vital role in assuring public health.

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Food supply and food safety issues in China

The Lancet ◽

10.1016/s0140-6736(13)60776-x ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 381 (9882) ◽

pp. 2044-2053 ◽

Cited By ~ 168

Author(s):

Hon-Ming Lam ◽

Justin Remais ◽

Ming-Chiu Fung ◽

Liqing Xu ◽

Samuel Sai-Ming Sun

Keyword(s):

Food Safety ◽

Food Supply ◽

Safety Issues

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Spatiotemporal Visualization of Insecticides and Fungicides within Fruits and Vegetables Using Gold Nanoparticle-Immersed Paper Imprinting Mass Spectrometry Imaging

Nanomaterials ◽

10.3390/nano11051327 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. 1327

Author(s):

Run Qin ◽

Ping Li ◽

Mingyi Du ◽

Lianlian Ma ◽

Yudi Huang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mass Spectrometry ◽

Food Safety ◽

Gold Nanoparticle ◽

Pesticide Residue ◽

Rational Design ◽

Mass Spectrometry Imaging ◽

Fruits And Vegetables ◽

Detection Methods ◽

Safety Issues ◽

Spatiotemporal Visualization

Food safety issues caused by pesticide residue have exerted far-reaching impacts on human daily life, yet the available detection methods normally focus on surface residue rather than pesticide penetration to the internal area of foods. Herein, we demonstrated gold nanoparticle (AuNP)-immersed paper imprinting mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) for monitoring pesticide migration behaviors in various fruits and vegetables (i.e., apple, cucumber, pepper, plum, carrot, and strawberry). By manually stamping food tissues onto AuNP-immersed paper, this method affords the spatiotemporal visualization of insecticides and fungicides within fruits and vegetables, avoiding tedious and time-consuming sample preparation. Using the established MSI platform, we can track the migration of insecticides and fungicides into the inner region of foods. The results revealed that both the octanol-water partition coefficient of pesticides and water content of garden stuffs could influence the discrepancy in the migration speed of pesticides into food kernels. Taken together, this nanopaper imprinting MSI is poised to be a powerful tool because of its simplicity, rapidity, and easy operation, offering the potential to facilitate further applications in food analysis. Moreover, new perspectives are given to provide guidelines for the rational design of novel pesticide candidates, reducing the risk of food safety issues caused by pesticide residue.

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Insights into the nature of food safety issues in Beijing through content analysis of an Internet database of food safety incidents in China

Food Control ◽

10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.11.017 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 51 ◽

pp. 206-211 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Yang Liu ◽

Feiyan Liu ◽

Jianfang Zhang ◽

Jianbo Gao

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Food Safety ◽

Safety Issues

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Agricultural marketing and food safety in China: a utility perspective

Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies ◽

10.1108/jadee-02-2013-0009 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 23-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

David L. Ortega ◽

Colin G. Brown ◽

Scott A. Waldron ◽

H. Holly Wang

Keyword(s):

Food Safety ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Numerical Data ◽

Marketing System ◽

Agricultural Marketing ◽

Content Type ◽

Safety Issues ◽

Time Form ◽

Made In ◽

Chinese Food

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore Chinese food safety issues by analysing select incidents within he Chinese agricultural marketing system. Design/methodology/approach – A marketing utility framework is utilized to discuss some of the major food safety incidents in China and potential solutions are explored. Findings – The paper finds that food safety issues arise from problems of asymmetric information which leads to the profit seeking behaviour of agents distorting rather than enhancing the creation of one of the four types or marketing utility (time, form, place and possession). Additionally, structural causes found within the Chinese food marketing system have contributed to the food safety problems. Research limitations/implications – This is not an empirical research with numerical data. Originality/value – This study is one of the first to address Chinese food safety problems from an agricultural marketing utility perspective. Key anecdotes are used to support the claims made in this study.

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