The trade of algae for human consumption: The common market competitiveness and impacts of the European Union legislation
The food chain has been confronting diverse limits and challenges. Indeed, the increase in level of environmental pollution, in resource scarcity, in biodiversity loss represents some limits, while guaranteeing the food security of a growing population and develop more sustainable production and con...
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| author | Carla Zarbà Alessandro Scuderi Agata Matarazzo Donatella Privitera Biagio Pecorino Gaetano Chinnici |
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| description | The food chain has been confronting diverse limits and challenges. Indeed, the increase in level of environmental pollution, in resource scarcity, in biodiversity loss represents some limits, while guaranteeing the food security of a growing population and develop more sustainable production and consumption systems represents some challenges. In this context, including new foods within the European diet can be a sustainable strategy. With respect to the introduction of foods into the market that do not boast a history of safe consumption within the European Union has prompted regulatory interventions that have aimed to control the level of risk assessment of new products before granting permission for their marketing. This paper aimed in glimpsing the potential effect of this legislation on the trade flow of algae as a novel food, and in assessing the level of self-sufficiency and the comparative advantage of European Union countries. For this purpose, the calculation of specific indices allowed the track of the evolutionary trend of algae for human consumption trade flows, referred to the intra and extra European Union countries. Conclusively, the paper presents an interpretation of the relative trade structure, trade pattern and agri-food competitiveness referred to algae for human consumption while underling the limitation but also the benefit of the legislation intervention in this sector. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d6a1ca21e1614bad895b91e4f1c6260b2025-08-20T02:35:51ZengElsevierJournal of Agriculture and Food Research2666-15432024-12-011810140710.1016/j.jafr.2024.101407The trade of algae for human consumption: The common market competitiveness and impacts of the European Union legislationCarla Zarbà0Alessandro Scuderi1Agata Matarazzo2Donatella Privitera3Biagio Pecorino4Gaetano Chinnici5Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 100, 95123, Catania, ItalyDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 100, 95123, Catania, ItalyDepartment of Economics and Business, University of Catania, Corso Italia 55, 95129, Catania, ItalyDepartment of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, Via Teatro Greco 84, 95124, Catania, ItalyDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 100, 95123, Catania, ItalyDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 100, 95123, Catania, Italy; Corresponding author.The food chain has been confronting diverse limits and challenges. Indeed, the increase in level of environmental pollution, in resource scarcity, in biodiversity loss represents some limits, while guaranteeing the food security of a growing population and develop more sustainable production and consumption systems represents some challenges. In this context, including new foods within the European diet can be a sustainable strategy. With respect to the introduction of foods into the market that do not boast a history of safe consumption within the European Union has prompted regulatory interventions that have aimed to control the level of risk assessment of new products before granting permission for their marketing. This paper aimed in glimpsing the potential effect of this legislation on the trade flow of algae as a novel food, and in assessing the level of self-sufficiency and the comparative advantage of European Union countries. For this purpose, the calculation of specific indices allowed the track of the evolutionary trend of algae for human consumption trade flows, referred to the intra and extra European Union countries. Conclusively, the paper presents an interpretation of the relative trade structure, trade pattern and agri-food competitiveness referred to algae for human consumption while underling the limitation but also the benefit of the legislation intervention in this sector.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666154324004447Novel foodsAlgaeAlgae for human consumptionMarketLegislation |
| spellingShingle | Carla Zarbà Alessandro Scuderi Agata Matarazzo Donatella Privitera Biagio Pecorino Gaetano Chinnici The trade of algae for human consumption: The common market competitiveness and impacts of the European Union legislation Journal of Agriculture and Food Research Novel foods Algae Algae for human consumption Market Legislation |
| title | The trade of algae for human consumption: The common market competitiveness and impacts of the European Union legislation |
| title_full | The trade of algae for human consumption: The common market competitiveness and impacts of the European Union legislation |
| title_fullStr | The trade of algae for human consumption: The common market competitiveness and impacts of the European Union legislation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The trade of algae for human consumption: The common market competitiveness and impacts of the European Union legislation |
| title_short | The trade of algae for human consumption: The common market competitiveness and impacts of the European Union legislation |
| title_sort | trade of algae for human consumption the common market competitiveness and impacts of the european union legislation |
| topic | Novel foods Algae Algae for human consumption Market Legislation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666154324004447 |
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