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Allergen labelling practice of Hungarian meat products [PDF]

Journal on Processing and Energy in Agriculture, 2011
Food allergy is an adverse immune reaction to food proteins which affects the quality of the patient's life. The only treatment is the allergen avoidance diet.
Pálfi Erzsébet, Gál Cecília, Kecskeméti Judit, Szabolcs István, Surányi József   +4 more
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Mycotoxin Regulatory Status in Africa: A Decade of Weak Institutional Efforts

Toxins, 2022
Food safety problems are a major hindrance to achieving food security, trade, and healthy living in Africa. Fungi and their secondary metabolites, known as mycotoxins, represent an important concern in this regard. Attempts such as agricultural, storage,
Cynthia Adaku Chilaka, Jude Ejikeme Obidiegwu, Augusta Chinenye Chilaka, Olusegun Oladimeji Atanda, Angela Mally   +4 more
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Adipocyte Myoglobin Is a Determinant of Energy Expenditure and a Potential Target to Limit Obesity

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Myoglobin, known as a muscle oxygen‐carrying protein, is shown to play a key role in fat cells that burn energy. Loss of myoglobin reduces the body's ability to generate heat and increases obesity risk, while restoring it improves metabolism. The study identifies myoglobin as a regulator of fat burning and a potential target to enhance energy ...
Christian Strehlau, Helen Broghammer, Claudia Gebhardt, Anne Hoffmann, Tobias Hagemann, Şeyma Midilli, Rachel S. Zimmer, Kristin Schubert, Vasiliki Karagiannakou, Anastasia Georgiadi, Mario Ost, Martin Krüger, Lisa Roth, Kerstin Krause, Nora Klöting, Maria Keller, Martin Wabitsch, Rima Nuwayhid, Roland H. Stimson, Michael Stumvoll, Matthias Blüher, Juliane Weiner, John T. Heiker   +22 more
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Fluoroquinolone Residues in Fish Collected from Farms and Retail Stores in Stara Zagora Region, Bulgaria

Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control, 2019
Background: Fluoroquinolones are among various antibiotic groups used in livestock husbandry. The aim of this screening study was to evaluate the presence of fluoroquinolone residues in fish samples of Stara Zagora region, Bulgaria.
D. Stratev, A. Pavlov, D. Bangieva, T. Stoyanchev   +3 more
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UK government’s new placement legislation is a ‘good first step’: a rapid qualitative analysis of consumer, business, enforcement and health stakeholder perspectives

BMC Medicine, 2023
Background The current food system in England promotes a population diet that is high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS). To address this, the UK government has implemented legislation to restrict the promotion of HFSS products in prominent locations (e.g ...
Sarah Muir, Preeti Dhuria, Emma Roe, Wendy Lawrence, Janis Baird, Christina Vogel   +5 more
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Current Collector Engineering for New Efficient Bioresorbable Sodium‐Ion Batteries

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A bioresorbable Na‐ion battery is proposed with Mo or Mg thin‐film current collectors for temporary implants. Mo‐based batteries exhibit superior electrochemical performance and stable cycling compared with Mg counterparts. XPS was used to investigate the Mo/Mg surface oxidation.
Bincy Lathakumary Vijayan, Eleonora Vandini, Vedi Kuyil Azhagan Muniraj, Hussien Hammoud, Oussama Jamai, Eve Djenizian, Marc Ramuz, Daniela Giuliani, Manuela Zavatti, Yann Tison, Hervé Martinez, Lucas Teolis, Esma Ismailova, David Moreau, Sébastien Maria, Thierry Djenizian   +15 more
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Do Tax Incentives for Farmland Leases Increase Farm Supply? Evidence From Iowa's Beginning Farmer Tax Credit

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent decades, agriculture has become increasingly concentrated through horizontal mergers and acquisitions via corporate entities, and policy makers are concerned this will be exacerbated by the aging population of farm operators. To reduce market concentration in agriculture, many states have enacted policies to entice new prospective ...
Justin M. Ross, Wesley M. Zebrowski, Julia C. D. Valliant   +2 more
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Challenges of Food Waste Governance: An Assessment of European Legislation on Food Waste and Recommendations for Improvement by Economic Instruments

Land, 2020
Food is wasted throughout the entire food supply chain—from agricultural production to the household level. This has negative impacts on natural resources and the environment. At the same time, food waste is undermining the global target of food security.
Beatrice Garske, Katharine Heyl, Felix Ekardt, Lea Moana Weber, Wiktoria Gradzka   +4 more
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A Comparative Doctrinal Analysis of Food Advertisement Laws in Sri Lanka with Selected Jurisdictions

Journal of the College of Community Physicians, 2021
Introduction: The food industry is an ever-growing industry. Food advertising is its main marketing strategy. The majority of food that advertising the children are exposed to is unhealthy products, thus promoting unhealthy food and beverages and ...
Charith Amidha Hettiarachchi, Belinda Reeve, Sanath Sameera Wijesinghe   +2 more
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On the Economics of US Agricultural Policy

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents an economic analysis of US agricultural policy, building on a modified version of Gardner's efficient redistribution. We argue that agricultural policy is motivated as an attempt to implement an efficient redistribution scheme that redistributes income toward farmers who, as a group, have been adversely affected by ...
Jean‐Paul Chavas
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