318 OLIVE OILS AND HEALTH - One Health An initiative from the “World Health Organization” that brings together multidisciplinary collaboration at the local, national and global levels in order to achieve optimal health for people, animals and the environment. - “Farm to Fork” Strategy A key project within the European Green Deal that aims to transition the current EU food system towards a sustainable model. It was launched in May 2020. - EU Biodiversity Strategy A “European Union” plan to help protect nature and reverse ecosystem degradation, in line with the environmental objectives of the Agenda 2030. - EU Bioeconomy Strategy A roadmap by the “European Union” to turn biowaste, discarded materials and food waste into valuable resources, stimulate innovation, and generate incentives to help reduce food waste by 50% by 2030. - European Green Deal A “European Union” strategy to tackle Climate Change, aiming to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. It was presented in December 2019. - Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) One of the most important institutional policies of the “European Union”, providing support for the agricultural sector and rural development. (The context in which these terms are used can be found in Chapter 6 of the book. For references to the SDGs, see also Chapter 18.) POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC AMINES Polycyclic aromatic amines are chemical compounds formed when meat, poultry, or seafood are cooked at high temperatures, such as during pan-frying or grilling over direct flame. They are characterised by having one or more aromatic rings in which one of the carbon atoms is replaced by a nitrogen atom. Scientific studies have provided evidence that prolonged intake of these compounds may increase cancer incidence. POLYMERISATION Chemical process by which simple low molecular-weight compounds (monomers), either identical or different, combine to form a high molecular-weight molecule known as a polymer. Polymerisation can occur in different ways, the main ones being addition and condensation. In addition polymerisation, successive monomer molecules join together without any part of them being lost. In condensation polymerisation, part of each monomer is eliminated when it binds to the growing polymer. Polymerisation is widely used in the petrochemical industry to produce various plastics (polymers)
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