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KMID : 1156220160420060465
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Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
2016 Volume.42 No. 6 p.465 ~ p.477
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Impact of Climate Change on Food Safety: A Mini-review
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Kim Jong-Gyu
Kim Joong-Soon
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Abstract
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Objectives: This review examined the scientific evidence regarding the impact of climate change on food safety.
Methods: The impact of climate change on food safety was assessed based on a survey of related publications reported in the past 20 years. The terms used for literature selection reflect three aspects: climate change; food; and food safety.
Results: Climate change is expected to affect the key elements of food production - water and climate. These impact on food safety through many different pathways. Directly, food shortages according to the population grovoth result in a food security/food supply problem, These relationships are commonly understood. The indirect impacts include an increase in food-borne diseases and pathogens, increased mycotoxin production, and increased risk of pesticide residues in foods due to greater use of pesticides in response to warming and increased precipitation and the accompanying diseases in certain crops. Field studies and statistical and scenario analyses were performed to provide evidence. However, quantification of these relationships is still lacking.
Conclusion: Adaptation measures at the local and community levels are essential since the pressures from weather and climate events may differ according to region and sector. It is recommended that we go beyond empirical observations of the association between climate change and food safety and develop more scientific explanations. We also need to explore alternative materials for bioenergy demands in order to improve sustainability.
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KEYWORD
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Climate change , food safety , food
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