Introduction Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Food is a basic necessity of our daily life. We need food to provide our body with energy and also to help build‚ maintain and repair our body cells and tissues. With reference to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs‚ food is classified as a physiological need which is thought of as the most important physical requirement for human survival. If these requirements are not met‚ the human body cannot function properly and will ultimately fail. As a consumer‚ the
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1. Causes of food spoilage and food poisoning. What is Food Spoilage? Food spoilage is caused by tiny invisible organisms called bacteria. Bacteria live everywhere we live‚ and most of them don’t do us any harm. Pathogens: Harmful Bacteria The bacteria we’re concerned with from a food safety standpoint are the so-called "pathogens" that cause food poisoning. And these pathogens‚ like salmonella or Escherichia coli‚ don’t produce any smells‚ off-tastes or changes in the food’s appearance —
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FAO[edit]In 2003‚ the WHO and FAO published the Codex Alimentarius which serves as a guideline to food safety.[5] However‚ according to Unit 04 - Communication of Health & Consumers Directorate-General of the European Commission (SANCO): "The Codex‚ while being recommendations for voluntary application by members‚ Codex standards serve in many cases as a basis for national legislation. The reference made to Codex food safety standards in the World Trade Organizations’ Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary
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“ Food Preservatives” Submitted in Partial Fullfillment of the Requirements for the subject of Advance Chemistry IV to the Pisco Private School By: Mary Maren M. Guanlao 4th year Blaise Pascal Mary Maren M. Guanlao Mrs. Maria Dulce Bongon Adv Chemistry IV 12‚ April 2013 Food Preservatives Food is all around us and is necessary for everyday survival. Yet it has become so different from what it used to be. With the
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labels in the food packages. Same may oppose my position. To argue that warning labels are necessary for fast food. It would cause consumers to think twice before they decide to eat fast food. However‚ my research has says warning labels should be on food and help people understands what they are eating. “Americans continue to face many challenges as they debater these important issues and aim to make the food supply as safe as possible”. Warning labels should be including in food packages because
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international food market‚ people from different countries have been exposed to different foods. Consumers of today have access to many types of foods introduced by migration‚ internet usage‚ food-related TV channels and magazines (Lan‚ 2010). Some British people now eat curry as their favorite food and American people eat sushi or spicy food as their favorite food (Lan‚ 2010). The relationship between food and culture has become important for the field of tourism industry. Research shows that food taste
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Fast food Many people nowadays depend on fast food restaurants in their daily life. Most of them particularly young people prefer to eat fast food such as hamburgers‚ hot dogs‚ French fries and pizza. There are many this restaurants are popular. The main ones are that the fast food is easy to get‚ cheaper‚ tastes delicious‚ and it is always ready. The main reason why fast food is so popular is because it is easy to get. Many people work long hours‚ so they do not have time to prepare their own
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Book Review - In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto In the book‚ In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto‚ author Michael Pollan commences his tale with a few straightforward words: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants”. In his introduction‚ An Eater’s Manifesto‚ Pollan discusses how the dietetic wisdom that was passed down from older generations has been heavily tainted by “nutritional science and food industry marketing” (Pollan‚ 2008). The first volume of the book entitled‚ The Age of
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The Truth about the Food Industry Food Inc. is an eye opening documentary about the food industry in America. It examines the less known facts about the food industry. Our nation’s food industry is controlled by only a few companies who are in control of their consumers’ health‚ the livelihood of the American farmer‚ and the safety of its works. We have bigger chicken breast and there are no longer any seasons for fruits and vegetables in the supermarkets anymore. This new type of farming has
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Killing animals for food: for & against The question of killing animals for food is very difficult because there are a lot of different reasons for people to kill animals and a great number of reasons why we mustn’t do it. Of course we can’t imagine our life without meat‚ sausages and other tasteful meals made of meat. But I think it’s really cruel and inhuman to kill animals. We are not gods and it’s not up to us to decide if they must live or should be killed. Who gave us the right to
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