Food Security: Definition and General Information Document List
Updated/Revised Date: 2022-04-14
Summary: Archive of published articles and documents from the Disabled World Food Security Information category. Although some of these documents may have since been updated, re-written, replaced, or revised, they are sorted below by their original publish date. The most recent publications are listed at the top of the table with older articles being listed in descending order by the date they were created.
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Food Security Information Publications - (66 Articles)
Investing in Sustainable Food Cold Chains Crucial Amid Food and Climate Crises
At a time when the international community must act to address the climate and food crises, sustainable food cold chains can make a massive difference.
Author: UNEP
Publish Date: 2022-11-12The Relationship of Food and Health : Jasmin Peschke
Jasmin Peschke finds it essential to look beyond the ingredients and understand food quality as an expression of the relationship with the lifeworld.
Author: Jasmin Peschke
Publish Date: 2021-02-26Humanitarian Crisis in the Sahel
Large-scale population displacements, armed attacks and high levels of food insecurity have contributed to a humanitarian emergency in the 3 border zone of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
Author: The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA)
Publish Date: 2019-11-06 - Updated: 2019-11-07UN World Food Safety Day (WFSD)
United Nations Global World Food Safety Awareness Day occurs annually on 7th June and aims to strengthen efforts to ensure food we eat is safe.
Author: World Health Organization (WHO)
Publish Date: 2019-06-07 - Updated: 2022-02-16Current World Land Degradation Affecting Health of Billions
Worsening land degradation by human activities undermining well-being of 40% of humanity, driving species extinctions and intensifying climate change. It is also a major contributor to mass human migration and increased conflict.
Author: IPBES
Publish Date: 2018-03-26 - Updated: 2018-10-10Blood Lead Levels of Flint Children Before and After Water Crisis
Flint children's blood lead levels were nearly three times higher almost a decade before the year of the Flint water crisis, new research shows.
Author: Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Publish Date: 2018-03-26Social Stigma Can Stand in the Way of Food Insecurity Screening
Screening for food insecurity at pediatrician's office is effective, but fear of Child Protective Services and complicated referral process could be barriers to food insecure families getting help they need.
Author: Drexel University
Publish Date: 2018-03-23Research Reveals New Information Regarding Flint Water Crisis
Research team finds majority of Legionnaires disease cases that occurred during 2014-15 outbreak in Genesee County, Michigan, attributed to change in of the City of Flint drinking water supply to the Flint River.
Author: Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research
Publish Date: 2018-02-07 - Updated: 2018-03-26Six-Legged Livestock - Edible Insect Farming
Study demonstrates cricket farming can be a sustainable means of producing animal source foods from commercial insect production.
Author: Faculty of Science - University of Copenhagen
Publish Date: 2017-05-15 - Updated: 2018-10-10Illegal Levels of Arsenic Found in Baby Foods
Institute for Global Food Security finds 50% of baby rice food products still contain an illegal level of inorganic arsenic.
Author: Queen's University Belfast
Publish Date: 2017-05-05KFC To Eliminate Use of Medically Important Antibiotics from Chicken Supply
KFC U.S. announces by the end of 2018 all chicken purchased by KFC will be raised without antibiotics important to human medicine.
Author: MOPIRG Citizen Organization
Publish Date: 2017-04-07Fish Consumption Advice from U.S. FDA and EPA
FDA and EPA issue final fish consumption advice and chart for pregnant women and others to choose from healthy and safe options.
Author: U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Publish Date: 2017-01-18 - Updated: 2020-03-19Homeowners Less Likely to Be Food Insecure Than Renters
U.S. Census Bureau reports around 10.5 million people in the U.S. occupy households classified as having low or very low food security.
Author: U.S. Census Bureau
Publish Date: 2016-11-18 - Updated: 2020-09-11Lifting Children Out of Food Insecurity
Policy improvements to federal food assistance programs would help treat hunger in United States.
