scholarly journals Food quality and safety as the keys to the health of future generations

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (103) ◽  
pp. 179-186
Author(s):  
V. A. Kotelevych ◽  
I. A. Volkivskyi ◽  
O. V. Pinskyi ◽  
L. M. Davydenko
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
State Level ◽  
Food Samples ◽  
Wild Animal ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Internal Exposure ◽  
Quality And Safety ◽  
Food Quality And Safety ◽  
Radiological Studies

The material for the research were publications of scientists, reporting documentation of ZHRSLSPS, RSLSPS, SLVSE of Zhytomyr and Zhytomyr region, food samples. Radiological studies were performed on the device USC Gamma-plus № 0502 BG. The content of radionuclides in mushrooms was determined on RUG-91. In 2020, 210183 samples were tested, including 90 in excess. As in previous years, the excess was found in 19 samples of milk from the Narodytsya district (103–180 Bq/kg). The gifts of the forest remain the most polluted. The specific activity of 3 samples of fresh mushrooms from Novohrad-Volynskyi district was 610 Bq/kg, 642 Bq/kg, and 819 Bq/kg (with DR 500 Bq/kg), 4 samples from Yemilchyn district – 531–761 Bq/kg, 2 samples from Luhyny district – 760 Bq/kg and 827 Bq/kg. The most significant number of exceedances in the level of contamination of fresh mushrooms was found in Narodytsky, Ovruch, Malyn, and Olevsk districts, slightly less – in Luhyny. In particular, of the 25 samples of fresh mushrooms from Narodytsya district, 23 (621–2000 Bq/kg, DR exceeded 1.2–4 times) were detected, 28 % of fresh mushroom samples in Ovruch district were exceeded at 530–916 Bq/kg, of the 48 samples from Olevsk district exceedances were in 3 samples and, accordingly, their specific activity was at the level of 983 Bq/kg, 1994 Bq/kg and 2125 Bq/kg, i.e., 1.1, 3.9 and 4 times higher for DR-2006. In Malyn district, 50 % of samples of fresh mushrooms showed an excess of 631–1450 Bq/kg (1.3–2.9 times). In the Luhyny district, the excess was found in 18 % of samples (760 Bq/kg – 827 Bq/kg). The specific activity of samples of dried mushrooms from Novohrad-Volynskyi district was 2725 and 3018 Bq/kg, respectively, Yemilchynsky – 2608–3080 Bq/kg, Ovruch – 2820 Bq/kg and 2850 Bq/kg, Narodytsky – 3425 Bq/kg. The specific activity of 2 samples of wild animal meat from Narodytskyi district was 800 and 1400 Bq/kg (exceeding 2–3.5 times), 1 sample from Ovruch – 433 Bq/kg. Of the 109 samples of beekeeping products studied during this period, exceedances were detected in 1.8 %, the specific activity was 264 Bq/kg (Narodytskyi district) and 1920 Bq/kg (Ovruch district), respectively. In 2020, no excesses were found in samples of other products. Given that the consumption of food, even with low specific activity, leads to an increase in internal exposure, the research results indicate a threat to the health of present and future generations and the need for decision-making at the state level.

scholarly journals Assessment of the current levels of 241Am and 137Сs in soils and foodstuff, as well as of public internal exposure to ionizing radiation in populated areas adjacent to the Chernobyl NPP exclusion zone (case study: the Bragin district of the Gomel region, Belarus)

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 25-37
Author(s):  
E. K. Nilova ◽  
V. N. Bortnovsky ◽  
S. A. Tagai ◽  
N. V. Dudareva ◽  
A. N. Nikitin
Keyword(s):  
Specific Activity ◽  
Food Samples ◽  
Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Internal Exposure ◽  
Apparent Difference ◽  
Exclusion Zone ◽  
Radiochemical Method ◽  
Research Cycle ◽  
Contaminated Food ◽  
Order Of Magnitude

This paper is part of a research cycle focusing on studying the current levels of  241Am and 137Cs in soils and local foodstuffs of populated areas neighboring the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Our objective was to estimate the maximum annual committed internal doses to individuals of the Bragin-area settlements from inhalation and consumption of locally produced foods. We updated the data on the levels of  241Am and 137Сs in soils of 28 settlements of the district. Specific activity of  241Am in soils in two of the settlements were the highest of all; we took and analyzed samples of local-grown foodstuff.  241Am in food samples was measured via a radiochemical method with the use of selective chromatographic resins and alpha-spectrometry measurement. A gammaspectrometry technique was used to measure  241Am in soil and 137Сs in soil and food samples. The most contaminated by  241Am and 137Cs appeared the soils in the town of Bragin, the administrative center of the district where the respective levels were as high as 2.8 and 560 kBq/m2. Among the analyzed samples, the specific activities of  241Am in root and tuber crops were one-digit values, while the samples of leafy vegetables contained a few tens of mBq/kg of the same radionuclide. That said, however,  241Am concentrations in food samples were lower than those of 137Сs by three orders of magnitude. The results showed an apparent difference between estimated annual committed internal doses to the Bragin residents due to  241Am intake and that resulting from 137Сs with the respective 0.03 and 1.7 mSv/year. The maximum doses to population of the Bragin-district villages from inhalation of  241Am varied from 0.006 to 0.033 mSv/year exceeding the doses from inhaled 137Сs – 0.0002-0.002 mSv/year – by one order of magnitude. The major contribution to the public internal exposure today is 137Сs intake through consumption of contaminated food that produced locally; its contribution is about 93-99% of the total internal dose received by the Bragin-district residents.

