PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1 ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Transcription

1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1 ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES CHALLENGES AND TRENDS IN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH The Bucharest University of Economic Studies Bucharest, April 16-17, 2018 Coordinated by: Dalina DUMITRESCU and Andreea ZAMFIR FILODIRITTO INTERNATIONAL PROCEEDINGS 1

2 Log in to find out all the titles of our catalogue Follow Filodiritto Publisher on Facebook to learn about our new products ISBN First Edition July 2018 Copyright 2018 Filodiritto Publisher filodirittoeditore.com inforomatica srl, Via Castiglione, 81, Bologna (Italy) inforomatica.it tel Fax commerciale@filodiritto.com Translation, total or partial adaptation, reproduction by any means (including films, microfilms, photocopies), as well as electronic storage, are reserved for all the countries. Photocopies for personal use of the reader can be made in the 15% limits for each volume upon payment to SIAE of the expected compensation as per the Art. 68, commi 4 and 5, of the law 22 April 1941 n Photocopies used for purposes of professional, economic or commercial nature, or however for different needs from personal ones, can be carried out only after express authorization issued by CLEA Redi, Centro Licenze e Autorizzazione per le Riproduzioni Editoriali, Corso di Porta Romana, Milano. autorizzazioni@clearedi.org, sito web: 2

3 Acknowledgment The organizers of the conference would like to express their gratitude for the financial support offered by the Ministry of Education through Special Situation Fund (Project Conferința internațională universitară de economie și științe sociale (ICESS), cod FSS-04/2018), as well as by TMK ARTROM, who supported the organization of the conference. All papers of the present volume were subject to a blind peer-review process and were automatically checked for plagiarism detection. Only original, unpublished papers were included in the present publication. The information and views set out in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies. The whole responsibility for the content of the papers belongs to the author(s). Neither the Bucharest University of Economic Studies nor any person acting on its behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein. 3

4 HONORARY COMMITTEE ISTUDOR Nicolae, Ph.D. Rector, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Conference President DUMITRESCU Dalina, Ph.D. Vice-Rector, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Conference Vice President PROFIROIU Marius Constantin, Ph.D. Vice-Rector, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Conference Vice President SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE AJIN R S, Ph.D. Kerala State Disaster Management Authority, Thiruvananthapuram, India AMIR Ab. Rahman Syakir, Ph.D. International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ASSANDRI Alberto, Independent Scholar and Chartered Accountant, Livigno, Italy BIBU Nicolae Aurelian, Ph.D. West University of Timisoara, BOANTA (BACIU) Rodica, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, BODEA Constanţa, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, BODISLAV Alexandru, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, BOITAN Iustina, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, BRĂTIANU Constantin, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, CÂMPEANU Emilia, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, CHAUDHARY Monica Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India CICEA Claudiu, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, CONSTANTIN Daniela-Luminiţa, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, CONSTANTINESCU Mihaela, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, DORNEAN Adina, Ph.D. Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, DUMITRESCU Dalina, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, DUMITRU Ionel, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, DUMITRU Mădălina, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, DUMITRU Valentin Florentin, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, FANEA IVANOVICI Mina, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, FELEAGĂ Liliana, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, IACOBUTA Andreea-Oana, Ph.D. Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, IONAŞCU Ion, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, ISTUDOR Nicolae, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, JIANU Iulia, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, LAZĂR Maria Isadora, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, LORENTZ Maria-Antoaneta, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, MOISE Daniel, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, MUSA FATHULLAH HARUN Hanifah Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia MUŞETESCU Radu, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, NEMANJA Budimir, Foundation Andrej Budimir, Bosnia and Herzegovina NICHITA Mirela, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, NILPLUB Chartaya Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Nakhonratchasima, Thailand 4

