Climate Change and Emerging Food Safety Challenges
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Quality and Safety".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 August 2025 | Viewed by 353
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food and feed safety; mycotoxins; analytical methods; climate change; risk assessment
Interests: food safety; food contaminants; antinutrients; pesticides; mycotoxins; liquid chromatography; mass spectrometry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over recent decades, climate change has emerged as a global concern, impacting various aspects of life, including agriculture, public health, and food safety. Altered climate patterns, extreme weather events, and rising global temperatures—including projections that 2024 may be the hottest year on record—pose significant risks to the food supply chain. These changes influence the occurrence and behavior of various biological and chemical contaminants, including pathogenic microorganisms, pesticides, and mycotoxins. Warmer temperatures and variations in humidity create favorable conditions for toxigenic fungi and pests, driving an increased reliance on pesticides and raising contamination risks. Additionally, climate change fosters the emergence of new or adapted pathogenic species, further challenging food safety and security. This Special Issue, Climate Change and Emerging Food Safety Challenges, will focus on the complex impacts of climate change on food safety, highlighting risks and proposing strategies to address these challenges. We encourage researchers to contribute original articles, reviews, and case studies to this crucial discussion.
Dr. Jovana Kos
Dr. Jovanov Pavle
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- food safety
- climate change
- pathogenic microorganisms
- pesticides
- mycotoxins
- food supply chain
- risk assessment
- mitigation and adaptation approaches
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