Author: Boston University Medical Center
Publish Date: 2016-10-13Americans Throw Out 80 Billion Pounds of Food a Year
Research results provide data required to develop efforts to reduce amount of food U.S. consumers toss in the garbage each year.
Author: Ohio State University
Publish Date: 2016-07-22 - Updated: 2020-10-031 in 6 American Households Struggle to Put Food on the Table
Research and Action Center report finds U.S. makes progress addressing food hardship, but still millions of Americans live in households that struggle to afford food.
Author: Food Research and Action Center
Publish Date: 2016-06-30 - Updated: 2020-10-06Millions Of Eligible Seniors Not Receiving Federal Benefits
Closing the Senior SNAP Gap by helping strengthen food assistance for low-income, food-insecure seniors.
Author: Feeding America
Publish Date: 2016-05-28Stunted Growth Linked to Dietary Deficiencies
New study links inadequate intake of amino acids in diet to debilitating condition that affects millions worldwide.
Author: Washington University School of Medicine
Publish Date: 2016-02-24Botulism: Types and Treatment Information
General information regarding types of Botulism, a neurotoxin that causes flaccid paralysis of muscles.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2016-02-22 - Updated: 2018-03-16Food Security AAAS 2016: Building Resilience Into the World's Food System
ETH Zurich demonstrate how to build resilience into existing food systems creating higher level of food security using decision making models, big data, and information technology.
Author: ETH Zurich
Publish Date: 2016-02-14 - Updated: 2020-07-2550% of American Seafood Supply is Wasted
Research reveals 47% of edible seafood supply is lost each year, mainly from consumer waste.
Author: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Publish Date: 2015-09-25 - Updated: 2020-12-17Why Such Opposition to Genetically Modified (GM) Crops
Explanation of opposition to genetically modified organisms, despite positive contributions GM crops have made to agriculture.
Author: Joseph Caputo - jcaputo@cell.com
Publish Date: 2015-04-25 - Updated: 2021-01-06Future Conflicts Over Water Sources
UN report warns without new water-related investments societies worldwide will confront rising desperation and conflicts over the essential resource.
Author: UN University INWEH
Publish Date: 2015-02-24 - Updated: 2020-10-06White Potatoes Should be Allowed Under WIC
White potatoes should be eligible for purchase with vouchers issued by Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Woman, Infants, and Children (WIC).
Author: National Academy of Sciences
Publish Date: 2015-02-08 - Updated: 2021-09-08Water Wells in US and Canada Tainted by Arsenic
Naturally occurring arsenic in private wells threatens people in many U.S. states and parts of Canada.
Author: The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Publish Date: 2015-01-31 - Updated: 2018-02-19Call for Changes in Drinking Water Standards
Most of the current secondary maximum contaminant levels implemented by the EPA are more than 50 years old.
Author: Virginia Tech
Publish Date: 2015-01-13Drug Contamination in U.S. Tap Drinking Water
Information regarding drugs and personal care products used in daily lives that are contaminating drinking water supplies.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2014-05-13 - Updated: 2021-08-29U.S. Seniors Going Hungry Due to Lack of Money
Seniors who are food insecure reported higher incidence of diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart attack, gum disease, and a host of other health problems than adults their age who are food secure.
Author: University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Publish Date: 2014-04-24 - Updated: 2021-07-30Genetically Modified Food Crops Conference and Debate
GM crops to be debated by leading authorities at Queens University Belfast as part of Food Integrity and Traceability Conference.
Author: Queen's University Belfast
Publish Date: 2014-04-09 - Updated: 2021-08-09Food Quality Will Suffer with Rising CO2 Levels
Study shows food quality is declining under the rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide that we are experiencing.
Author: University of California - Davis
Publish Date: 2014-04-06 - Updated: 2018-10-10High Level of Food Insecurity Among College Students
Study reveals many students not getting enough healthy food to eat due to rising costs, more low-income and first-generation students attending college.