5 NISIOIU Codrin-Florentin, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, PĂTĂRLĂGEANU Simona Roxana, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, PĂUN Cristian, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, PELĂU Corina, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, PLEŞEA Doru, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, POLURU Ramesh, Ph.D. The INCLEN Trust International, New Delhi, India POPESCU Claudia, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, POPESCU Ioana Cecilia, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, PROFIROIU Alina Georgiana, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, PROFIROIU Marius Constantin, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, RĂDULESCU Carmen Valentina, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, RAUF Farhan Abdul, Ph.D. Our Own Public Health Institute (OOPHI), Karachi, Pakistan SERPA Sandro, Ph.D. University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal SIMION Cezar-Petre, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, STANCU Stelian, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, STĂNESCU Aurelia, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, STRAT Vasile, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, SUCIU Martha Cristina, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, VEGHEŞ Călin, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, VENUGOPAL Vimala, Ph.D. Taylor s University, Subang Jaya, Malaysia ZAMFIR Andreea, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, ZOTA Elena Florentina, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, ORGANIZING COMMITTEE BODISLAV Alexandru, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, BUMBAC Robert, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, CONSTANTIN Florentina, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, DIEACONESCU (ŢARŢAVULEA) Ramona Iulia, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, DIMA Adriana, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, DUMITRESCU Bogdan, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, KAILANI Camelia, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, LAZĂR Valentin - The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, MAZURENCU-MARINESCU PELE Miruna, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, MOHANU Floarea, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, NECHITA Elena, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, PELĂU Corina, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, PLOAE Cătălin, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, POPESCU Andrei, Ph.D - The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, POTCOVARU Ana-Mădălina, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, ŞERBAN-OPRESCU Teodora, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 5

6 STOIAN Andreea, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, VOLINTIRU Clara, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, ZAMFIR Andreea, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, - Conference Coordinator ZGURĂ Daniel, Ph.D. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, VOLUNTEER STUDENTS TUDORANCEA Florin Catalin The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, TUNSU Sorina The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, TACMEANU Iulia The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, UNGURASU Alisia Roxana The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, URSU Andreea Ioana The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, URZICA Anca Adriana The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, VASILE Dorina Florentina The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, VATAFU Andreea Cristina The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, VERDES Catalin Alexandru The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, VOICU Oana Maria The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, VOICU Cosmin Nicusor The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 6

7 INDEX Assessment of Climate Change Implications on Food Safety and Human Health 14 Raluca Andreea ION The Impact of Globalization Phenomena on Food Safety 21 Bogdan CHIRIPUCI, Ioana TODIRICA, Alin TODERASC Globalization of Wine Safety: n Consumers Perceptions 28 Daniela VACARIU (PĂDURARU), Ionica-Ionelia PALTAN (DIACONU), Ruxandra PĂDURARU Forms of Electronic Training. Principles of Educational Games 36 Sorin BURLACU, Carmen Valentina RĂDULESCU, Olivia Florentina BĂLU Entropy and Negentropy, Societys Dilemma 42 Florina BRAN, Cristina ALPOPI, Carmen Valentina RADULESCU The Poultry Meat and Eggs Consumption Impact on Salmonellosis Cases 49 Ruxandra-Eugenia POP Consequences of Lifestyle Change on Population Health 54 Laurentiu RADU, Mirela STOIAN s Vegetables Production in the Context of Globalization and food Security 61 Ionica-Ionelia PALTAN (DIACONU), Daniela VACARIU (PĂDURARU) Nutritional Security in 68 Maria NICA, Ionut Laurentiu PETRE Food Security in the Context of Globalization 75 Alexandru-Gabriel POSTOLACHE, Victor-Adrian TROACĂ The Analyze of Mountain Tourism in Europe Union. Case Study-Sinaia 79 Carmen Georgiana BADEA, Ovidiu BUZOIANU, Florin Octavian MATEI Sustainable Marketing in Economy 86 Victor-Adrian TROACĂ, Alexandru-Gabriel POSTOLACHE Globalization and Marketing in the Context of the n Agriculture 90 Stefan Alin TODERASC Environmental Accounting Management 97 Mihai DORNEANU, Artur-Lucian BRĂILEANU Sale of Agricultural Land to Non-Residents An Attempt on National Security 102 Henriette Cristiana CALIN, Anca Marina IZVORANU, Ioana Claudia TODIRICA 7

