THE ETHICAL IMPLICATION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY

Abstract

The intensity to salvage the inadequacy of food production bothers on the relentless effort to upgrade the food science so as to meet the growing needs of the global population. Climate change, population growth, post-harvest losses and food insecurity are among the factors that have impeded the quality and availability of necessary foods. It becomes necessary for the emerging food science to collaborate with nanotechnology in order to measure up with the contemporary demands. One of such promising fields is nanotechnology, which has drawn considerable attention as a result of its wide pertinence and transformative potential across the various domains of human endeavours. Nanotechnology is often considered as the viable and expeditious approach because of its plausibility in all spheres of