Questions
Topic 1: Technology Applications in Purchasing.
Read in detail the article Nanosensors for Food Quality and Safety Assessment (2017) (uploaded on files)
Answer in no more than one pages (margins 1 ”, space 1.5, font size 12):
Questions:
What are the challenges that nanosensor technology presents in the quality of food and
the safety assessment of the same? Your answer should refer to the specific nanoparticles or nanomaterials that represent or are related to the challenges that you have identified.
Topic 2: Distribution Systems
Read in detail the article Food Distribution 101: What Happens when the Food Supply is
Disrupted by Pandemic (2020).
Food Distribution 101: What Happens When the Food Supply is Disrupted by a Pandemic
Search on internet about “primary and intermediate” sources of food, as well as the concepts of economic value and
ultimate value. You can also read the pages of the textbook that discuss these topics.
Answer in no more than 1 page ((margins 1 ”, space 1.5, font size 12):
Questions:
In what way, direct and indirect, the activities of each of the primary and intermediate sources were affected due to the pandemic? Give specific examples outlined by the author of the article (Lisa Held). Explain the domino effect that occurred in the distribution system of food, using the situations discussed in the article. What strategies did the
different sources (primary and intermediate) to deal with the situation? How was the
economic value and the ultimate value?
