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 Contamination and Poisoning You know when eating some kind of food‚ and it doesn’t taste right‚ look right or smell right? That means it could be contaminated with a dangerous substance that could harm the body. Food poisoning is the result of ingesting organisms or toxins in 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‚ food poisoning affects 60 to 80
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ty Running Head: FOOD SUSTAINABILITY 1 Running Head: FOOD SUSTAINABILITY 1 WRT 1020 00 07 6 February 2013 b WRT 1020 00 07 6 February 2013 b Amanda Rowley Food Sustainability has grown to be an important issue‚ affecting all parts of the world. In
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The chemical processes that take place inside food determine its nutritional value‚ taste‚ texture and freshness. Like any other organic material‚ food can decompose over a period of time. The importance of food chemistry lies in its ability to counter the effects of decomposition and spoilage and extend the shelf life of foods. Food chemistry is a science that studies the chemical processes that take place in food. All food products are made of biological materials that react and interact in different
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Food waste or food loss is food material that is discarded or unable to be used. Various political organizations and entities have their own definition of what constitutes food waste. The causes of wasted food are numerous‚ and occur at the stages of production‚ processing‚ and retailing. As of 2011‚ 1.3 billion tons of food‚ about one third of the global food production‚ is lost or wasted annually. Loss and wastage occurs on all steps in the food supply chain. In low-income countries‚ most loss
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Carry Out the Recycling of Food Waste in Tsuen Wan A. Introduction From the Environmental Protection Department‚ 3584 tonnes of food waste are produced in Hong Kong everyday and it fill up all the landfills in Hong King. To reduce food waste‚ the government propose recycling of food waste. The following report will analyse the opinions on whether the government should carry out recycling of food waste in Tsuen Wan. Food waste is defined as uneaten food and food preparation wastes from
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Written Assignment 4 Food Security “Most of us live in a food secure environment where we don’t worry about having enough to eat. Unfortunately‚ that is not true for everyone.” According to the United States Department of Agriculture‚ food security relates to quantity and availability for an active and healthy life style. (USDA ERS‚ 2013) Today there is an enormous availability of food‚ at a great variation of quality and costs. There is always an overwhelming amount of food options. However‚ there
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Professor A. Madsen English VO1 A 6 November‚ 2012 Is Organic Food Worth the Extra Cost? With technology reigning‚ it’s no wonder that in today’s world‚ food is being processed more quickly and efficiently to feed millions of mouths a day; however‚ there are also a handful of people who decide not to eat processed foods which is why in recent years‚ organic foods have begun to rise in popularity. Most people purchase organic foods because they believe it is healthier for them and that it pledges
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Our Food Choices Exploring the influences that affect our food choices can help us make better decisions when choosing the right foods to eat. Eating healthy plays many roles in our ability to maintain good health and such factors include taste and enjoyment‚ culture and environment‚ social life and trends‚ cost and time‚ and just having the knowledge to eat nutritiously is important for our overall health (ch. 1). Do you enjoy certain foods and eat them often‚ and avoid other foods that are
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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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