Based on an EU workshop at the end of 2005, the book discusses risk and our food supply. The introductory chapter will discuss all aspects of risk and how it applies to food, from risk classification to risk management. Following a discussion of risk, the authors will present three different case studies that will emphasize the following issues:

- What do we want as individuals, as a society
- What is the political context of the risk discussion
- When do we act and what are the costs of not acting/acting
- International trade and legal issues
- Moral dimensions of...

Thefactors affectingwater quality are many: The increasing buying power and health concerns of the world populationcontribute to the creation of new products whoseproductionand disposal lead to therelease of chemicals harmful to the environment; the ever-growing world populationrequires a steady food supply, whichincreases the pressure to use even more chemicals to control various crop pests; and due to climate change, head waters, rivers, and oceans are becoming increasingly warmer, acidic, and eutrophic as the result ofcarbod dioxideoverload.

Using specific examples, Water...

Thefactors affectingwater quality are many: The increasing buying power and health concerns of the world populationcontribute to the creation of new products whoseproductionand disposal lead to therelease of chemicals harmful to the environment; the ever-growing world populationrequires a steady food supply, whichincreases the pressure to use even more chemicals to control various crop pests; and due to climate change, head waters, rivers, and oceans are becoming increasingly warmer, acidic, and eutrophic as the result ofcarbod dioxideoverload.

Using specific examples, Water...