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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Claiming Food Ethics as a Pillar of Food Security.

Ioana Mihaela Balan, Teodor Ioan Trasca, Nicoleta Mateoc-Sirb, Bogdan Petru Radoi, Ciprian Ioan Rujescu, Monica Ocnean, Flaviu Bob, Liviu Athos Tamas, Adrian Daniel Gencia, Alexandru Jadaneant

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Claiming Food Ethics as a Pillar of Food Security.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Ioana Mihaela BalanUniversity of Life Sciences "King Mihai I" from Timisoara, 300645 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5217-9554
Teodor Ioan TrascaUniversity of Life Sciences "King Mihai I" from Timisoara, 300645 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0009-0004-1085-7531
Nicoleta Mateoc-SirbUniversity of Life Sciences "King Mihai I" from Timisoara, 300645 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-6023-9668
Bogdan Petru RadoiUniversity of Life Sciences "King Mihai I" from Timisoara, 300645 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1761-9355
Ciprian Ioan RujescuUniversity of Life Sciences "King Mihai I" from Timisoara, 300645 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0228-7036
Monica OcneanUniversity of Life Sciences "King Mihai I" from Timisoara, 300645 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-6674-2777
Flaviu BobDepartment of Internal Medicine II-Nephrology University Clinic, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Liviu Athos TamasDepartment of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-7088-8904
Adrian Daniel GenciaWest University of Timisoara, 300223 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-9298-370X
Alexandru JadaneantWest University of Timisoara, 300223 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0009-0009-0700-8914

Funding

University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest (USAMVB), Romania. University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest (USAMVB), Romania.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article explores the integration of food ethics as a proposed fifth and emerging pillar of food security, complementing the four dimensions established by the FAO 1996 framework (availability, accessibility, utilization, and stability). Using Romania as a case study, the research combines descriptive statistical analysis, legislative review, and conceptual interpretation to examine how moral responsibility, social equity, and food citizenship shape sustainable food systems. Quantitative data from Eurostat (2020-2022) reveal that Romania generates over 3.4 million tons of food waste annually, with households accounting for more than half of the total. This wasted abundance coexists with persistent food insecurity, affecting 14.7% of the population who cannot afford a protein-based meal even once every second day. Given the short time series (

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ethical consumptionFAO pillarsfood citizenshipfood wastemoral responsibilitypublic policySDGssocial equitysustainable food systems

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PMID41596853
PMCPMC12839911

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