Food

Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells to provide energy, maintain life, or stimulate growth.

Historically, people secured food through two methods: hunting and gathering and agriculture. Today, the majority of the food energy required by the ever increasing population of the world is supplied by the food industry.

Food safety and food security are monitored by agencies like the International Association for Food Protection, World Resources Institute, World Food Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization, and International Food Information Council. They address issues such as sustainability, biological diversity, climate change, nutritional economics, population growth, water supply, and access to food.

The right to food is a human right derived from the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), recognizing the "right to an adequate standard of living, including adequate food," as well as the "fundamental right to be free from hunger."

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The effort to reduce Lansing's food waste may inspire your habits to change

Lansing State Journal 04 Oct 2024
More than 19.2% of all trash that ends up in Michigan's landfills is food waste, by far the largest single category of waste ... Shiawassee St.Preventing waste and sharing fresh foods ... "You have restaurants not having to waste food, (and) you have our neighbors benefiting from receiving food they don't traditionally have access," Schmitt said....
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Renegotiating the treaty

Dawn 04 Oct 2024
Consequent to the massive infrastructure development based on the treaty — dams, diversions and unprecedented shutting down of major rivers — the Indus delta has been deprived of life-sustaining silt/ water supply, and the world’s fifth-largest mangrove forest (a significant ......
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Stubble as energy, fertiliser: 24 CBG units operational, 93 more underway in UP

Hindustan Times 04 Oct 2024
Through the use of Compressed Biogas (CBG) plants, stubble is converted into energy and high-quality compost, turning waste into wealth. By supplying stubble to these plants, farmers are transitioning from being mere food producers to becoming energy providers ... agricultural waste....
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AI drones are coming for dog owners

The Spectator 04 Oct 2024
What all dogs have in common, from the lowliest rescue hounds to the most adept hunting dogs, is that they all produce stinky waste. At the top of the food chain, but absent here, are the well-coiffed handbag dogs of Paris....
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Is the food in the fridge still good? California wants to end the guessing game

Journal Gazette 03 Oct 2024
The legislation signed by Newsom over the weekend aims at reducing both food waste and the state's climate-warming emissions ... With no federal regulations dictating what information these labels should include, the stamps have led to consumer confusion — and nearly 20% of the nation's food waste, according to the Food and Drug Administration....
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Pub is charging people for leaving too much food on their plates

Metro UK 03 Oct 2024
The Star Inn at Vogue, Cornwall, said it was the first time it had ever enforced the clearly stated policy after two customers were charged an additional £2.40 for wasting food ... ‘I’m sure if you were a customer later on in the day and I had to tell you I had no food left for your ......
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Is this Britain

The Daily Mail 03 Oct 2024
Mark Graham, 62, made the decision after he noticed the two women leaving a lot of food ... 'I'm sure if you were a customer later on in the day and I had to tell you I had no food left for your booking because it had all been wasted and gone in the bin you would not be very happy and would have made another social media post too.'....
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Brown’s Food Not Bombs chapter is working to feed Providence

The Brown Daily Herald 03 Oct 2024
Since 1980, the Food Not Bombs movement has spread internationally, forming independent chapters throughout cities across the country ... “The premise is that there’s so much food waste,” he said, “and how can there be so much food waste while at the same time, people are hungry?”....
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Re-thinking food waste: crafting blonde beers out of excess bread

Catalan News 03 Oct 2024
David Garcia has had its own bread bakery for eight years, and after seeing how much food was wasted, he decided to make his own blonde beer. ....
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Seeking to Cut Food Waste, California Bans ‘Sell By’ Labeling on Products

The Epoch Times 03 Oct 2024
28, would better inform consumers and “significantly reduce food waste.” Stamping food with quality or time limits is not required as part of the law....
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Tough plastic-killer bacteria discovered in US wastewater treatment plant

Interesting Engineering 03 Oct 2024
Each year, countless tons of plastic waste end up in Earth’s oceans, rivers, and landfills ... Among all plastic waste, PET is particularly problematic due to its durability and resistance to degradation. It is widely used in food packaging and beverage bottles ... Comamonas bacteria live in wastewater, where they break down plastic waste for food....
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Six Truths About Climate Action That All Companies Should Know

Time Magazine 03 Oct 2024
Danone North America, the food and beverage company, is actively working to achieve an internal zero-waste goal by 2025 by redistributing non-sellable but still edible products to food banks; sending organic waste to farms for animal feed or to be used as compost; and converting waste streams to biogas through anaerobic digestion ... Food Waste Pact....
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Passengers suffer due to poor maintenance of bus terminal

The Times of India 03 Oct 2024
The NWKRTC Hosur regional bus terminal in Hubballi is turning into a dumpyard, with plastic waste, pouches and overgrown grass cluttering the area ... A large quantity of waste has been thrown on the left side of the terminal ... left unused in the terminal due to waste dumping and dust....

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