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Contaminación alimentaria: el caso de la panela

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  • Guillermo Rudas

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“La agroindustria panelera ocupa un destacado lugar en la economía nacional, colocándose entre los principales productos de origen agrícola en términos del valor de su producción y de su área cosechada. Por otra parte, la panela suministra cerca del 10% de las calorías consumidas por la población colombiana, siendo superada en este aspecto únicamente por el arroz. Y de acuerdo a su composición, podría estar aportando cerca del 95% del hierro y 30% del calcio requeridos por la población infantil. A pesar de las bondades nutricionales de este alimento, intrínsecas a su composición natural, actualmente se utilizan en su fabricación sustancias que disminuyen su calidad alimenticia (caso del azúcar) o que son francamente nocivas para la salud del consumidor (clarol y anilinas). El objetivo de este artículo es analizar este problema de contaminación alimentaria, que afecta principalmente a la población de menores ingresos – y por ende de mayor fragilidad nutricional- en donde se ubica la mayor parte de los consumidores de panela.”

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  • Guillermo Rudas, 1991. "Contaminación alimentaria: el caso de la panela," Coyuntura Social 13269, Fedesarrollo.
    • Handle: RePEc:col:000486:013269
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    Keywords

    Coyuntura Social; Industria Panelera; Agroindustria; Contaminación de Alimentos; Panela;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy
    • K32 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Energy, Environmental, Health, and Safety Law
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • L66 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Food; Beverages; Cosmetics; Tobacco

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