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Food processing plants are highly susceptible to accidents due to the high level of moving parts and machinery that workers deal with. [8] Conspiracy theorists claim that there has been a rise of these accidents, though it is likely the result of stress on the reopened supply chain, rather than a deliberate plot to attack the infrastructure. [9]
Short Food Supply Chains and Local Food Systems in the EU. A State of Play of their Socio-Economic Characteristics. a publication of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission; Short Food Supply Chains as drivers of sustainable development. Evidence Document. This document is the result of a joint collaboration among practitioners ...
This report understands food loss and waste as the decrease in quantity or quality of food along the food supply chain. Empirically it considers food losses as occurring along the food supply chain from harvest/slaughter/catch up to, but not including, the retail level. Food waste, on the other hand, occurs at the retail and consumption level ...
The relationship between food and society, once moderated by culture, is now confused. To teach more about those choices, Pollan describes various food chains that end in human food: industrial food, organic food, and food we forage ourselves; from the source to a final meal, and in the process writes a critique of the American method of eating.
A shortage of fertilizer coming from Russia, one of the most important suppliers, has only added to the problems, driving import-dependent countries with higher costs and less food to eat. “You ...
Humans do not rely on olfaction for survival to the same extent as other species. Instead, smell plays a heavier role in aesthetic food perception and gathering information on the surroundings. [1] Nevertheless, humans also communicate via odorants and pheromones, exerting both subconscious and conscious (artificial) scents. [citation needed]
A new study has shown that exposure to a fishy smell can make people more suspicious, raising their level of critical thinking skills.
Rancidification is the process of complete or incomplete autoxidation or hydrolysis of fats and oils when exposed to air, light, moisture, or bacterial action, producing short-chain aldehydes, ketones and free fatty acids. [1] When these processes occur in food, undesirable odors and flavors can result.