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 Times Diary: Jeremy Bowen’s press pals in a stew

The Times/The Sunday Times 31 May 2023
The first casualty of war is not truth but supper plans. Or it is for foreign correspondents ... They all soon followed. Days later Bowen returned home to find forks still in food, a waste that disappoints him ... ....
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Waste food becomes quality food (Nordea Bank Abp)

Public Technologies 30 May 2023
). Compass Group has worked to reduce food waste for several years, but with Plateful on board, they have found someone they can grow with. - We have ten great staff restaurant concepts, and Plateful can play a role in each of them as our collaboration grows, says Daniel Skar....
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Leanpath Integrates with CBORD to Deliver More Precise and Actionable Food Waste Data

Victoria Advocate 30 May 2023
BEAVERTON, Ore., May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leanpath, the global leader in food waste prevention, is excited to announce a new partnership with menu management system provider CBORD ... Leanpath's in-kitchen food waste tracking solutions allow foodservice kitchens to capture a complete picture of what foods they are wasting and why....
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Avon to apply for USDA Composting and Food Waste Reduction grant for regional pilot program

Vail Daily 30 May 2023
Department of Agriculture Composting and Food Waste Reduction Pilot Program, an initiative with the goal of diverting organic waste from restaurants to generate compost and reduce greenhouse gas emissions ... McKinney said the pilot program would focus primarily on tackling restaurant food waste in its initial stages....
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Confusion over recycling crackdown as homeowners demand clearer rules on which items can be reused ...

The Daily Mail 30 May 2023
It is expected to require councils to collect paper and cardboard, plastics, metal cans and glass bottles and jars with separate collection - and at least two recycling bins - for food and garden waste separately ... by preventing food waste from contaminating recyclable materials....
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Prince George’s Co. to limit disposable utensils at restaurants

Wtop 30 May 2023
The County Bill, CB-014-2022, is an effort to reduce waste and applies to all county food service entities, including fast food, cafes, grocery stores, food trucks and more ... The county’s Litter Reduction Program aims to reduce waste in county waterways and more than 170,000 pounds of trash a year in the Anacostia River Watershed....
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Recycle LESS to cut down on waste: Ministers to launch drive to cut ‘wish-cycling’ - ...

The Daily Mail 30 May 2023
It is expected to require councils to collect paper and cardboard, plastics, metal cans and glass bottles and jars with separate collection - and at least two recycling bins - for food and garden waste separately ... by preventing food waste from contaminating recyclable materials....
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Government looks to tidy up guidance on recycling

AOL 30 May 2023
“We want to make waste and recycling collections simpler and more convenient for homeowners, including by preventing food waste from contaminating recyclable materials....
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New Spanish election date leaves more than 60 laws in the pipeline

Spanish News Today 30 May 2023
Food waste ... To counteract the huge amount of food Spanish households and businesses bin each year, the law would require all those employed in the food chain to develop a prevention plan to avoid waste, and unsold foods would be repurposed into other usable products....
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Government cracks down on recycling to be more environmentally friendly

Metro UK 30 May 2023
Its conclusions are likely to lead to councils being required to set up separate collections for paper, cardboard, plastics, metal cans and glass on one day and then food and garden waste on another ... including by preventing food waste from contaminating recyclable materials....
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Kenya wrestles with its plastic pollution problem

The Irish Times 30 May 2023
Low-paid workers sift through masses of waste in dangerous conditions while companies do little to reduce the environmental impacts of their products - but a new law could change that ... In the sprawling dump in east Nairobi, Emmanuel Lucy rummages through glass, metal, leftover food and dirt....
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Workshop on kitchen gardening,household waste recycling

Urdu Point 30 May 2023
Addressing the ceremony, Dean Faculty of Agriculture Professor Dr Athar Nadeem said that kitchen gardening and household waste recycling was the need of the hour, while promoting it could help meet food needs and make waste useful ... of household waste....
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LETTER: Recycling and composting towards a zero-waste future

Business Day 30 May 2023
By 2027, zero wet kitchen waste to landfill will be the new norm ... As municipal councils move down the road called the circular waste economy, so we as a nation begin the journey to food security....

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