scholarly journals Modern technologies and food safety

2003 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 449-455
Author(s):  
Radoslav Grujic
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Continuous Production ◽  
Food Additives ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The Body ◽  
The World ◽  
Storage Distribution ◽  
New Procedures ◽  
Modern Technologies

To resolve the problem of lack of food in the World within primary food production, processing and procedures of preserving, new methods have been implemented (implementation of materials for protection, medications utilization of new areas for production purposes, use of GM microorganisms plants, even animals, utilization of food additives, introduction of new procedures of preservation, etc) However, these procedures do not always move in the direction of ensuring food safety. Implementation of mentioned procedures creates resistance by consumers. The opinion and the attitude about this issue are very important all over the World. According to recent research performed in last five years, most of the population of developed and semi-developed countries considers food safety a priority, as second place the presence of ingredients that can be harmful for human health and as third the content of nutrients required for normal functioning of the body. The WHO, CAC, WTO and other international institutions support these attitudes of consumers. There is more and more obvious pressure on food producers to preserve the environment, which has resulted in the introduction of production procedures known as "cleaning production".Regardless of which procedure is involved, it is necessary to implement the efficient quality control system and food safety. It is mandatory to request the compulsory implementation of different systems that are defined through the GMR GHR HACCR ISO 9000. In food production, these systems are complementary and only with full implementation of all of them in practice will if be possible to ensure the continuous production of quality and safe products. Food production must be seen as an undisturbed chain: primary production, transport, processing, storage, distribution and consumption. With strict implementation of the mentioned standards in all parts of the chain, the risk of injuries and poisoning of consumers will be decreased to the minimum, and the whole chain will be under control.

A Review of Aquaculture Practices and Their Impacts on Chemical Food Safety from a Regulatory Perspective

2015 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. 541-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joe O Boison ◽  
Sherri B Turnipseed
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Fish Species ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Fish Products ◽  
Regulatory Perspective ◽  
The World ◽  
Aquaculture Industry

Abstract Aquaculture is currently one of the most rapidly growing food production industries in the world. The increasing global importance for this industry stems primarily from the fact that it is reducing the gap between the supply and demand for fish products. Commercial aquaculture contributes significantly to the economies of many countries since high-value fish species are a major source of foreign exchange. This review looks at the aquaculture industry, the issues raised by the production of fish through aquaculture for food security, the sustainability of the practice to agriculture, what the future holds for the industry in the next 10-20 years, and why there is a need to have available analytical procedures to regulate the safe use of chemicals and veterinary drugs in aquaculture.

scholarly journals β-type Ti Alloys for Biomedical Applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ridvan Yamanoglu
Keyword(s):  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Medical Product ◽  
The Body ◽  
Shielding Effect ◽  
Metallic Biomaterials ◽  
Ti Alloys ◽  
The World ◽  
Product Industry

In the world market, medical products emerge as a sector that directly concerns people’s life quality and related activities. The medical product industry continues to grow rapidly in the world, especially in developed countries in line with the advances in technology, along with the elderly population and welfare level. In this context, biomedical implants constitute an important branch of the medical product industry. Among the materials preferred for implant production, the metallic biomaterials are very popular due to their superior mechanical properties. Ti and Ti alloys, among the metallic biomaterials, draw more attention considerably compared to stainless steel and Co-Cr alloys due to their characteristic features such as high specific strength and superior corrosion resistance, low density and low modulus of elasticity. Although the elastic modulus of titanium and its alloys is low compared to the other metallic biomaterials, it remains higher than bone. β-type Ti alloys have been developed to prevent the stress shielding effect caused by the elastic modulus mismatch and sterilization of the biomaterials used in the body from toxic alloy elements. In this article, the effect of the use of β-type Ti alloys, which are extremely prospective materials and open to development, in the body on host organisms, and the efficiency of the developed alloys have been investigated.

scholarly journals Juridical Assessment of Food Safety in Packaged Processed Food Product

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwi Bagus Pambudi ◽  
Rany Ekawati
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Consumer Protection ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Food Additives ◽  
Food Product ◽  
Food Products ◽  
The Body ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Balanced Diet ◽  
The Government

