Human Wellbeing
Consumer/user wellbeing
Food safety
Food Safety refers to handling, preparing and storing food in a way to best reduce the risk individuals becoming sick from foodborne illnesses.
Food allergens
EU 1169/2011 for Europe While Consumers may be allergic or have intolerance to other ingredients, nly the 14 allergens are required to be declared as allergens by EU food law. The 14 allergens are: celery, cereals containing gluten (such as barley and oats), crustaceans (such as prawns, crabs and lobsters), eggs, fish, lupin, milk, molluscs (such as mussels and oysters), mustard, peanuts, sesame, soybeans, sulphur dioxide and sulphites (if the sulphur dioxide and sulphites are at a concentration of more than ten parts per million) and tree nuts (such as almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, brazil nuts, cashews, pecans, pistachios and macadamia nuts).
FDA for US In US this is the big 8.
In 2013, as part of FALCPA, the FDA passed a ruling to establish the definition of “gluten-free” as less than 20 parts per million (ppm).
Healthier lives
In the western world the mayority of adults and children aged are overweight or obese. Treating obesity puts a huge strain on society. Children in Europe are consuming around three times more sugar than is recommended by the government and only a quarter of adults achieve their 5-a-day recommended portions of fruit and vegetables. Other issues the initiative aims to address include smoking, the leading cause of preventable illness and premature death in the UK, and oral hygiene.
Related reports and articles
Related Organizations & Initiatives
GFSI: The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is a non-profit association of industry experts committed to improving food safety along the value chain. The GFSI approves a number of food safety standards covering farming, packaging, storage and distribution.
Worker/personal wellbeing (from farmer to recycler)
Human wellbeing Living standards
Human wellbeing living standards are defined access to:
Related:
- Fair Trade / Decent pay
