Food allergies have always been an important part of the food industry since the first time food allergens were noted. It can be very difficult and challenging to many food service industries when it comes to food allergies. According to FARE -- Food Allergen Research and Education -- “Researchers estimate that up to 15 million Americans have food allergies.”. That means that 15 million people that are aware of their food allergens will have some type of restriction when consuming food. This is very
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What does “food security” mean? Although there are several different working definitions of food security‚ all of which have evolved over time‚ the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations currently uses the following description: “Food security exists when all people‚ at all times‚ have physical‚ social and economic access to sufficient‚ safe and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.” FA similar definition has
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Pei Ting Peggie Introduction The 21st century has presented a major set of converging threats as the pressures of population growth‚ climate change and food insecurity are driving the world towards worsening hunger and malnutrition. Many people argue that Genetically Modified (GM) crops are promoted as a ‘Miracle Solution’ to solve the food shortage crisis since the use of genetic engineering enables genetic materials to be modified and in turn creates new varieties that exhibit desirable characteristics
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the affected individual feels powerless to stop. Millions of Americans have addictions to drugs‚ alcohol‚ nicotine‚ and even to behaviors such as compulsive gambling and shopping. Our recent studies suggest that millions of Americans are addicted to food‚ as well. An average American is bombarded daily with random propaganda to try to sell what some would consider "perfection". Most American citizens try to emulate those fictional characters in celebrity magazines. The truth is a lot of those pictures
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Food is essential for life. It should be pure‚ nutritious and free from any type of adulteration for proper maintenance of human health. Despite of improvement in production‚ processing and packaging‚ more poisons seem to be entering our food chain. For example Indian spices or ’masalas’ add taste and flavour to food and also help in digestion. Some spices like turmeric have an antiseptic effect on the body. But what is most important is the quality of these ingredients. Every consumer wants to
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12/13/12 Fast Food Advertisement Target Children “The problem is when that fun stuff becomes the habit. And I think that’s what’s happened in our culture. Fast food has become the everyday meal.” Michelle Obama stated this quote to inform America that fast food is becoming a problem in the U.S. Fast food had been making business since the 1960’s and proudly serving all across America (Schlosser. 4). It hasn’t been until the 1980’s‚ referred to “the decade of child consumer”‚ where fast food didn’t just
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De Leon ENG 240 May 5‚ 2013 Food for thought In today’s society‚ the increase in rates of obesity and related chronic diseases such as heart attack and diabetes is continuously rising due to unhealthy diet and this is because some people have limited access to supermarkets and fast food advertisements on television negatively impacts and appends to epidemic of obesity among children and adolescents. The issue‚ healthy foods are so expensive. With the continuous rise
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Genetically Modified Food Introduction Advancements in the understanding of genomics in the past century has allowed scientists to make use of their findings to improve lives of human beings. Yet‚ more and more drawbacks of such applications have been discovered‚ in addition to ethical issues that have been raised‚ many governments are urged to put a ban on the use of such technology. Genetically modified food is a good example of such case. In the recent years‚ the production of genetically
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Chelsea). Food poisoning is the result of ingesting organisms or toxins in your food. Food poisoning can affect one person‚ or it can occur as an outbreak among several people who all ate the same thing. Even though food poisoning is quite rare in North America‚ 60 to 80 million people get affected by food poisoning each year‚ and 6 to 8 million die from it each year. It mainly occurs at picnics‚ school cafeterias‚ or at big social events‚ like parties with food at them. These are all cases where food
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eat fast food? Each day‚ one in four Americans visit s a fast food restaurant. In 1972‚ we spent three billion dollars on fast food‚ and today‚ we spend over one hundred billion. McDonald’s feed more than forty six million people a day‚ which is more than the population of Spain. It is no secret- most types of fast food are bad for you. In the past‚ fast food was considered a treat‚ something to enjoy on a date or a family night out‚ but nowadays‚ more people are relying on fast food for their
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