Author: Oregon State University
Publish Date: 2014-01-29Toxic Nanoparticles Entering Food Products
Document looks at the potential health risk to humans from nanotechnology based products contaminating fresh produce and other food products.
Author: University of Missouri-Columbia
Publish Date: 2013-08-23 - Updated: 2022-01-20Nitrate Contaminated Water and Birth Defects
Article looks at the use of Potassium nitrate and possible forms of birth defects caused by consumption of nitrates in water during pregnancy.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2013-07-25 - Updated: 2021-10-30Health Risks of Genetically Modified Food
Information and examples regarding possible health risks of consuming genetically modified foods in America.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2013-06-28 - Updated: 2022-08-21Dangers of Aspartame Artificial Sweetener
Aspartame accounts for more than 75% of the adverse reactions to food additives reported by the U.S. FDA.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2013-02-22 - Updated: 2022-08-19Leave SNAP Benefits Alone Says Economist
Restructuring SNAP would likely lead to more food insecurity says Craig Gundersen a professor of agricultural and consumer economics at Illinois.
Author: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Publish Date: 2012-09-12Antibiotic Residue in Sausage Meat May Promote Pathogen Survival
Antibiotic residues in uncured pepperoni or salami meat potent enough to weaken helpful bacteria added to the sausage to make it safe for consumption.
Author: American Society for Microbiology
Publish Date: 2012-08-28 - Updated: 2021-08-02SNAP: U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps)
Information and eligibility for US food stamps now known as The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2012-08-27 - Updated: 2022-02-14Organic Food May be Source of Dietary Arsenic
Concentrations of arsenic in commercial food products containing organic brown rice syrup including infant formula, cereal energy bars, and high energy foods used by athletes.
Author: Dartmouth College
Publish Date: 2012-02-17 - Updated: 2021-10-15Fluoride Can Damage the Brain
Prolonged ingestion of fluoride may cause significant damage to health and particularly to the nervous system.
Author: NYS Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation
Publish Date: 2011-06-24 - Updated: 2022-02-26Recycled Cardboard in Food Packaging Risks Contamination
Harmful mineral oils from the printing inks used on cardboard can migrate into food if recycled cardboard is used for food packaging.
Author: Wiley-Blackwell
Publish Date: 2011-06-16 - Updated: 2015-04-19Bion Responds to Food Safety Issues
Food safety concerns with the recent account of an outbreak of deadly E. coli in Germany initially identified as coming from bean sprouts.
Author: Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc.
Publish Date: 2011-06-15Hidden Sulfite Food Chemicals Causing Global Pandemic
Sulfites, an additive used to make food last longer and look fresher, are making millions of people miserable and causing some to get very sick.
Author: Paul Barratt-Hassett
Publish Date: 2011-06-03 - Updated: 2022-03-17Local Food Key to Improving Food Security
Access to healthy food will benefit the health of the environment and the people consuming it.
Author: University of Missouri
Publish Date: 2011-05-12U.S. Meat and Poultry Widely Contaminated with Staphylococcus Aureus
Drug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus Aureus present in meat and poultry from American grocery stores at unexpectedly high rates.
Author: Translational Genomics Research Institute
Publish Date: 2011-04-15 - Updated: 2022-04-24Hunger Hitting Closer to Home - Map the Meal Gap
Study identifies the county-level distribution of over 50 million food-insecure Americans.
Author: University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Publish Date: 2011-03-29Focus on Food Safety as Part of a Healthy Eating Plan
Dietary Guidelines emphasis on importance of food safety and role individuals in keeping foodborne illness out of homes.
Author: American Dietetic Association
Publish Date: 2011-03-09 - Updated: 2014-04-15Health Impact from Climate Change
Climate projections show human health impacts possible within 30 years as studies demonstrate potential increases in waterborne toxins and microbes.
