Environmental pollution and food safety are closely related and critical issues all over the world. Safe food and its dietary behaviors provide the necessary nutrients for human survival and health. Unfortunately, anthropogenic source-driven contaminants could transport from the contaminated multimedia environment including air, soil, surface or groundwater, etc., into crops, vegetables, fruits, animals, and so on. Currently, the many environmental pollutants (mainly including toxic metals and organic halogenated compounds), food chemical additives during production (such as pesticides and veterinary drugs), contaminants arising from cooking and packaging, or natural toxins all threaten human food safety to a different extent. Furthermore, apart from the mentioned common pollutants, there are still some emerging pollutants (e.g., microplastics, personal care products, artificial nanomaterial), and it is of importance to research their effects on human health. Based on the fact that humans are at the top of the food chain, we are subjected to a wide range of environmental pollutants via food intake and undertake related invisible health burdens. Statistics from the World Health Organization show that in recent years, the incidence of human cancer has increased by 75%, sexual maturity has advanced by three years, the number of sperm has dropped by half, and the incidence of diabetes has exceeded 12%. Hence, the need to scientifically and synthetically manage multimedia environmental quality and food safety is prioritized for public nutrition and health.
This Research Topic aims to provide a platform for researchers committed to the progress of multimedia environmental pollution and food safety around the world. Every new insight from integrated consumer nutrition and health risk management perspectives will be welcomed, including new methodologies and/or risk assessment strategies integrating nutrition, environmental science, toxicology, microbiology, chemistry and/or human epidemiology studies for comprehensive health risk management. Facing a vision of a future of shared prosperity, environmental and food justice, and the related topics are also under this Research Topic concern.
We welcome Original Research, Systematic Reviews, Methods, Mini Review, Policy, Practice Reviews, Perspective, Case Report, and Data Report articles on the sub-topics including, but not limited to:
Public Health and Nutrition section-specific:
- Exposure assessment of food toxins via dietary behaviors
- Integrated consumer nutrition and health risk management
- Inequalities in nutrition and consumer health
- Nutrition and safe healthy diets strategies
Environmental Health and Exposome section-specific:
- Different contaminants fate from the multimedia environment to foods
- Screening and co-occurrence of common or emerging contaminants in food systems
- Bioaccessibility and bioavailability of environment & foods toxins
- Assessment of environmental contaminants biomarkers
Environmental pollution and food safety are closely related and critical issues all over the world. Safe food and its dietary behaviors provide the necessary nutrients for human survival and health. Unfortunately, anthropogenic source-driven contaminants could transport from the contaminated multimedia environment including air, soil, surface or groundwater, etc., into crops, vegetables, fruits, animals, and so on. Currently, the many environmental pollutants (mainly including toxic metals and organic halogenated compounds), food chemical additives during production (such as pesticides and veterinary drugs), contaminants arising from cooking and packaging, or natural toxins all threaten human food safety to a different extent. Furthermore, apart from the mentioned common pollutants, there are still some emerging pollutants (e.g., microplastics, personal care products, artificial nanomaterial), and it is of importance to research their effects on human health. Based on the fact that humans are at the top of the food chain, we are subjected to a wide range of environmental pollutants via food intake and undertake related invisible health burdens. Statistics from the World Health Organization show that in recent years, the incidence of human cancer has increased by 75%, sexual maturity has advanced by three years, the number of sperm has dropped by half, and the incidence of diabetes has exceeded 12%. Hence, the need to scientifically and synthetically manage multimedia environmental quality and food safety is prioritized for public nutrition and health.
This Research Topic aims to provide a platform for researchers committed to the progress of multimedia environmental pollution and food safety around the world. Every new insight from integrated consumer nutrition and health risk management perspectives will be welcomed, including new methodologies and/or risk assessment strategies integrating nutrition, environmental science, toxicology, microbiology, chemistry and/or human epidemiology studies for comprehensive health risk management. Facing a vision of a future of shared prosperity, environmental and food justice, and the related topics are also under this Research Topic concern.
We welcome Original Research, Systematic Reviews, Methods, Mini Review, Policy, Practice Reviews, Perspective, Case Report, and Data Report articles on the sub-topics including, but not limited to:
Public Health and Nutrition section-specific:
- Exposure assessment of food toxins via dietary behaviors
- Integrated consumer nutrition and health risk management
- Inequalities in nutrition and consumer health
- Nutrition and safe healthy diets strategies
Environmental Health and Exposome section-specific:
- Different contaminants fate from the multimedia environment to foods
- Screening and co-occurrence of common or emerging contaminants in food systems
- Bioaccessibility and bioavailability of environment & foods toxins
- Assessment of environmental contaminants biomarkers
