Critical Food Issues of the Eighties : Pergamon Policy Studies on Socio–Economic Development

Critical Food Issues of the Eighties: Pergamon Policy Studies — 39 focuses on the problems of the food industry, including food and nutrition policies and impact of regulation on food and agricultural productivity and agricultural chemicals. The selection first discusses the preoccupation with food safety, as well as advances in agricultural productivity and food processing; cultural and social changes affecting the food industry; and diet-related health concerns. The book then takes a look at food price inflation, as well as price trends in the food systems, economic efficiency in the food system, imported foods, and profitability. The text reviews changing food policies and national nutrition goals. Concerns include expanded constituency and components of food policies; conquering nutrition deficiency diseases; nutrient food disclosure; and difficulty of identifying nutrient usage or food group needs. The selection also tackles the effects of government policies on technological innovation in the food industry; assessment of future technological advances in agriculture and their impact on the regulatory environment; and changing attitudes and lifestyle shaping food technology in the 1980s. The book is a vital source of data for readers interested in the issues of the food industry in the 1980s. Content: Pergamon Policy Studies on Socio-Economie Development , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Foreword , Pages ix-x , Herman Kahn Preface , Pages xi-xiii Credits , Page xiv Acknowledgments , Page xv , Marylin Chou, David P. Harmon Jr. 1 - The World at a Turning Point: New Class Attitudes , Pages 5-17 , Herman Kahn 2 - The Preoccupation with Food Safety , Pages 18-41 , Marylin Chou 3 - Leadership and Responsibility in the Food Industry , Pages 42-47 , Peg Rogers, Emil M. Mrak 4 - Food Price Inflation— A Heretical View , Pages 48-65 , Dean Peterson 5 - Sweden: A Bellwether of Future Policy Trends , Pages 66-90 , Graham T.T. Molitor 6 - The Intellectual Basis of Nutritional Science and Practice , Pages 95-102 , René Dubos 7 - Changing Food Policies , Pages 103-118 , Marylin Chou 8 - The U.S. Quandary: Can We Formulate a Rational Nutrition Policy? , Pages 119-133 , Robert E. Olson 9 - National Nutrition Goals—How Far Have We Come? , Pages 134-141 , Graham T.T. Molitor 10 - Changing Attitudes and Lifestyles Shaping Food Technology in the 1980s , Pages 149-190 , Marylin Chou 11 - The Effect of Government Policies on Technological Innovation in the Food Industry: A Government Perspective , Pages 191-196 , Robert M. Schaffner 12 - The Effect of Government Policies on Technological Innovation in the Food Industry: An Industry Perspective , Pages 197-215 , Steven Goldby 13 - Future of Engineered Foods , Pages 216-221 , Wayne Henry 14 - Emerging Food Marketing Technologies: Priorities for Assessment , Pages 222-233 , Michael J. Phillips, William W. Gallimore, J.B. Cordaro 15 - Fuel, Food, and the Future , Pages 234-244 , Donald R. Price 16 - Changing Portable Energy Sources: An Assessment , Pages 245-260 , William C. Burrows, Norman A. Sauter 17 - Biomass Conversion and National Energy Requirements , Pages 261-264 , Don C. Paarlberg 18 - Agricultural Chemicals: Boon or Bane? , Pages 265-289 , David P. Harmon Jr. 19 - An Assessment of Future Technological Advances in Agriculture and Their Impact on the Regulatory Environment , Pages 290-316 , Sylvan H. Wittwer 20 - Return to World Grain Surpluses: Trends and Implications , Pages 323-339 , David P. Harmon Jr. 21 - A World Grain Outlook for the 1980s: Three Viewpoints , Pages 340-346 , J. Dawson Ahalt, Philip Sisson, Thomas R. Saylor 22 - The Multinational Corporation: A Buffer in the Food-Climate System , Pages 347-365 , David P. Harmon Jr. 23 - Foundation Chile—A New Strategy for Industrial Development , Pages 366-371 , Robert H. Cotton, Steward S. Flaschen 24 - Coping with Abundance , Pages 372-379 , Don C. Paarlberg Index , Pages 381-401 About the Contributors , Pages 403-404 Pergamon Policy Studies , Pages 405-406 Abstract: The Hudson Institute Initated A Research Program Combining The Efforts Of Food And Agriculture Industries, Government Agencies And Independent Specialists. This Year-long Study Of The Food, Agriculture, And Society Research Program Identified The Food Issues Of Importance Which Will Come Into Focus In The 1980's: Socioeconomic Attitudes Of The General Public And The Food Industry; Changes In Food And Nutrition Policies; The Direction Of Technology And Its Regulation; And The Prospects Of Satisfying The World's Needs For Food. There Is Greater Knowledge Of, And Concern For Health And Diet-related Diseases, Exemplified By The Anxiety Over Food Additives. This Concern Will Likely Be Manifest In Increased Regulation, Requiring Greater Understanding And Communication By The Scientific Community, Food Industry, General Public And The Regulatory Agencies, Changes Will Come About In Marketing And Advertising. On The World Front, Agricultural Self-sufficiency Will Grow. Food Shortages Will More Likely Be Regional And Caused By Political, Climate, Or Socioeconomic Factors Than Lack Of Capability. Edited By Marylin Chou, David P. Harmon, Jr. Includes Bibliographies.