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By Linda Jackson on 18 January 2021
A study finds on average people could be ingesting approximately 5 grams of plastic every week, which is the equivalent weight of a credit card.
Read moreBy Bridget Day on 05 December 2020
We celebrate World Soil Day on 5 December to celebrates healthy soils for a food-secure future. This years' campaign is "Keep soil alive, Protect soil biodiversity"
Read moreBy Guest Author on 18 November 2020
People are increasingly aware of the harm plastic waste causes to wildlife, and many would avoid buying single-use plastics if they could help it. But are the alternatives to plastic much better?
Read moreBy Linda Jackson on 23 September 2020
This Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation WILL change how you handle packaging
Read moreBy Guest Author on 24 June 2020
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Albany, Calif., is in the business of turning potentially wasted fruits and vegetables into good-tasting, healthful products. As director of the Western Regional Research Center (WRRC) in Albany, which focuses on solving food-manufacturi
Read moreBy Linda Jackson on 05 June 2020
A fascinating report was issued last year by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre for the food and beverage manufacturing sector.This report describes best practices (called best environmental management practices, BEMPs) that can provide food and beverage manufacturer
Read moreBy Guest Author on 18 March 2020
The emissions gap has grown significantly since 2010, when the first Emissions Gap Report was produced by the United Nations Environment Programme. A comment in Nature led by my colleague Niklas Höhne, professor at the University of Wageningen, reflected on these increases. Our a
Read moreBy Guest Author on 06 January 2020
Being vegetarian saves cows’ lives, but threatens the future of other sentient creatures...
Read moreBy Testo South Africa SANAS Calibration Lab JHB on 04 December 2019
Reducing food waste is profitable from three points of view. Saving costs, protecting resources and fighting hunger. Take a look at this infographic to see what Testo has to say about their take on food waste...
Read moreBy Food Focus on 29 November 2019
In summary: On 1 November 2019, veterinary services were alerted to clinical signs suspicious for Foot-and Mouth disease (FMD) in a herd of cattle on a farm in the Molemole local municipality of the Capricorn district, Limpopo...
Read moreBy SYSPRO Pty Ltd on 07 October 2019
You may have noticed that food waste is trending on many media channels recently. This is an international crisis which we as the food industry must urgently address. It is not only an ethical discussion but consider how many Rands does your business throw into waste every year?
Read moreBy Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on 30 August 2019
The debate on whether or not to wash raw poultry is a fierce one, but until recently it was not a debate backed by science. A recent study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) further demonstrates that individuals are putting themselves at risk of illness when they wash
Read moreBy Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on 30 August 2019
You’re about to sit down to a nice meal with a freshly cooked chicken breast. You have your dishes in the dishwasher and you’ve finished wiping down your surfaces. You’re done in your kitchen, right? Wrong! Whenever you cook raw meat or poultry, make sure you clean AND sanitize n
Read moreBy Guest Author on 28 August 2019
5 Meaningful Ways to Reduce Household Waste...
Read moreBy on 22 August 2019
PhD candidate Takunda Chitaka has been investigating exactly what is being washed up on Cape Town's beaches, from straws and sweet wrappers to bottle lids and cotton bud sticks.
Read moreBy Food Focus on 15 July 2019
Food Focus caught up with KFC this month following the news of their commitment to eliminating plastic straws in their 900 restaurants this month. We wanted to find out more about their sustainability efforts.
Read moreBy Guest Author on 27 May 2019
Giving food that would otherwise go to landfill to hungry people does little to ensure the well-being of Canadians who are food insecure.
Read moreBy Guest Author on 09 May 2019
The Indian Ocean has made its mark on the global news cycle this year. In March, tropical cyclone Idai made headlines as one of the most severe storms to have made landfall in Mozambique. Current estimates indicate that more than 1,000 people died.
Read moreBy Guest Author on 20 April 2019
Climate change is likely to have considerable impact on food safety, placing public health at risk, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Read moreBy Guest Author on 06 December 2018
It takes a lot to make a room of soil scientists gasp. Last month, I presented at the National Soils Conference in Canberra, and asked 400 colleagues a simple question: do you think soil will play as significant a role in food production in 100 years as it does today?
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