scholarly journals 241Am on the territories adjacent to the Belarusian sector of the Chernobyl NPP resettlement zone: soil contamination, foodstuffs and population internal dose assessment

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2(св)) ◽  
pp. 75-82
Author(s):  
E. K. Nilova ◽  
V. N. Bortnovsky ◽  
S. A. Tagai ◽  
N. V. Dudareva ◽  
L. V. Zhukova
Keyword(s):  
Soil Contamination ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Selective Extraction ◽  
Food Samples ◽  
Dose Assessment ◽  
Internal Exposure ◽  
Internal Dose ◽  
137Cs Content ◽  
Radiochemical Method

241Am is the only radionuclide of Chernobyl radioactive fallout the content of which until 2058 continues to increase. The purpose of this work is to assess the 241Am internal exposure doses of residents of settlements on the territory adjacent to the resettlement lands of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. To achieve this goal the current levels of 241Am and accompanying 137Cs content in the soil and foodstuffs were determined at the private settlements of the Bragin district of Gomel region of Belarus. 241Am (Eγ 59.6 keV) content in soil samples and 137Сs (Eγ 661 keV) content in soil/food samples were determined by gamma spectrometry. Determination of 241Am specific activity in food samples was performed by the radiochemical method using selective extraction-chromatographic resins. With an average level of 1.3 kBq/m2 , the maximum soil contamination density of 241Am can reach 3.6 kBq/m2 , and for 137Cs it is one or two orders of magnitude higher and ranges from 50 kBq/m2 to 350 kBq/m2 . The maximum specific activity of 241Am in products is determined in samples of leafy parsley – 33 mBq/kg, and in samples of potatoes, beets, onions per feather – not exceed 5 mBq/kg. The content of accompanying 137Cs in samples of plant products is in the range of 3-12 Bq/kg. In estimation of the internal dose of exposure by the food chain it is conservatively assumed that the population receives all the main components of the diet in their own farmstead. Calculation of the dose of internal exposure during inhalation is made under the assumption that the population performs work in the garden 4 hours a day for 7 months. The total expected dose of internal exposure from 241Am residents of settlements is dominated by the inhalation component, while the oral route is dominant in the formation of the total dose of internal exposure from concomitant 137Сs, which is 20 or more times higher than 241Am.

scholarly journals Patterns and correlates of mis-implementation in state chronic disease public health practice in the United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret M. Padek ◽  
Stephanie Mazzucca ◽  
Peg Allen ◽  
Emily Rodriguez Weno ◽  
Edward Tsai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
State Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Effective Programs

Abstract Background Much of the disease burden in the United States is preventable through application of existing knowledge. State-level public health practitioners are in ideal positions to affect programs and policies related to chronic disease, but the extent to which mis-implementation occurring with these programs is largely unknown. Mis-implementation refers to ending effective programs and policies prematurely or continuing ineffective ones. Methods A 2018 comprehensive survey assessing the extent of mis-implementation and multi-level influences on mis-implementation was reported by state health departments (SHDs). Questions were developed from previous literature. Surveys were emailed to randomly selected SHD employees across the Unites States. Spearman’s correlation and multinomial logistic regression were used to assess factors in mis-implementation. Results Half (50.7%) of respondents were chronic disease program managers or unit directors. Forty nine percent reported that programs their SHD oversees sometimes, often or always continued ineffective programs. Over 50% also reported that their SHD sometimes or often ended effective programs. The data suggest the strongest correlates and predictors of mis-implementation were at the organizational level. For example, the number of organizational layers impeded decision-making was significant for both continuing ineffective programs (OR=4.70; 95% CI=2.20, 10.04) and ending effective programs (OR=3.23; 95% CI=1.61, 7.40). Conclusion The data suggest that changing certain agency practices may help in minimizing the occurrence of mis-implementation. Further research should focus on adding context to these issues and helping agencies engage in appropriate decision-making. Greater attention to mis-implementation should lead to greater use of effective interventions and more efficient expenditure of resources, ultimately to improve health outcomes.