Food safety is one of WHO’s primary concerns during a pandemic. The current Covid-19 pandemic requires us to boost our immune system by eating a healthy and balanced diet. Food consumed by the masses must be free of chemical and biological substances that can be harmful for the body. Nowadays, food products have developed to be more innovative, such as packaged processed food products that can be stored for a long time, generally using Food Additives. The safety of packaged processed food products must be guaranteed by the manufacturers in order to guarantee consumer protection. To ensure this, the government has established the Consumer Protection Law; the Government Regulation on Food Safety, Quality and Nutrition; and the Food and Drug Administration Division. Through the BPOM, the government supervises food products circulating in the community. The supervision carried out by BPOM are preventive and repressive. One form of supervision carried out by BPOM is granting distribution permits for packaged processed food products before they are distributed to the public. Keywords: packaged processed food products, BPOM

scholarly journals Differences in Erythrocyte Magnesium Levels between Men with Schizophrenia Treated with Risperidone and Haloperidol in Prof. Dr. M Ildrem Psychiatric Hospital Medan

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (T3) ◽  
pp. 186-192
Author(s):  
Ihsan Fadhilah ◽  
Bahagia Loebis ◽  
Muhammad Surya Husada ◽  
Nazli Mahdinasari Nasution ◽  
Elmeida Effendy
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Hospital ◽  
Glutamate Release ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The Body ◽  
World Health ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Intracellular Magnesium ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The World

BACKGROUND: Schizophrenia according to the world health organization is one of the top ten causes of disability in developed countries around the world. Because of the severity, chronicity, and prevalence of schizophrenia, it has a very large economic burden. Magnesium is a micronutrient needed by the body which can affect mental health. Erythrocyte magnesium levels are considered more sensitive than serum magnesium levels to reflect intracellular magnesium status. AIM: The objective of the study was to determine the differences in erythrocyte magnesium levels between men with schizophrenia who received risperidone and haloperidol treatment at Prof. Dr. M Ildrem Psychiatric Hospital, Medan. METHODS: This study is an intention to treat and is an experimental pre-test and post-test that compares two groups, namely the intervention group and the control group. The sampling method is non-probability sampling with a consecutive sampling type. The research was conducted at Prof. Dr. M. Ildrem Psychiatric Hospital Medan between July and October 2019. The subjects of the study were 60 men with schizophrenia, namely, 30 who received risperidone and 30 who received haloperidol. RESULTS: There was a difference in the levels of male erythrocyte magnesium with schizophrenia who received risperidone and haloperidol between the initial week and the third week with a value of p = 0.007. Where there was a higher increase in the haloperidol group which showed a significant difference, namely, p < 0.05. CONCLUSION: The increase in magnesium levels will improve the symptoms of schizophrenia where magnesium activity decreases glutamate release associated with N-Methyl D-Aspartate receptors and results in the activity of the gamma-aminobutyric acid-ergic system.

The Cultivation and Environmental Impact of Mushrooms

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu Ting Chang ◽  
Solomon P. Wasser
Keyword(s):  
Agaricus Bisporus ◽  
Crop Residues ◽  
Lentinula Edodes ◽  
Plant Protection ◽  
Continuous Production ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Agricultural Crop ◽  
Human Welfare ◽  
Agricultural Revolution ◽  
The World

