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Wicked problems: the challenge of food safety versus food security—working towards the SDG goals?

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Sincere thanks to Isaac Amoah for help with the first ideas and the sustainable development goal figure.

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Rush, E. Wicked problems: the challenge of food safety versus food security—working towards the SDG goals?. Eur J Clin Nutr 73, 1091–1094 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-018-0352-2

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