such as those for organic foods are rapidly increasing worldwide. Although consumers support development of technologies to improve animal health and meat quality, they have a negative view of what can be perceived as “unnatural” in the pork production system. Organic products are often purchased, because it is believed that they are healthier and safer than conventional products. Moreover, in ...

Eating more seasonal food is one proposal for moving towards more sustainable consumption patterns, based on the assumption that it could reduce the environmental impact of the diet. The aim of the present paper is to consider the implications of eating seasonal food on the different elements of sustainability (i.e. health, economics, society), not just the environment. Seasonality can be defin...

background: anecdotal information has suggested that sodium benzoate is used with more than permissible doses during production steps of food products especially pickles and pickled cucumbers in food producing factories in markazi province and other food producing factories . the present study was done to evaluate factual concentration of sodium benzoate in these products. methods: in this stud...