Circular economy and food safety: A focus on ONE health

Abstract

Circular economy within food processing contributes to the implementation of strategies for the ONE HEALTH food initiative (safe, nutritious, and sustainable) and improves the identification of emerging hazards related with planetary boundaries. The concept of the Circular Economy within food production includes relevant strategic elements for integral public health contributions, via risk prevention and eliminating sources of high-risk waste for human and animal foodstuffs, as well as the health of the oceans and arable land. The present literature review uses a novel, cross-reference quantification methodology with NVIVO software, identifying topics with the strongest presence in the documented scientific-level state of the art. The problems and dimensions conceptualized are those in which the ONE HEALTH initiative contributes to developing mitigation strategies together with industry, governments, and academia.

Keywords

• Circular economy
• Food safety
• Sustainability
• ONE HEALTH
• Public health
• Risks