Researchers at Wageningen University and Ghent University (Belgium) report that food production and food safety are impacted by climate change. Their findings were reported in
which appeared in the latest issue of Food Research International. In their report, they discuss not only , but the direct impacts to human health associated with climate change, such as flooding, droughts and adverse weather conditions.The researchers cite a number of important studies, such as the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change studies (IPCC), and the European Union financed Veg-i-Trade study. These studies are the first qualitative studies showing the relationship between climate change and food safety. Overall, the Wageningen and Ghent researchers agreed with the conclusions reached by researchers in these studies.
Source: http://www.digitaljournal.com
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