Food safety for food security: Relationship between global megatrends and developments in food safety

T King, M Cole, JM Farber, G Eisenbrand… - Trends in Food Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background There is an urgent need to drive improvements in the efficiency and
effectiveness of food chains. The global population is expected to reach at least 9 billion by
the year 2050, requiring up to 70% more food, and demanding food production systems and
the food chain to become fully sustainable. This challenge is complicated by a number of
overarching issues, including increasing complexity of food supply chains, environmental
constraints, a growing aging population and changing patterns of consumer choice and food …