CHEMISTRY AND THE FOOD SYSTEM

This report describes how a range of chemical substances — including fertilizers, pesticides, plant growth regulators, drugs to control animal diseases, and nutritional supplements — have clearly provided benefits in the production, storage, and processing of foods from both plants and animals.

Contents:

1. Summary and Recommendations

2. Production of Food

3. Handling Storing Preserving, and Processing of Chemistry and Foods

4. Unconventional Sources of Food and Feed

5. Assuring the Wise Use of Chemicals