Agrochemicals, veterinary drugs, antibiotics and improved feeds can increase the food supply while minimising production costs in various livestock production systems around the world. However, these days, quality-conscious consumers are increasingly seeking environmentally safe, chemical-residue-free healthy foods, along with product traceability and a high standard of animal welfare, which or...

Organic standards are conceived of as a governance mechanism that not only aims to ensure consumers’ requirements in terms transparency met but also promotes sustainable food systems. Although third-party certification (TPC) and Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) have been predominantly employed the organic production, gap remains knowledge research delve into their dynamics sustainability. ...

Swine wastewater effluent is a key source of water contamination since it contains high levels nutrients, including nitrogen and phosphorus, as well nitrates refractory organic matter (ROM). ROM refers to compounds that are usually resistant microbial degradation. When swine containing subsequently discharged into rivers streams without being adequately treated, purification costs for drinking ...

low molecular weight organic acids are most predominant in apple juice among these components fumaric acid was not exceed more than 5 ppm. it was thought that the hplc is the best method of the determination of organic acids in the apple juice. in this study, chromatographic separation of organic acids of apple juice was obtained by preparing a sample and by applying them to acid phase for extr...

Sewage sludge is a complex mixture of inorganic and organic materials and pathogens generated by the treatment of domestic sewage. Section 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 503 regulates the land application of sewage sludge based on pathogen content and sets standards for nine inorganic chemicals. It is believed that the Part 503 standards are protective of human health and the enviro...

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) is an important member of the Solanaceae family. It is mainly used as food and cash crop globally. Tomato also serves as an ornamental plant in some parts of the world. In urban areas, this crop is included in the foodscaping systems where it is grown in hanging baskets, growing pots and aquaponics for aesthetic and food purposes. Tomato production is m...

Organic farming is characterized by several goals that are expressed in daily practices and in standards. Some of the important goals for organic production systems are naturalness, harmony on all levels of production, local recycling of resources, and the principle of precaution (Anonymous, 2002). For organic herds, good animal welfare is an explicit goal, and this includes that the overall go...

Many Daily Mail readers will have been bemused recently. On 30 July, they were confronted by a headline reading " Organic no healthier than ordinary food ". Below, Science Reporter Fiona MacRae reported that, " organic food is no more healthy than other food, watchdogs declared yesterday. The Food Standards Agency's ruling, which follows the world's largest study into the subject, will be a hug...