8 The Role of Financial Governance in Achieving Development 109 Latfe ALHUSSEINAWI, Ileana ASHRAFZADE, Alberta GISBERTO, Jawad ZGHAIR A Study on the Correlation between Personality Typologies and Informational Risk 116 in the Field of Financial Reports Alexandra M. BOTOȘ, Florin C. BOTA Risk Measures Used by Insurance Regulatory Frameworks 123 Aurora Dina (MANOLACHE) Corruption in Europe 131 Carmen PÎRVAN, Ileana NIȘULESCU-ASHRAFZADEH Insolvency Risk. Application of Altman Z-score to the Auto Parts Sector in 138 Rodica BACIU (BOANTA), Petre BREZEANU Non-Financial Information Reported by Companies Listed on Bucharest Stock Exchange 146 Dalina DUMITRESCU, Liliana SIMIONESCU Money Laundering and Terrorism in the Context of Globalization 151 Maria NIȚU Contemporary Data Science for Finance Students Evidence from the Global Steelmaking Leader 157 Madalina Viorica ION (MANU) The Link Between Emigration and Financial Transactions 164 Simona-Andreea APOSTU Progressive Taxation and Economic Growth. Case Study on France 171 Andrei Ionuț HUȘMAN, Petre BREZEANU We All Speak English, but do We Write in the same Language? 179 Maria NEDELCU PASCU, Laura BRAD Testing the Applicability of the Fama-French Three Factors Model on the Bucharest Stock Exchange 187 Alexandra HOROBET, Violeta DUTA The Evolution of Change Management Approaches How Nudging and Behavioral Economics Can Help Organizations Transformations 194 Marius Constantin PROFIROIU, Aron Emil TĂTARU Strategic Management Process in s Central Public Administration 206 Alina Georgiana PROFIROIU, Constantin-Marius PROFIROIU Privatization of Electricity Supply and Distribution Services 215 Elvira NICA, Oana Matilda SABIE 8

9 New Management Practices for Obtaining Increased Organizational Performance 227 Ion POPA, Cristina MORĂRESCU, Simona Cătălina ȘTEFAN How Can Infrastructure Projects be Measured for Success? 233 Cezar-Petre SIMION, Ștefan-Cătălin POPA, Cătălina ALBU The Role of Socialization Networks in the Modernization of Public Administration 240 Sorin BURLACU, Cristina ALPOPI, Roxana-Maria BEJAN Possible Future Applications of the Blockchain Technology 245 Ioan RADU, Cleopatra SENDROIU, Mihai Ludovic DEMETER, Florin CAZACU Strategic Communication about Organizations Employees 252 Roxana ŞEITAN The Analysis of Some Determinants in the Efficiency of Social Inclusion Policies Using Data Mining Techniques 260 Cosmin SERBANESCU, Adrian VINTILESCU, Lacramioara CORCHES Omni-Channel a Solution for n Companies to Achieve Competitiveness on the Global Market? 273 Cosmin DOBRIN, Adriana DIMA Creating a Persona for Modern Organizations Decision-making Case Study: The Young Consumer of Statistic Data, in 280 Iulia Alexandra NICOLESCU New Public Management in 289 Andreea DRUGĂU-CONSTANTIN, Andra Karla SIENERTH Symbolic Management Harnessing the Search for Identity in Today s Economy 297 Cătălin PÎRVU The Role of Government in Developing the Management Consulting Industry in Countries 304 Rahil ASADI Education, Economic Growth and Unemployment: Evidence from 312 Georgiana Camelia CRETAN, Rodica GHERGHINA, Ioana DUCA, Mirela Anca POSTOLE, Marilena CIOBANASU Foreign Language Education in ASE Bucharest A Quantitative Approach 322 Viorela-Valentina DIMA, Florina MOHANU, Raluca-Elena HURDUZEU, Maria-Antoaneta LORENTZ, Cornelia PĂTRU Lifelong Learning for the Labor Market 334 Cornelia PĂTRU, Maria-Antoaneta LORENTZ, Viorela-Valentina DIMA, Florina MOHANU, Raluca-Elena HURDUZEU 9

