Year of publication 2007

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Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

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Pages 40 p.

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Publisher FAO ;

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Product type Meeting

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Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) Food utilization means achieving an adequate diet, clean water, sanitation and health care to reach a state of nutritional well-being where all physiological needs are met. On the one hand, this means minimizing health risks by protecting consumers from risks of food-borne diseases or harmful levels of toxic substances, ensuring safe drinking water and protecting workers in agriculture and other food-related industries from occupational health risks. On the other hand, it means maximizin g food benefits relating to the well-known requirement of providing adequate levels of essential dietary nutrients and the more complex food quality topics related to consumer choice, disease prevention, and ethical issues such as animal welfare.

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Language English

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