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