What is GM food? Genetically modified food (GM food‚ or biotech food) refers to any food or food ingredient that is‚ or is derived from‚ an organism in which the genetic material has been modified using modern biotechnology. How does GM food be produced? Nowadays‚ scientists can identify and modify genes controlling specific characteristics using modern biotechnology. They use a variety of biotechnology‚ such as biochemical "scissors" to cut the DNA sequence at a specific place‚ and then select
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Food Allergies Food allergy occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks a food protein‚ confusing it to be a hostile invader. Ingestion of the offending food may trigger the sudden release of chemicals‚ including histamine‚ resulting in symptoms of an allergic reaction. The symptoms may be mild (rashes‚ hives‚ itching‚ swelling‚ etc.) or severe (trouble breathing‚ wheezing‚ loss of consciousness‚ etc.). A food allergy can be potentially fatal. It is estimated that approximately 12 million Americans
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Analysis on Fast Food Culture and Its Double-side Effects to the world from the Development of American Fast Food Analysis on Fast Food Culture and Its Double-side Effects to the world from the Development of American Fast Food Outline Ⅰ.Introduction Ⅱ. Brief History of American Fast Food Famous Brands of Fast Food 1. McDonald’s 2. KFC Ⅲ. The Development of Fast Food Industry Ⅴ. Globalization Ⅵ. Conclusion 陈秋丞(jack) 1226210934 English class 1209 (semester 2-2013) June 6th 2013
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Food Insecurity Nutrition is important for healthy life. Many people are still hungry around the world even though there is mass production of food. This is because of unhealthy food production. In today’s world we see many obese people because of high intake of high fat and cholesterol containing food. It is important to have a healthy diet/ nutritional intake for individuals to have good foundation for physical and mental health. Now a day’s healthy food is getting more expensive rather than
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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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Storage & Food Handling . Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling‚ preparation‚ and storage of food in ways that prevent food-borne illness . Diagram1. Food Safety Diagram2. Food Storage and Temperature Diagram4. Food Storage Diagram3. Temperature and Bacteria Cooling Foods Safely One of the leading causes of food-borne illness is improperly cooled food. Cooked foods that are to be stored need to be cooled to below 41°F/5°C as quickly as possible. This
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Eric Earnhardt “Fast Food Linked to Obesity: An Annotated Bibliography” A large controversy in the field of health and food today is the effects that fast food and industrialized food have on our wellness. The convenience of obtaining food has become the main objective in society‚ but is it taking a toll on our health? Fast food restaurants such as (but not limited to) McDonald’s and Burger King are a major aspect to how a
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Food is any substance‚ usually composed primarily of carbohydrates‚ fats‚ water and/or proteins‚ that can be eaten or drunk by an animal or human for nutrition or pleasure. Items considered food may be sourced from plants‚ animals or other categories such as fungus or fermented products like alcohol. Although many human cultures sought food items through hunting and gathering‚ today most cultures use farming‚ ranching‚ and fishing‚ with hunting‚ foraging and other methods of a local nature included
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like "light" and "low-fat" on food packages that had no nutritional meaning. As a result‚ shoppers were often led to believe they were buying products that were more helpful than they really were. Nutrition panels on labels were also confusing and hard to read. But the Australia New Zealand Authority (ANZFA) changed all that. In March 2001 the ANZFA defined new standardized terms that appear on food labels such as "low-fat"‚ "reduced" and "lean" to control how food manufacturers could put their facts
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Food Tourism Food tourism refers to trips made to destinations where the local food and beverages are the main motivating factors for travel. It is also known as “Gastronomic tourism”‚ “tasting tourism” or “culinary tourism”. What this means is there is a particular audience of people who are willing to travel the world in order to sample and experience authentic international cuisines. In Food tourism‚ food is the attraction. DIFFERENT STAGES OF FOOD TOURISM: • Pre- travel: food from the
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