The Role of Food Safety and Environmental Management Instruments in Advancing Sustainable Practices in the Wine Industry | Chapter 1 | Food Science and Agriculture: Research Highlights Vol. 2

This book chapter investigates the integral roles of Food Safety and Environmental Management within the wine industry's sustainability framework in the context of the European Commission's Farm to Fork Strategy, part of the ambitious European Green Deal. With the global imperative for sustainable agriculture intensifying, the wine sector presents a unique case for embedding eco-friendly practices that not only ensure its longevity but also foster environmental awareness. Through rigorous empirical analysis, this research unveils a high adoption rate of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points systems alongside Environmental Management Systems within wineries, marking a significant shift towards sustainable operations. However, it also exposes a critical need for an enhanced focus on food safety performance and environmental management by wineries to advance towards sustainability in wine production. By proposing a “sustainability matrix” as a quantitative evaluation tool, this work illuminates the performance of wineries with respect to Food Safety and Environmental Management standards, highlighting the need for their integrated application with other components linked to their value chain aimed at achieving an improvement in the overall sustainability of the wine sector. The findings advocate for a unified approach to Food Safety and Environmental Management practices, highlighting their indispensability in achieving broader sustainability goals. Offering actionable insights, this thesis serves as a valuable resource for policymakers, industry stakeholders, and scholars dedicated to advancing environmental resilience and sustainability in agricultural practices, particularly within the viticulture domain.

 

Author (s) Details

Jesús López-Santiago
School of Agricultural, Food and Biosystems Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.

 

Amelia Md Som
Malaysian Institute of Chemical & Bioengineering Technology (UniKL MICET), Universiti of Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur 50250, Malaysia.

 

María Teresa Gómez-Villarino
School of Agricultural, Food and Biosystems Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.

 

Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/fsarh/v2/4851