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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Organic Waste Collection Coming to All Bellingham, WA Single

Scrap Monster 11 Dec 2024
Adding this service allows Bellingham to reduce waste, lower climate emissions and meet future statewide requirements ... Customers can place food scraps, food-soiled papers, yard waste and approved compostable packaging in their bins ... Organic waste, including food scraps and yard waste, makes up about 30% of Bellingham’s landfill waste....
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Gadgets: Make food last longer in your fridge

San Francisco Chronicle 11 Dec 2024
A company representative wrote in an email that she tested it and "can personally vouch for the fact that I have seen a notable difference in food shelf life, especially with fruits and vegetables." ... The world wastes about 2.5 billion tons of food every year, and the United States is the leader, discarding more food than any other country....
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Nevada man sentenced for illegally dumping grease waste into water treatment plants

Review Journal 11 Dec 2024
A Nevada man was sentenced to prison on Tuesday for illegally dumping grease waste and wastewater from food-service businesses into wastewater treatment systems in Nevada .......
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These industrial real estate projects to watch to bring hundreds of jobs, regional impact

Cincinnati.com 11 Dec 2024
The Enquirer's top projects to watch in industrial real estate range from properties dedicated to processing pet food to human food and more ... A Massachusetts-based company committed to reducing food waste is building a $100 million plant in Harrison, Ohio ... and package pet food....
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HKUST implements flexible work policies to enhance work-life balance and community engagement

Hong Kong Standard 11 Dec 2024
... various volunteer activities, including visits to elderly homes, beach cleanups, and food-saving programs. HKUST is planning to introduce additional initiatives such as urban planting and food waste recycling to further promote sustainability and support its net-zero action plan....
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‘I love to be a part of family traditions’: Just in time for holidays, Domestikated Biscuits gets permanent home

The Spokesman-Review 11 Dec 2024
She posted on Facebook, asking if anyone was interested in biscuits ... While Sousa grew up cooking with her grandmothers, she didn’t have any experience selling food ... Biscuits are a traditional food in the south, Sousa said ... Selling frozen food is also a good way to make sure none of the food goes to waste if it isn’t sold right away....
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Dutchess Legislature adopts $629.4 million budget for 2025

Daily Freeman 11 Dec 2024
... for the expansion of the Veterans Microgrant program, $100,000 for the development of a competitive grant program for organizations providing services such as meals/food to those experiencing homelessness and $75,000 for a zero-waste consultant to conduct a solid waste study....
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Lacking support, asylum seekers in Japan end up living on streets

Asahi News 11 Dec 2024
But soon after their arrival in Tokyo in autumn, they ended up living on the streets of the capital and scrounging for food from waste cans ... agency ... But in Japan, refugee claimants rarely receive immediate public assistance, such as housing and food ... “We had no food, so I rummaged through the trash for a long time, looking for something to eat....
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Composting: Turning waste to wealth

Kuensel 10 Dec 2024
By converting wet waste, particularly food waste, into organic manure, the initiative promises to reduce the environmental burden, enhance agricultural sustainability, and inspire a model of responsible urban governance. At present, the thromde generates about 400 kilograms of waste daily, over half of which is food waste....
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California bans ‘sell by’ dates: What you need to know about food labels

West Hawaii Today 10 Dec 2024
A new California law requires them in an effort to reduce the food waste that Californians produce — 6 million tons of it every year, according to the state Department of Food and Agriculture ...The end goal of AB 660 is to create consistency in date labeling practices, thereby reducing consumer confusion and consequently, food waste....
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Local, regional founders showcase social entrepreneurship to advance sustainable food solutions

Urdu Point 10 Dec 2024
Prince Abdulaziz discussed the dual challenges of food security in Saudi Arabia, where over 75% of food is imported, and the global crisis of food waste, which contributes 10% of greenhouse-gas emissions ... food products to consumers, is pioneering solutions to address these issues....
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Councils given freedom to cut bin collections to once a month

The Times/The Sunday Times 10 Dec 2024
The Conservatives had planned to introduce a “minimum backstop”, which would have meant councils would be expected to collect black bin waste at least fortnightly, alongside weekly food waste collections ... “no build-up of bad-smelling waste at kerbside”....

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