The word mushroom may mean different things to different people in different countries. Specialist studies on the value of mushrooms and their products should have a clear definition of the term mushroom. In a broad sense, “Mushroom is a distinctive fruiting body of a macrofungus, which produce spores that can be either epigeous or hypogeous and large enough to be seen with the naked eye and to be picked by hand.” Thus, mushrooms need not be members of the group Basidiomycetes, as commonly associated, nor aerial, nor fleshy, nor edible. This definition is not perfect, but it has been accepted as a workable term to estimate the number of mushrooms on Earth (approximately 16,000 species according to the rules of International Code of Nomenclature). The most cultivated mushrooms are saprophytes and are heterotrophic for carbon compounds. Even though their cells have walls, they are devoid of chlorophyll and cannot perform photosynthesis. They are also devoid of vascular xylem and phloem. Furthermore, their cell walls contain chitin, which also occurs in the exoskeleton of insects and other arthropods. They absorb O2 and release CO2. In fact, they may be functionally more closely related to animal cells than plants. However, they are sufficiently distinct both from plants and animals and belong to a separate group in the Fungi Kingdom. They rise up from lignocellulosic wastes: yet, they become bountiful and nourishing. Mushrooms can greatly benefit environmental conditions. They biosynthesize their own food from agricultural crop residues, which, like solar energy, are readily available; otherwise, their byproducts and wastes would cause health hazards. The spent compost/substrate could be used to grow other species of mushrooms, as fodder for livestock, as a soil conditioner and fertilizer, and in environmental bioremediation. The cultivation of mushrooms dates back many centuries; Auricularia auricula-judae, Lentinula edodes, and Agaricus bisporus have, for example, been cultivated since 600 ad, 1100 ad, and 1650 ad, respectively. During the last three decades, there has been a dramatic increase in the interest, popularity, and production of mushrooms through farming worldwide. The cultivation methods can involve a relatively simple farming activity, as with Volvariella volvacea and Pleurotus pulmonarius var. stechangii (=P. sajor-caju), or a high-technology industry, as with Agaricus bisporus, Flammulina velutipes, and Hypsizygus marmoreus. In each case, however, continuous production of successful crops requires both practical experience and scientific knowledge. Mushrooms can be used as food, tonics, medicines, cosmeceuticals, and as natural biocontrol agents in plant protection with insecticidal, fungicidal, bactericidal, herbicidal, nematocidal, and antiphytoviral activities. The multidimensional nature of the global mushroom cultivation industry, its role in addressing critical issues faced by humankind, and its positive contributions are presented. Furthermore, mushrooms can serve as agents for promoting equitable economic growth in society. Since the lignocellulose wastes are available in every corner of the world, they can be properly used in the cultivation of mushrooms, and therefore could pilot a so-called white agricultural revolution in less developed countries and in the world at large. Mushrooms demonstrate a great impact on agriculture and the environment, and they have great potential for generating a great socio-economic impact in human welfare on local, national, and global levels.

Which policies can stop large scale eutrophication?

1998 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Curt Forsberg
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Food Additives ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Point Sources ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
World Population ◽  
The World ◽  
New Policies

During a few decades, many fresh and marine water areas have been seriously affected by eutrophication, due to increasing discharges of phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) from modern society. The aim of this paper is to discuss the policies that are used and have been suggested to reduce eutrophication, and the factors counteracting these efforts. Policy options to reduce the fluxes of nutrients from point and non-point sources are summarized. A number of processes and mechanisms counteract the control measures taken so far, namely: the growing world population, the increasing urbanization, the intensive land independent animal production, the over-consumption of N and P, the emissions of N to the atmosphere, and the losses of P from P-enriched sediments. It is concluded that the driving force for eutrophication, the losses of nutrients from food production, organic waste, sewage, sludge and ashes can be expected to increase during the coming decades, as the world population continues to grow. Strong policies are needed to promote birth control, and to stop over-consumption of N (animal protein) and unnecessary intake of P (food additives). There is a number of barriers to overcome to reduce large-scale eutrophication, but also a lot of space for new policies and innovation.

scholarly journals "ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN URBAN SLUMS" (WITH REFERENCE TO KHANDWA CITY)

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (9SE) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Sushila Gaikwad
Keyword(s):  
Population Growth ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Continuous Growth ◽  
Underdeveloped Countries ◽  
The World ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
Almost All

Presently, the environment and environment that surrounds us is called Pariran. The balance of all the components in the environment is necessary in a certain proportion, but due to man's desire for rapid development and tampering with nature, this balance is slowly ending.The ever-increasing population on Earth is becoming a major cause of concern in the world today, as population growth has affected almost all countries in some way and has hindered their progress. The pressure of population is not much in the developed countries, but the situation is very pathetic in the developing and underdeveloped countries. This rate of population growth is worrying, because despite the continuous growth, most of our population is living low standard of living. Notwithstanding the unprecedented increase in food production, nutrition is not available to all. The situation is getting pathetic. Resources are running out, there is energy crisis, shortage of drinking water and environment is polluted. Due to increasing population, deforestation of forests, unnecessary exploitation of ground water, proliferation of residential colonies, lack of energy, etc. have created problems. वर्तमान में हम जिस वातावरण एवं परिवेष द्वारा चारों ओर से घिरे है उसे पर्यारण कहते है। पर्यावरण में सभी घटकों का निष्चित अनुपात में संतुलन आवष्यक है, किन्तु मनुष्य की तीव्र विकास की अभिलाषा एवं प्रकृति के साथ छेड़छाड़ के कारण यह संतुलन धीरे-धीरे समाप्त हो रहा है। पृथ्वी पर निरंतर बढ़ती जनसंख्या आज विष्व में चिंता का प्रमुख कारण बन रही है, क्योंकि जनसंख्या वृद्धि ने लगभग सभी देषों को किसी न किसी प्रकार से प्रभावित किया है और उनकी प्रगति में बाधाएं उत्पन्न की है। जनसंख्या का दबाव विकसित देषों में तो कुछ अधिक नहीं है, किंतु विकासषील व अविकसित देषों में स्थिति बहुत अधिक दयनीय है। जनसंख्या वृद्धि की यह दर चिंताजनक है, क्योंकि निरंतर विकास के बावजूद भी हमारी अधिकांष जनसंख्या निम्न जीवन स्तर जी रही है। खाद्यान उत्पादन में अपूर्व वृद्धि के बावजूद सभी को पोषक उपलब्ध नहीं है। अधिक स्थिति दयनीय हो रही है। संसाधन समाप्त हो रहे है, ऊर्जा का संकट है, पेयजल की कमी और पर्यावरण प्रदुषित है। बढ़ती जनसंख्या के कारण वनों का विनाष भूमिगत जल का अनावष्यक दोहन, आवासीय काॅलोनियों का प्रसार, ऊर्जा की कमी आदि समस्याएँ उत्पन्न हो गई है।

