ilsi europe environment and health task force
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Environment and Health
Task Force
Short description and future plans
Background and Objectives
Background
Climate change and exponential population growth pose serious
threats to our ability to produce enough food to feed the world.
Moreover, the environmental changes can have an impact on the
quality and quantity of the food produced.
Objectives
• Develop science-based assessments
• Better understand the impact of the various steps along the food
chain on the environment and on human health.
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Highlights
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Water Use for Oil Crops: Current Water Use and Future Outlooks
Ludwig et al. ILSI Europe Report Series 2011
Considering Water Quality for Use in the Food Industry
Fawell et al. ILSI Europe Report Series 2008
Understanding the impact of crop and food production on the water environment - Using sugar as a model
(Hess et al. submitted)
Moving the Environment & Health
Task force into the future
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Revised task force title
Suggested new titles
• Sustainable Food Production
• Environmental Sustainability
• Environmentally Sustainable Food Production
• Environmental sustained and healthy food
production
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Future plans (1)
First step:
• Collect and evaluate the available sustainability indicators
• Identify the most robust and appropriate indicators for future
projects
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Brainstorming
meeting
New Activity
Proposal
ready
Apr 2013 Jul 2013
New Activity
Proposal
approved
Oct 2013
1st Expert
Group
meeting
Nov 2013
Future plans (2)
• Impact (Risks and Benefits) of modern agro and food technologies on
food safety, food quality, environment and human health
• Global large scale based production vs. local small scale production
• Intensive vs. extensive agricultural production and their impact on
biodiversity
• Comparison of sourcing of food and commodities from abroad or local
• What are real major threats regarding food quality in view of potential
health impacts from a scientific point of view
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Topic Selection –Autumn 2013
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For more information:
Dr Alessandro Chiodini
Scientific Project Manager