10 New Institutional Design in Higher Education Systems. Challenges and Features for Universities 343 Marta-Christina SUCIU, Maria-Liana LACATUS Using Information and Communication Technologies in Helping Children and Adults from Rural and Remote Areas to Benefit from Distance Education 351 Florentina BURLACU The Influence of Foreign Direct Investments on Economic Policies in 359 Laura Elly NAGHI, Oana Ramona GLONȚ, Adina Alexandra DARMAZ-GUZUN Fiscal Efficiency and Indirect Burdens for Entrepreneurship in the European Unions 365 Clara VOLINTIRU, Mihai VOLINTIRU, George ȘTEFAN Changes in Values of Public Expenditure and Government Revenue and their Impact on Economic Growth: A VAR Approach Related to 373 Ramona-Mihaela BÂZGAN The Impact of the Intermodal Transport Infrastructure Connectivity on Foreign Direct Investment in the European Union 380 Cezar TECLEAN, Alexandru FOTIA The New EU Industrial Policy: A New Public Strategy or a New Business Strategy? 388 Mihaela BUICA Iraqi Investment Law, Advantages, Guarantees and Immunities from Punitive Damages 395 Al Jashami Muhammed Khariy QSAIR The True Meaning of Taking Ownership in the Pursuit of Sustainable Development : From Global to Local, from Macro to Micro, from Public to Private 403 Octavian-Dragomir JORA, Mihai-Vladimir TOPAN, Matei-Alexandru APĂVĂLOAEI, Mihaela IACOB The Importance of the Quadruple Helix Model in Emphasizing the Relationship between Higher Education and the Innovation Process 411 Laura WAHED, Camelia CANDIDATU, Liliana Nicoleta GRIGORE The Role of Academic Education in Fostering Students Entrepreneurial Spirit and Skills to Face the Requirements of the Business Environment 417 Liliana Nicoleta GRIGORE, Camelia CANDIDATU, Laura WAHED The Sharing Economy. A Demand for Sustainability 423 Bogdan Cristian ONETE, Doru PLEȘEA, Sonia BUDZ, Kejo D. STAROSTA Apple s Business Model in the Context of Internationalization 430 Claudiu CHIRIAC, Gheorghe HURDUZEU, Andreea-Alexandra Chiriac (ROȘCA) 10

11 Marketing between Big Data and Behavioral Sciences 437 Mihaela Eleonora CONSTANTINESCU, Cristina BALACEANU, Valentina ZAHARIA, Gheorghe MARINESCU Growth, Climate Change and Intergenerational Valuation 442 Valentin COJANU, Roxana BOBULESCU International Mobility for Work: the Case of n Youth 452 Monica ROMAN, Ioana MANAFI, Daniela MARINESCU, Laura MURESAN, Dorel PARASCHIV The Impact of Celebrity Endorsement in Advertising 460 Daniela SERBAN, Corina PELAU, Laura LAZAR Differences in the Perception on Artificial Intelligence Depending on Age 466 Corina PELAU, Bogdan NISTOREANU, Irina ENE Analysis of the Climate Change Framework International, EU and National Level 473 Daniela ZĂNESCU Including the Ecological Dimension in Enterprise Strategies 483 Monica PETCU, Iulia DAVID-SOBOLEVSCHI, Irina Diana IORDACHE The Energy Strategy from the Perspective of Transition to Clean Energy. Comparative Analysis of the Bioenergy Field in and Germany 490 Adrian TANTAU, Ana SERBANESCU The Role of Educational Services in Reducing Poverty and Social Exclusion 501 Ruxandra ARGATU, Ioana MARIN, Maria IONCICĂ, Andreea MARIN-PANTELESCU Rebranding in the Tertiary Sector Successful Experiences in Gaining Competitive Advantages 510 Rodica PAMFILIE, Adina-Gabriela CROITORU Medical Hotel Connecting Hospital and Hospitality in an International Context 517 Florența Larisa ILE, Gabriela TIGU, Călin ILE Migration Phenomenon and its Effects on the n Labor Market 525 Andreea Simona SĂSEANU, Răzvan DINA Investigating and Assessing n Students Perceptions of E-Learning 532 Cristinel VASILIU, Irina ALBĂSTROIU, Mihai FELEA Beyond the Functional Dimension of the Innovative Product Design: what other Features do Consumers Value? 539 Roxana PROCOPIE, Magdalena BOBE, Maria-Alexandra TOMA 11