scholarly journals Comparison of Colorectal cancer prognosis between developed and developing countries: A literature review.

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Venkatesh Ramaswamy Naik
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The Body ◽  
Cancer Prognosis ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Treatment Practice ◽  
The World ◽  
Standardized Screening

Background: The cancer is caused when cells start dividing abnormally in the body. Age, genetics and lifestyle are major risk factors in developing cancer. The World Cancer Research Fund states that colorectal cancer incidence is globally ranked third in men and second in women. This highlights the need for effective screening and management of colorectal cancer to achieve better prognosis to prevent mortality and morbidity. Screening and management are not uniform all over the world, and it is affected by the economy of individual countries. In this context, we aimed to explore the prognosis of colorectal cancer in developed and developing countries and also to look for the factors affecting the prognosis.Material and Methods: A systematic search of the peer-reviewed journals from databases at Perdana University library which includes British Medical Journal, Up To Date, The Lancet, and Pubmed was done to answer the research questions. Results: We found that developed countries were in the west having a predominantly Caucasian population. The 5-year survival of patients with colorectal cancer (2008-13) was found to be least in Poland and the highest in Australia. In the developing countries it was found to have a broad representation from different ethnicities. The 5-year survival of colorectal cancer fwas ound to be least in Ghana and highest in Turkey.Conclusion: Looking at the results, the range of prognosis among developed countries is narrower than those in developing countries. This may be due to standardized screening and treatment practice in developed countries.

scholarly journals Research on food safety supervision

2020 ◽  
Vol 185 ◽  
pp. 04066
Author(s):  
Zhenyu Lei
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Food Additives ◽  
The Sun ◽  
First Line ◽  
Production Run ◽  
Quality Of Food ◽  
Rights And Interests

The quantity and quality of food additives directly affect the safety of food. Only by more scientific and accurate regulation of the use of food additives, can we eliminate a series of problems of food safety caused by the abuse of unreasonable and harmful food additives. As the first line of defense for food safety, the hygienic index of food production must be firmly controlled Good, can provide a solid guarantee for food safety management; the traceability performance of food production and circulation can better make food production run in the sun, and ensure that every link can be supervised and traceable from planting, production and processing, to consumers; strengthen the legislative supervision of food production, circulation and other links, so that food safety supervision has laws to abide by, laws to be prosecuted, and indeed guarantee Rights and interests of consumers

Recent Trends in Functional Foods for Obesity Management

2019 ◽  
pp. 69-92
Author(s):  
Amrita Poonia
Keyword(s):  
Functional Foods ◽  
Medical Condition ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Energy Balance Equation ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
The Body ◽  
The World ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Energy Dissipated

Obesity is a medical condition caused by the accumulation of excess fat in the body. The main causes of obesity are lifestyle, less physical activity, and increased health problems. Overweight and obesity have increased over the past 20 years in many regions of the world, particularly the prevalence of obesity in childhood. It is not only a problem of developed countries but also becoming a growing burden for the developing countries. Functional foods might play important role in prevention or treatment of overweight. Functional foods for obesity influences the energy balance equation regulated by the control of energy intake or of energy dissipated as heat (thermogenesis).

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