Course: Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production in a Changing Environment

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. The atmosphere and oceans have warmed, sea-levels have risen, there is a strong decline in Arctic sea ice …

Immunological methods have become increasingly popular as front line screening methods for the detection and monitoring of allergens, chemical contaminants and pathogens due to their ease of use and relatively …

Analytical methods in the food system are used to determine if there is a contaminant present in the feed or food stuff. It is important to ensure analysis methods are …

Consumers, regulators and companies have higher demands for safer food and product quality. This is reflected in the more stringent customer product specifications and new regulations issued across the world. …

Welcome to week 3. The aim of this week is to learn the different mechanisms which exist to control and prevent contaminants entering the food production system. Throughout this week …

In this case study we summarise the findings of Macori et al. (2016) who undertook molecular typing of Staphylococcus aureus isolate responsible for a staphylococcal poisoning incident in homemade food. …

Food can be contaminated with pathogens at any stage along the food chain. Thus, ensuring pathogen free food requires a coordinated effort from everyone in the food chain. The World …

Food for human consumption, unprocessed, partially processed, or processed food, must be subjected to the necessary hygiene rules during production, processing, storage, distribution, and preparation. Food safety is a scientific …

Endocrine disruptors are defined by the World Health Organisation as “exogenous compounds or mixtures that alter function(s) of the endocrine system and consequently cause adverse effects in an intact organism, …

In the European Union the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) represents the EU’s integrated approach to food safety. The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASSF) …

Food safety is a scientific discipline whose aim is to keep humans safe from any disease coming from food. One of the key priorities of the European Union (EU) is …

Sustainability is a concept connected to the possibility of future generations to access the same resources of the present generations, honouring a sort of generational pact. A sustainable farm must …

In this case study we will explore animal welfare and ethics in the seafood supply chain from the perspective of food security and integrity. This concept was recently discussed by …

Animal welfare has become an important feature in animal production, since the onset of intensive breeding farms. Besides rising humanitarian concern, research has developed important tools to monitor animal health …

Each farm needs several expertise in order to keep every different task under control. The more the farm is structured the more jobs are performed by expert workers. Top left: …