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The survey highlights Baltimore’s decline in food anxiety, but the racial gap in access to food is still remaining.
Credit: UNSPLASH/CC0 Public domain According to the latest results of the annual survey by the 21st century city initiative at John’s Hopkins University, researchers have discovered that there are serious races in access to hunger and grocery stores. There were fewer residents in the Baltimore area than 2023 who experienced anxiety. One of the most prominent results in the 2023…
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Environment
Climate change and land-use practices threaten traditional food sources in Russia’s Far East
Proportion of wild food consumed by households in different settlements in each region of the Sakha Republic. Credit: PNAS Nexus (2024). DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae523 Climate change and land-use practices could significantly alter the composition and availability of wild traditional foods in Russia’s vast Far East. This area is home to many indigenous peoples who rely on indigenous food. Native plants, animals,…
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Science
Organosilicon chemistry offers an alternative to PFAS in the food and medical industry
Many medical products require hydrophobic coatings to prevent cell adhesion or to optimize sliding and frictional properties. Fraunhofer IFAM has developed a fluorine-free coating that mimics the properties of previously available fluoropolymers, as demonstrated by hydrophobic coatings on synthetic nonwovens. Credit: Fraunhofer IFAM Due to the unique properties of PFAS, few chemicals can compete with them. This is why it…
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Environment
In Lake Erie, eliminating problematic algae starts with reducing the amount of food you feed.
Written by Joshua A. Bickel and Patrick Attula-Orsagos A liquid fertilizer tank is installed inside a concrete basin designed to limit the possibility of leaks at a farm in Forest, Ohio, Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel On a warm late summer night, a small speedboat cruised along the pea greens of Lake Erie, past beaches where…
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Environment
Understanding the relationship between food waste, climate change, and population aging
Researchers investigated how household food waste is related to a variety of demographic and economic factors and found that age plays a complex role. Credit: Dr. Yosuke Shigetomi, Ritsumeikan University Producing food and delivering it to people’s tables requires the consumption of large amounts of energy and resources. Unfortunately, around one-third of the food produced around the world goes to…
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Biology
Scientists discover that Pacific southern killer whales have access to enough food, deepening the mystery of their struggle
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Two marine mammal scientists from the University of British Columbia have discovered that the claim that a lack of access to salmon is the cause of the plummeting population of killer whales in the southern Pacific Ocean is false. In a paper published on the open access site PLOS ONE, Burak Saigiri and Andrew Treitz discuss…
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Other Sciences
Consumer food insights report highlights increasing use of food ordering apps
“Have you ever used a food ordering mobile application (such as UberEats, Grubhub, or a restaurant app) to order food for delivery or takeout?”, September 2024, Provided by: Purdue University According to the September 2024 Consumer Food Insights Report (CFI), nearly two-thirds of consumers have used a food ordering app at least once for takeout, delivery, or both. More than…
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Biology
Protecting EU food integrity standards with cutting-edge technology
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Are you really getting the fish you’re paying for? How real is the honey on your breakfast table? The rise in fraud in the agri-food chain is a growing concern for both consumers and producers. Strengthening the integrity of the EU’s food system by integrating cutting-edge traceability technologies, digital innovations and authenticity systems into existing safety…
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Science
Australians are confused about food expiry dates and storage, survey finds
Credit: Mat Brown from Pexels New research has revealed that Australians are wasting food due to unclear date labels and storage instructions. The report was released by RMIT University and the Food Waste Prevention Collaborative Research Centre. About a third of food is lost or wasted in Australia each year. The use by date indicates the last day the food…
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Biology
Seabird “food theft” could be source of deadly avian flu
Credit: Kindel Media from Pexels The deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus, which has killed millions of birds around the world since 2021 and can rarely infect humans, could spread through the food-stealing behaviour of some seabirds. A study published in the journal Conservation Letters suggests that food theft, also known as “kleptoparasitism,” in which some seabirds such as frigatebirds and…
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