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Food for thought: safety in the global food chain

This series collects together articles published across BioMed Central's journals exploring the issue of food safety and transparency within the context of a global food chain.

Articles are included from Nutrition Journal, Agriculture & Food Security, Globalization and Health, Investigative Genetics, Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica and Irish Veterinary Journal.

We welcome further studies, reviews and commentaries on this subject. Please reference the article collection in the submission cover letter. Presubmission enquiries can be sent to the series organiser.

Further information can be found in this blog post.

Collection published: 29 March 2013

		Research Where is the game? Wild meat products authentication in South Africa: a case study Maria Eugenia D’Amato, Evguenia Alechine, Kevin Wesley Cloete, Sean Davison, Daniel Corach Investigative Genetics 2013, 4:6 (1 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary As the worldwide meat scandal continues, this new research reports that almost 80% of 146 South African meat samples were incorrectly labelled using mitochondrial COI DNA barcoding and cyt b sequencing.
		Comment Flogging a dead horse Mark A Jobling Investigative Genetics 2013, 4:5 (28 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Review Eating patterns and food systems: critical knowledge requirements for policy design and implementation Hervé Guyomard, Béatrice Darcy-Vrillon, Catherine Esnouf, Michèle Marin, Marie Russel, Marion Guillou Agriculture & Food Security 2012, 1:13 (3 September 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF
		Research Associations between toenail arsenic concentration and dietary factors in a New Hampshire population Joann F Gruber, Margaret R Karagas, Diane Gilbert-Diamond, Pamela J Bagley, M Zens, Vicki Sayarath, Tracy Punshon, J Morris, Kathryn L Cottingham Nutrition Journal 2012, 11:45 (29 June 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research A comparative study of allowable pesticide residue levels on produce in the United States Roni A Neff, Jennifer C Hartle, Linnea I Laestadius, Kathleen Dolan, Anne C Rosenthal, Keeve E Nachman Globalization and Health 2012, 8:2 (31 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Review Uneven dietary development: linking the policies and processes of globalization with the nutrition transition, obesity and diet-related chronic diseases Corinna Hawkes Globalization and Health 2006, 2:4 (28 March 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central

		Research Where is the game? Wild meat products authentication in South Africa: a case study Maria Eugenia D’Amato, Evguenia Alechine, Kevin Wesley Cloete, Sean Davison, Daniel Corach Investigative Genetics 2013, 4:6 (1 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary As the worldwide meat scandal continues, this new research reports that almost 80% of 146 South African meat samples were incorrectly labelled using mitochondrial COI DNA barcoding and cyt b sequencing.
		Comment Flogging a dead horse Mark A Jobling Investigative Genetics 2013, 4:5 (28 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Review Eating patterns and food systems: critical knowledge requirements for policy design and implementation Hervé Guyomard, Béatrice Darcy-Vrillon, Catherine Esnouf, Michèle Marin, Marie Russel, Marion Guillou Agriculture & Food Security 2012, 1:13 (3 September 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF
		Research Associations between toenail arsenic concentration and dietary factors in a New Hampshire population Joann F Gruber, Margaret R Karagas, Diane Gilbert-Diamond, Pamela J Bagley, M Zens, Vicki Sayarath, Tracy Punshon, J Morris, Kathryn L Cottingham Nutrition Journal 2012, 11:45 (29 June 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research A comparative study of allowable pesticide residue levels on produce in the United States Roni A Neff, Jennifer C Hartle, Linnea I Laestadius, Kathleen Dolan, Anne C Rosenthal, Keeve E Nachman Globalization and Health 2012, 8:2 (31 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Review Uneven dietary development: linking the policies and processes of globalization with the nutrition transition, obesity and diet-related chronic diseases Corinna Hawkes Globalization and Health 2006, 2:4 (28 March 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central