scholarly journals Progresses in Food Packaging, Food Quality, and Safety—Controlled-Release Antioxidant and/or Antimicrobial Packaging

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 1263
Author(s):  
Cornelia Vasile ◽  
Mihaela Baican
Keyword(s):  
Food Quality ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Life Extension ◽  
Quality And Safety ◽  
Testing Methods ◽  
Food Handling ◽  
Active Food Packaging ◽  
Matrix Modification ◽  
Radiofrequency Identification ◽  
Food Quality And Safety

Food packaging is designed to protect foods, to provide required information about the food, and to make food handling convenient for distribution to consumers. Packaging has a crucial role in the process of food quality, safety, and shelf-life extension. Possible interactions between food and packaging are important in what is concerning food quality and safety. This review tries to offer a picture of the most important types of active packaging emphasizing the controlled/target release antimicrobial and/or antioxidant packaging including system design, different methods of polymer matrix modification, and processing. The testing methods for the appreciation of the performance of active food packaging, as well as mechanisms and kinetics implied in active compounds release, are summarized. During the last years, many fast advancements in packaging technology appeared, including intelligent or smart packaging (IOSP), (i.e., time–temperature indicators (TTIs), gas indicators, radiofrequency identification (RFID), and others). Legislation is also discussed.

A Static Game Study between Food Enterprises Based on Value Perception Differences of Food Quality and Safety

2013 ◽  
Vol 791-793 ◽  
pp. 2171-2174
Author(s):  
Yuan Fen Yin ◽  
Yun Deng ◽  
Xiu Li Sang
Keyword(s):  
Food Quality ◽  
Game Model ◽  
Quality And Safety ◽  
Static Game ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Value Perception ◽  
Safety Mechanism ◽  
Psychology And Economics ◽  
Food Quality And Safety ◽  
Food Market

Behavior strategy of food enterprises exerts a direct influence on food quality and safety. Against the backdrop of value perception differences on food quality and safety between different food enterprises, this paper establishes a static game model and based on prospect theory, explores the reasons for food quality and safety issues in our food market from the perspectives of psychology and economics. Finally, it presents a more scientific food quality and safety mechanism and countermeasures.

The MycoGlobe project: a European Union funded successful experiment in enhancing cooperation and coordination amongst mycotoxin researchers worldwide

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 493-500
Author(s):  
D. Bhatnagar ◽  
G. Perrone ◽  
A. Visconti
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Food Quality ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Quality And Safety ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Toxigenic Fungi ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Food Quality And Safety

In 2004, the European Commission approved the specific support action 'Integration of Mycotoxin and Toxigenic Fungi Research for Food Safety in the Global System' (MycoGlobe, contract FOOD-CT-2004-007174) within the Sixth Framework Programme, Food Quality and Safety. The aim of the MycoGlobe project (http://mycoglobe.ispa.cnr.it) was to implement the outcomes of a wide range of European research projects in the area of mycotoxins and toxigenic fungi by supporting, stimulating and facilitating cooperation between countries in the European Union and other countries that have bilateral scientific and technological cooperation agreement with the European Union (such as USA, Australia and South America). Through a series of conferences and interactions between scientists worldwide, MycoGlobe was a very successful project. The scientific significance of the MycoGlobe project consisted in the spread of knowledge of advanced research tools in genomics and sophisticated and rapid detection systems for mycotoxins and toxigenic fungi; and evaluation of research policy and procedures to achieve best practice for enhancement of food quality and safety by elimination of mycotoxins and toxigenic fungi from commodities. The socio-economic significance of the project was the setting up of a global collaborative network for research and technology transfer in the field of mycotoxins and toxigenic fungi, particularly for the benefit of the developing countries. A relevant outcome of the project was also the launching of the International Society for Mycotoxicology (http://www.mycotoxsociety. org) to promote research on mycotoxins and toxigenic fungi, thereby leading to prevention and reduction in exposure to mycotoxins, enhanced food safety and a greater public awareness of this area.

scholarly journals A voice for wild animals: Collaborative governance and human–wildlife conflict

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 257-262
Author(s):  
Katie Woolaston
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Regulatory Mechanism ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Wild Animal ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
New Governance ◽  
Collaborative Processes ◽  
The World ◽  
Human Wildlife Conflict

Animal lawyers in Australia and around the world often struggle to find room in law to participate in decision-making and give animals a voice. Collaborative governance is a regulatory mechanism that has the potential to overcome this struggle. This ‘new governance’ is of growing importance in environmental and natural resource management, premised on decentralised decision-making and removal of permanent hierarchies. This article will utilise two case studies to outline the benefits of legally integrated collaborative processes for wild animal welfare, including the allocation of a permanent voice in regulation for animal advocates and the ability to promote internalisation of animal-friendly norms.

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