Food Sustainability related to Social Sustainability By Wesley

Food Sustainability related to Social Sustainability By Wesley Kimball

Solutions • Inform • Educate • Regulate

Inform • Informing citizens of safer food alternatives such as organic food • Greater in vitamins and minerals; help body against cancer, heart disease, aging process • 97% of organic food contain no pesticides • 50% less nitrates than conventional food

Education • Government educating citizens of methods to improve food safety and handling • Personal Hygiene • Washing hands and kitchen utilities • Adequate Cooking • Use of kitchen thermometers • Prevent cross-contamination • Refrigerate food

Regulation • Federal government (FDA) regulation changes to factory farming • Change from factory farming to free range farming • Removes use of antibiotics in livestock • Prevents use of lagoons • Healthier livestock leads to less contaminations, outbreaks and foodborne illnesses

Regulation

Conclusion • Nearly 3, 000 deaths are caused by foodborne illnesses. This can come from unsafe food, poor handling of food or from the factory that processes the food. Informing, education and regulation(s) can help improve the sustainability of our food supply to reduce outbreaks and foodborne illnesses.

Works Cited • Bittman, Mark. “A Simple Fix For Farming. ” New York Times • Medeiros, Lydia, Hillers Virginia, Kendall Patricia, Mason April. Food Safety Education: What Should We Be Teaching To Consumers? Journal Of Nutritional Education 33. 2 (2001): 108. Print. • Lairon, Denis. Nutritional Quality and Safety of Organic Food. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 30. 1 (2010): 33 -41. Print