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Review
. 2020 Dec 3:7:598913.
doi: 10.3389/fnut.2020.598913. eCollection 2020.

COVID-19 and Food: Challenges and Research Needs

Dietrich Knorr  1 , Chor-San H Khoo  2
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COVID-19 and Food: Challenges and Research Needs

Dietrich Knorr et al. Front Nutr. .

Abstract

The paper highlights several food and nutrition-related challenges encountered during the COVID-19 pandemic, including food and water safety, supply chain disruptions, food and water insecurity, consumer and food behavior, malnutrition and nutrient intakes, food surveillance technology, as well as potential post-COVID-19 strategies. Its main objective is to stimulate robust scientific discussions on existing research gaps and to develop long-term "exit strategies" to prepare for future pandemics.

Keywords: COVID-19 and supply chain; food; food and water safety; food and water security; nutrition and COVID-19; technology and pandemic.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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