Did you know‚ food poisoning has increased dramatically in the last ten years? This makes it much more important for vigilance by food businesses. Since 1965 the cases of food-borne illness has increased from 20‚000 to just short of 100‚000 now. There has been no single reason identified to why this number has increased‚ but this could be because of: Changes in eating habits‚ a greater reliance on re-heated food. Eating out is much more popular now‚ so more people are aware of food hygiene‚ therefore
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FOOD QUALITY Quality * Relates to excellent product or services that fulfills or exceeds our expectations Food Quality * Includes all attributes that influence product’s value to the consumers. This includes‚ Negative attributes (e.g.spoilage‚ contamination with filth‚ discoloration‚ off odors & flavors; Positive attributes (e.g. origin‚ color‚ flavor‚ texture and processing method used -Food Quality is a term which may refer to several things: ♣ the extent to which food contains
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Food Security in America In our class‚ we each had to do a presentation on a problem that was presented in David Shipler’s novel‚ The Working Poor. I chose to focus on food security versus food insecurity in America and how we as Americans‚ can help end food insecurity in our communities. The level of food insecurity in America declined between 2004 and 2005 from 11.9% to 11% and then stayed about the same until 2008. In 2008‚ the stocks crashed and food security plummeted with it‚ with 14.6%
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Summer 2013 Whole Foods Case Analysis Since John Mackey opened the first Whole Foods Market in 1980‚ Whole Foods has grown into one of the largest supermarkets chain in the nation. In the 80s‚ Whole Foods expanded mostly through acquisition. By late 90s and early 2000s‚ Whole Foods expanded more through opening their own new stores. By 2006‚ it became the nation’s largest natural foods retail chain and was listed on the Fortune 500 list. This paper is going to discuss Whole Foods’ strategy‚ the resources
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Slow Food: a better way of living and eating In modern society‚ where every hour is rush hour‚ we eat in our cars‚ at our desks‚ on the go or in front of the TV. We purchase at a drive-through‚ take-out‚ and delivery service to eat prepared meals. We do this because it fits in our fast society and matches our lifestyle; however‚ a series of problems occur with eating Fast Food. People are getting less healthy‚ and they start worrying about this kind of eating habit; therefore‚ people start to
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obese than those of above-average economical resources. I believe that there are four major reasons why low-income adolescents are more likely to be obese. The high prices of good quality foods have a great impact of accessibility to those who can’t afford to buy such products. A strong marketing force for junk food has proven to be a direct contributor to obesity in America. The lack of jobs for adolescents in this economy has been increasing‚ creating a bigger hole to succumb to inadequate nutrition
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wondered why organic foods are more expensive? Why organic foods are kept separately from the other food in a grocery store? Why some produce has special labels? The food all looks the same on the outside. An apple marked organic looks the same as any other apple in the produce section of the store. The difference is not the outward appearance but how the apple was grown and processed. The word organic gives the impression that the food will be safer and more nutritious to eat than food without the organic
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Food additives are substances that are added to the food. They serve as different functions such as preservation‚ flavorings and colorings‚ antioxidants‚ and stabilisers. They are added in the manufacture process intentionally or unintentionally. There are many different food additives‚ and they can be classified as natural or artificial. Most food additives are naturally occurring‚ and some may even be beneficial. The common natural food additives such as citrus acid and ascorbic acid‚ for example
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Journals Full Length Research Paper Food safety regulations: reducing the risk of foodborne diseases in rural communities of Abia state‚ Nigeria G.E. Ifenkwe Department of Rural Sociology and Extension‚ Michael Okpara University of Agriculture‚ Umudike‚ Abia State‚ Nigeria. E-mail:godwinifenkwe@yahoo.com Abstract Most kitchens‚ grocery stores and catering houses‚ especially those in rural communities‚ will fail abysmally if subjected to hygiene and food safety tests. This is in terms of meals/drinks
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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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