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Food Security

FrontPage_MasonryGrid_PostsBy jesus.lopez3November 17, 2017

What is food security?

People are considered food secure when they have availability and adequate access at all times to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life. Food security analysts look at the combination of the following three main elements:

Why pursue a career in Food Safety and Security?

FrontPage_MasonryGrid_PostsBy jesus.lopez3November 7, 2017

Almost 1 in 10 people in the world – fall ill after eating contaminated food

125 000 children under 5 years old die every year

Every 10 seconds, a child dies from hunger.

Hunger kills more people each year than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined.

Encouraging Careers In Food Security and Safety
This work is supported by "Encouraging careers in food security and safety: A multi-institutional collaborative approach in Puerto Rico" program, grant no. 2016-38422-25541 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture."

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