ch. 1. Food safety and regulation. International food safety standards are needed / Oliver Cann -- The European Union sets up an agency for food safety / Chris White -- China deploys radio frequency identification technology to ensure food safety / Tang Yuankai -- Self-regulation by food companies undermines food safety in Canada / Terry Pugh -- The Australian food supply is vulnerable to agroterrorist attacks / Carl Ungerer and Dallas Rogers -- Food safety and security remain lacking in Sub-Saharan Africa / Donald G. Mercer.
ch. 2. Food scarcity and security. Running out of oil will cause a global food shortage / Richard Heinberg -- Climate change and overharvesting are reducing the world's fish supply / Christian Nellemann, Stefan Hain, and Jackie Alder -- Brazil's ethanol production is not contributing to the global food shortage / Maggie Airriess -- The Kenyan food shortage threatens the health of HIV sufferers / IRIN -- Asia faces a food shortage by 2050 without water reform / International Water Management Institute -- Ukraine can prevent a worldwide food shortage / Jim Davis.
ch. 3. Human health and food safety. Nutritional quality of organic foods: a systematic review / Alan D. Dangour, Sakhi K. Dodhia, Arabella Hayter, Elizabeth Allen, Karen Lock, and Ricardo Uauy -- Organic food is heathier for the world's population / Charles Benbrook, Donald R. Davis, and Preston K. Andrews -- Preventing illness from listeria infection in Canada is complicated / Michael Friscolanti -- Eating meat is unhealthy and contributes to the world food crisis / Chris Brazier.
ch. 4. Food and the world economy. Removing U.S. trade barriers on agricultural exports from developing countries benefits domestic and foreign economies / David Beckmann -- Global food prices rise with the cost of energy / Joachim von Braun -- Choosing locally grown foods can help boost the global economy / Helena Norberg-Hodge and Steven Gorelick -- Free trade has created the global food crisis / Walden Bello -- The fair trade coffee movement can do more to help international farmers / Jeremy Weber -- The failing world economy will continue to challenge Egypt's food supply / David M. Malone -- Organizations to contact.
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