12 Improving the Quality of Air Transport a Current Problem 547 Bogdan GEORGESCU, Daniel MOISE, Irina MAIORESCU, Liliana NICODIM Online Reviews: Measuring the Quality of Services on the 5* Hotel Market in Bucharest 553 Mihail-Ovidiu TĂNASE, Nicolae LUPU, Cristina Maria IORGULESCU, Olimpia STATE, Madalina Lavinia ȚALĂ The Role of Employees in Food Safety a Matter of Attitude,Knowledge and Behaviour. An Exploratory Study among Those who Directly Interact with Customers in Public Catering Units in Bucharest 560 Claudia-Elena ŢUCLEA, Iulian Gabriel PǍUN, Andreea Fortuna ŞCHIOPU, Maria-Cristina IORGULESCU, Iuliana POP General Overview of Gastronomy Tourism 568 Puiu NISTOREANU, Ana-Maria NICA, Mihaela PĂDUREAN, Andreea Fortuna ȘCHIOPU, Mihail Ovidiu TĂNASE The Influence of Consumer Attitude A Factor in Sustainable Marketing in Private Education Organizations 575 Ionel DUMITRU, Mădălin-Lucian CERCELOIU The Impact of an Improved Smartphone App s User Experience on the Mobile Customer Journey on the n Market 579 Theodor PURCAREA, Irina PURCAREA, Anca PURCAREA 100 Years of Validity and Modernity of the Lectures Held at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies. Applied research Virgil Madgearu s Economic Discourse 589 Dalina DUMITRESCU, Andreea ZAMFIR, Valentin LAZĂR 100 Years of n Economics Research & Education 599 Marta-Christina SUCIU, Luminiţa CHIVU, Daniela DUMITRU, Mina FANEA-IVANOVICI, Laura-Gabriela ISTUDOR Is there Path Dependence for s Labor Market? Relevance and Impact 606 Laura Mariana CISMAS, Cornelia DUMITRU Building a Function of Lifestyle in a Consumer Society 614 Alexandru TAŞNADI, Iustin Emanuel ALEXANDRU, Gheorghe USTINESCU Interdisciplinary Communication is a Successful Condition in an Organization 621 Silvia-Elena IACOB, Roxana-Lucia MIHAI s Competitive Advantage in a Knowledge Based Economy 626 Alexandru-Emil POPA, Ionut-Florin ZAMFIR 12

13 Recovery of Waste in the Context of Sustainable Development of Satu Mare County 632 Violeta BRAN, Laurentiu TESCAN Analysis of the Main Problems of the World Economy 640 Constantin CONSTANTINESCU, Evelina Petronela BALU, Octavian Florin MATEI The Impact of Globalization over Commercial Activities in the European Union 645 Ovidiu BUZOIANU, Evelina Petronela BALU, Karimov TURAL Management to Promote Rural Tourism in Moldova 650 Teodor CRISTIAN, Constantin CONSTANTINESCU, Carmen Georgiana BADEA The Society of Spectacle and Some of its Particularities in 656 Teodor Mihai NEGREA, Lelia Simona VOINEA, Dorin Vicențiu POPESCU 13

14 The 1 st International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences Challenges and Trends in Economic and Social Sciences Research April 2018 The Bucharest University of Economic Studies Assessment of Climate Change Implications on Food Safety and Human Health Raluca Andreea ION 1 Abstract At the beginning of the twenty-one century, the relations between climate change, pollution, food safety and human health become more complex. Climate change drives to abundance of pests and weeds that will need higher levels and use of chemicals and fertilizers on crops, leading, furthermore, to higher amounts of chemicals in food. Air pollution, as a form of climate change manifestation, is a major source of particulate contaminants that can accumulate in edible parts of plant and, then, in food. Under these conditions, the objective of this paper is to assess the impact of the use of chemicals in agriculture and the air pollutants accumulated in plants on human health affected by diseases caused by contaminated food intake. Data regarding digestive diseases are analysed in correlation to pesticide use and greenhouse gas emissions, as air pollutant, using the regression model. The main findings show that digestive diseases are correlated to pesticide and insecticide uses, but there is little information on how air pollution may increase food unsafety. The relevance of the study emerges from the fact that information on the burden of food contamination diseases can adequately inform policy-makers and help them to allocate appropriate resources for food safety prevention and control. Keywords: foodborne disease, food contamination, human health, climate change, air pollution, pesticide use JEL Classification: Q18, Q54, Q53, I15 1. Introduction Health is a concern of all people. It could be affected by many factors, but an alarming one is the climate, which worsened. High temperatures, extreme events, worsened air quality, and rising sea levels harm human health. Climate related factors may impact food safety through changes in temperature and precipitation patterns, air modifications, and changes in agricultural practices and contaminants transport pathways. The report of The Interagency Working Group on Climate Change and Health (Portier et al., 2010), outlining the research needs on the human health effects of climate change, describes these effects: Asthma, respiratory allergies, and airway diseases, caused by human exposure to pollen, moulds and air pollution, cancer, cardiovascular disease and stroke intensified by increasing heat stress, foodborne diseases and nutrition problems caused by food contamination. This study focuses on the last group of illnesses. A foodborne disease is defined 1 The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Department of Agro-food and Environmental Economics, Bucharest,, raluca.ion@eam.ase.ro. 14