genetically engineered crops, or genetically modified (GM) foods, as they are often called. Specifically it will discuss why genetically engineered crops will help residents of the Third World. Ultimately, each year the world is generating too many Continue Reading...
Food Genetically Modified Crops -- America says 'Yes' while the European Union and the Sudan says 'No! Recently, the famine-stricken nation of the Sudan turned away an entire load of crops and seeds that could have filled the bellies of many of its Continue Reading...
Food, Inc. The Industrialization of Farming and Agriculture: Effects on the Environment and the Way We Live The film Food, Inc. By award winning documentary maker Robert Kenner starts out with a simple goal: it wants to find out where our food com Continue Reading...
The section on animals was particularly heart-wrenching. In a society built on consumer excess, the meat industry has proliferated to the extent that it has become a disgusting parody of itself. We are no longer talking about families gathered arou Continue Reading...
The specifications about label placement were "to reduce consumer confusion about food labels, to aid them in making healthy food choices" and the act as a whole was supposed to encourage manufactures to engage in healthy product innovation by givin Continue Reading...
GMO producers also feel that this would give consumers the impression that GMOs are unhealthy or unsafe and that non-GMO crops are preferred (Raab & Grobe, 2003). Valid scientific evidence is lacking as to whether GMOs are healthy or unhealthy Continue Reading...
Peter Andree entitled "GM Food Regulation: An Analysis of Efforts to Improve Genetically Modified Food Regulation in Canada." Andree reports on a trade dispute of an ongoing nature over genetically modified organisms occurring between the European U Continue Reading...
For example, the plants produced through genetic modification can pollinate with the conventionally produced plants and can make them genetically modified as well. (Kaplan 1-15) In addition to that, the genetically modified crops that were develope Continue Reading...
Harry Collins with Delta & Pine Land asserts that "protection systems" (the terminator seed) will "…help farmers in all areas of the world gain access to the most technologically advanced tools and products" allowing them to produce "more Continue Reading...
If China can do it, other countries can build up their food supplies as well, but they may need help from the United States when they implement projects. Another area of food supply that is suffering from the Earth's growth in population is fishing Continue Reading...
Company Strategy: Whole Foods On the surface, Whole Foods has a unique, almost counterintuitive philosophy. Rather than stressing value and volume in terms of food sales, it instead offers more expensive organic and specialty goods. However, its nic Continue Reading...
Why are we feeding our children things that we wouldn't even feed our pets? The bottom line is that Pollan makes a very good point about how we as humans have come to be so separated from the natural world. Animals in the wild don't worry about foo Continue Reading...
There is some hope within some countries but maybe no hope between countries. As long as there are disparities within the economic balances of different countries there will always be food being used as a political weapon. Those countries that do h Continue Reading...
Cloning has been a hot issue in the news media in recent years. Many feel that it is a good idea and that there could be many benefits to mankind. However, there are those who feel that the issue is beyond our human capabilities and that we are play Continue Reading...
The current food distribution system exists for economic reasons, not of pure malice. The current food distribution system "…does involve transportation costs, but it also puts food production where it is cheapest," in the most fertile areas Continue Reading...
Organic Food Motivation Research The fiscal crisis of 2009 did not dissuade people from digging a little deeper into their noticeably thinner wallets to pay a lot more for food that they can trust. Sales of organic food rose by 5% during the global Continue Reading...
How Fast Food Restaurants are Reacting to the Shift to More Organic Foods: To remain competitive, fast food restaurants have had to turn to innovative products, often redeveloping their product lines, to meet the changing demands of consumers for or Continue Reading...
Globalization of Agriculture, Food Production and Resources The Ideology and the Reality of Food Production and Agriculture Green is good. Buy organic. Down with genetically modified 'franken foods'! Such environmentalist assertions have the ring o Continue Reading...
sustainability foods eaten humans impact environment. Which foods highest impact environment? Which foods smallest? Why? How, individuals, make decisions-based data? Should information shape public policy? If, ?. There is presently much controversy Continue Reading...
A report by Elliot (2009) also refers to other positive aspects of organically grown food. "…research found higher level of antioxidants -- which help the body to combat cancer and cardiovascular disease -- in organic foods" (Elliot, 2009). I Continue Reading...
Whole Foods Market Significant key points Key financial indicators Graph of sales growth from year 2002 until 2011. Opportunities Threats Strengths Weakness SWOT and TWOS analysis TOWS Strategic Alternatives Matrix Pros and Cons Implementa Continue Reading...
FSMA Preventative Controls Rule and GMO Labeling Introduction During his campaign Donald Trump pledged to roll back regulations. Upon entering the White House, President Trump made good on that promise with the January 30, 2017, Executive Order (EO) Continue Reading...
Whole Food-Based Supplementation vs. Fragmented Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation Americans' interest in nutrition has grown in proportion to their waistlines over the last 30 years or so. Further, as healthcare in general improves and the populat Continue Reading...
causes of foodborne illnesses include inadequate hand washing at any stage including the consumer, cross-contamination such as using the same cutting board for meat as cheese, improper storage temperatures such as a refrigerator that is not set cold Continue Reading...
Introduction When it comes to the great debate over whether it is healthier to eat local foods or organic foods, there are arguments to be found on both sides. But at the end of the day, one has to decide what one is really seeking to achieve by choo Continue Reading...
Intrapreneurial Opportunity Within 3 Squares Restaurant Identification of the Opportunity Squares Restaurant has identified various opportunities it intends to pursue. The most interesting opportunity is the company's strong interest in things l Continue Reading...
A farmer in each year can produce enough food to feed a hundred people, according to Pollan (2001), but this productivity comes with a heavy price: "The modern industrial farmer cannot grow that much food without large quantities of chemical fertili Continue Reading...
Healthy Employee Pay Less for Insurance Premiums? Statement of the Issue The objective of this work is to examine whether the healthy employee should contribute less towards their health insurance premium than employees who are less healthy. Emplo Continue Reading...
Gene Technology Genetically Modified Crop Plants The term genetically modified organisms, popularly referred to as GMOs, constitute crops, animals and even microorganisms that have undergone development my man and technology. Through the great leap Continue Reading...
genetically modified (GM) foods in the last half of the 20th century created a whirlwind of controversy in the developed. Critics argue that genetically modified foods are unnatural and unsafe, while supporters note that genetically modified foods c Continue Reading...
.several aspects of gene insertion may be more hazardous than traditional plant crossbreeding" (Roseboro 2011). The memo came to light during the 1990s when a suit was brought against the FDA, arguing that allowing GMOs to be released into the market Continue Reading...
genetically modified or altered (GM) crops. Specifically, it will discuss information on GM crops, the risks, the benefits, and how GM crops differ from traditional plant breeding. Genetically modified crops are not new, they have been in existence Continue Reading...
Scientific and Political Aspects of Genetically Modified Foods While there is little controversy over many aspects of biotechnology and its application, genetically modified (GM) foods have become the target of intense controversy. This controversy Continue Reading...
Corn pollen had a high mortality rate (44% in 4 days) compared to those fed on and regular corn pollen showing no mortality. [Frontline/Nova] The allergenic potential of the transgenes that are used in GM products is a frightening problem. A notice Continue Reading...
