Sustainable Development in Food Quality and Safety
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Food".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2025 | Viewed by 1968
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food quality; certification; LCA; ISO 14000; food sustainability; environmental impacts analysis; life-cycle assessment; life-cycle costing; carbon footprint; food safety
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The sustainability and quality of agri-food systems are critical for ensuring food security, environmental health, and economic viability. Sustainable agri-food systems integrate practices that protect ecosystems, improve soil fertility, and reduce carbon footprints, thereby addressing climate change and resource depletion. Quality in these systems is not only about nutritional value and food safety but also encompasses ethical considerations, such as fair labor practices and animal welfare. Innovative approaches, such as precision and organic farming, aquaponics, and hydroponics, are transforming traditional farming methods in ways that make them more sustainable and efficient. These practices could contribute to the resilience of food systems by promoting biodiversity, reducing waste, and improving water management. On the other hand, in the food industry, integrating circular economy principles, sustainable packaging, minimizing food waste, and choosing renewable energy sources could help create a system that provides benefits, both to producers and consumers. In addition, sustainability can be verified through a life-cycle-oriented approach by using various tools, such as the life-cycle assessment (LCA), life-cycle costing (LCC), and social life-cycle assessment (S-LCA), according to a holistic view that combines the three dimensions of sustainable development: environmental, economic, and social.
Prof. Dr. Giuliana Vinci
Dr. Marco Ruggeri
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- food quality
- food safety
- sustainable food production
- life-cycle analysis
- responsible consumption
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