Food is an essential constituent in human life. Nevertheless‚ some foods can be detrimental to a person’s organism by causing life-threatening diseases. For that reason‚ food safety comes into play. Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling‚ preparation‚ and storage of food in ways that prevent illness. This includes a set of laws that should be followed to stay away from potentially severe health hazards. Food can transmit disease from individual to individual‚ and also serves
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The current issue of junk food consumption and the overall obesity battle worldwide continues to expand rapidly. The suggestion to counteract this problem is the implementation of a “junk tax”. ProQuest states that‚ “’junk food tax’ refers to a tax placed upon fattening foods or beverages” (Par. 1). The intention of the tax is to minimize the consumption of unhealthy foods‚ which would expectantly lead to a healthier population. A junk food tax would also generate revenue for causes
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ALL ABOUT FA(S)T FOOD In 1921‚ after World War 1‚ vehicles became more popular and more affordable for the middle class; therefore‚ drive-in restaurants were introduced. Founded by Billy Ingram and Walter Anderson‚ the American Company White Castle‚ is generally credited with opening the second fast food outlet and first hamburger chain. Walter Anderson had built the first drive-in restaurant in Wichita in 1916‚ introducing a low cost and high speed hamburger restaurant. White Castle was tremendously
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WHAT IS FOOD? * Food is any substance that can be consumed‚ including liquid drinks. Food is the main source of energy and of nutrition for animals‚ and is usually of animal or plant origin. WHAT IS ADULTERATION? * “Adulteration” according to Chambers 21st Century Dictionary (1996) means "debasing something or rendering it impure by mixing it with something inferior or harmful." WHAT IS FOOD ADULTERATION? * Food adulteration is the act of adding or mixing something
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Euroland Foods S. A. Case Report Prepared by Lisa Simth October 18‚ 2010 Euroland Foods S.A. Case Analysis I. Introduction Euroland Foods Company was a publicly traded company since 1979. Theo Verdin founded the company in 1924 as a result in developing his dairy business. Euroland Foods Company saw itself as a multinational producer. The four products were high-quality ice cream‚ yogurt‚ bottled water‚ and fruit juices. Each product accounted for 60%‚ 20%‚ 10%‚ and 10% of the company’s
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Food for Thought Allfoods Corp. (Allfoods) is a calendar year-end company. On February 1‚ 2009‚ Allfoods announced that it was acquiring 80 percent of the outstanding common stock of Baked Beans Corp. (Baked Beans) in a business combination. On the acquisition date‚ Allfoods paid $40 million in cash and issued two million shares of Allfoods common stock to the selling shareholders of Baked Beans. All of the outstanding stock options granted to employees of Baked Beans will be replaced with Allfoods
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Introduction: Every year millions of people suffer from food poisoning due to uncontrolled application of agricultural chemicals‚ environmental contamination‚ use of illegal additives ‚ microbiological hazards and others but as a result of increasing awareness of consumers and their demands to provide them with safe‚ wholesome and high quality food have force many food premises to carry out a broad assessment and re-organize their systems of food control in turn to improve efficiency ‚ rationalization
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INTRODUCTION Background Whole Foods Market is a natural grocery store chain with 290 stores throughout the United States‚ Canada‚ and the United Kingdom. Founded in Austin‚ Texas in 1980‚ Whole Foods has consistently ranked in Fortune Magazine’s Top 100 Best Companies to Work For‚ placing 22nd on the 2009 list. The company has long been recognized for its unique human resource strategies that exist as reflection of the founding mission and values of the company. Whole Foods Market is in many ways has
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Food Waste? Too valuable to waste! According to statistics from the Environmental Protection Department‚ in Hong Kong‚ solid waste generated daily weighs around 17000 tones‚ of which around 30% is organic matter (2700 tones) which is roughly equal to 120 double-deck buses in size. Compared this to the US where‚ revealed by the Environmental Protection Agency‚ only 12% of waste stream was scrap of food in 2005. Extra care in disposal is required for these putrescible wastes‚ otherwise nuisance
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WHOLE FOODS CASE QUESTIONS 1. What are the chief elements of the strategy that Whole Foods Market is pursuing? Whole Foods Market is pursuing the elements in their strategy of fresh‚ natural and organic foods and products with no preservatives or artificial ingredients. Promote a healthier lifestyle and increasing consumer knowledge of food safety and environment. They also educate consumers on how pesticides affect the land as well as the human body. 2. Is Whole Foods’ strategy
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