Author: NOAA Headquarters
Publish Date: 2011-02-20 - Updated: 2022-05-29Consumers Value Safer Food
Government regulators could assess the value of improving food safety if they considered that consumers typically want to avoid getting sick.
Author: Ohio State University
Publish Date: 2011-02-09Food Insecurity Increases Risk to Low Income Individuals with Diabetes
Greater food insecurity from recession poses increased risk to low income individuals with diabetes.
Author: Elsevier Health Sciences
Publish Date: 2010-11-08 - Updated: 2015-03-18FDA Awards $18.5 Million in Grants for Food and Feed Safety
Helping state and local regulatory agencies defend against and respond quickly to threats to food supply and outbreaks of foodborne diseases.
Author: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Publish Date: 2010-10-29FDA Heightens Focus on Retail Food Safety
FDA pledged to work closely with governments and operators of restaurants grocery stores and other food service establishments to prevent illness from contaminated food.
Author: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Publish Date: 2010-10-23 - Updated: 2018-06-15Fluoridated Water Not Recommended for Infants
Research study confirms infants fed formula reconstituted with fluoridated water are at greater risk of developing discolored teeth (dental fluorosis).
Author: Fluoride Action Network
Publish Date: 2010-10-07 - Updated: 2020-03-30Manganese in Drinking Water May Effect Child Intellectual Abilities
Study suggests adverse effects on children's intellectual abilities due to manganese in drinking water.
Author: Universite du Quebec A Montreal
Publish Date: 2010-09-20 - Updated: 2022-06-19Listeria Bacteria Make Food Poisoning Unpredictable
Listeria bacteria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, particularly in the elderly and pregnant women.
Author: Society for General Microbiology
Publish Date: 2010-09-06 - Updated: 2014-04-15Action Needed to Eliminate Food Insecurity in the U.S.
The American Dietetic Association has published an updated position paper on food insecurity in the United States.
Author: The American Dietetic Association
Publish Date: 2010-09-01Chicago Company Ramps Up Production of Salmonella-Free Eggs
Chicago-based Company Leads World in Production of Salmonella-Free Safe Eggs.
Author: National Pasteurized Eggs
Publish Date: 2010-08-19Salmonella Poisoning Symptoms, Causes and Information
Information on Salmonella a type of food poisoning causing gastroenteritis diarrhea and other complications.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2010-08-19 - Updated: 2010-09-01Foods and Foodborne Agent Outbreaks in the United States
CDC Report Looks at Foods and Foodborne Agents Associated with Outbreaks in the United States.
Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publish Date: 2010-08-12 - Updated: 2016-06-13When Climate Change Becomes a Health Issue
New study suggests re-framing the issue helps people better understand and relate to climate problem.
Author: George Mason University
Publish Date: 2010-07-19 - Updated: 2018-10-10Shorter Survey Can Better Identify Hungry Children
Study finds that simple 2-question survey can better identify hungry children.
Author: UM Medical Center
Publish Date: 2010-07-01 - Updated: 2018-01-26Risky Food-Safety More Common Than Thought
Caught on video camera how safe is the food we get from restaurants cafeterias and other food-service providers.
Author: North Carolina State University
Publish Date: 2010-06-08 - Updated: 2018-12-08Global Warming Information and Facts
Facts and information on effects of global warming and climate changes affecting agriculture output health and quality of life.
Author: Salil Nanda
Publish Date: 2010-06-01 - Updated: 2018-10-10Monsanto's GMO Corn Linked to Organ Failure
Data strongly suggests GM maize varieties induce a state of hepatorenal toxicity.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2010-01-30 - Updated: 2018-05-29Genetically Modified Food: GM Foods List and Information
Genetically modified foods information including list of GM foods with DNA changes and pros and cons of GM food.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2009-09-22 - Updated: 2022-08-21Consumer Food Safety and Recalls Website
Latest information on food safety for consumers and families to receive food recalls.
Author: HHS Press Office
Publish Date: 2009-09-09 - Updated: 2016-06-13
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