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COMPLEXITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL AGRO‐FOOD
TRADE NETWORK
• Highly heterogeneous, complex supply-chain network
• Food trade is growing faster than the food production. By 2030,
food demand is expected to increase by 50%
• Trade grew from $438 billions in 1998 to $1060 billions in 2008
• While the total food production grew only 1.4-fold in the same
period
• Consequent increase in global sourcing of ingredients, and
• Heightened potential for safety related incidents
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Diagram of the international food trade
Ercsey-Ravasz et al., 2012 PLoS One, 7: e37810
CHINA'S YILI RECALLS MERCURY‐TAINTED BABY
FORMULA MILK (2012) CHINA'S YILI RECALLS
MERCURY‐TAINTED BABY FORMULA MILK (2012)
15 JUNE2012 LAST UPDATED AT 08:31 ET
China's Yili recalls mercury-tainted baby formula milk
A major diary firm in China has recalled some of its baby formula products after an
"unusual" level of mercury was found by the country's product quality watchdog.
The company also said in the statement that there is "no
benchmark for mercury levels in milk powder products available
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