Sentences with phrase «food chain problems»

The Yield is transforming food and farming practices with scalable digital technology by using Internet of Things data science, climate sensing and artificial intelligence to solve farm level and food chain problems.

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Ongoing problems with its supply - chain meant the retailer struggled to keep even basic products like baby food and laundry detergent on the shelves, while, in some cases, it may have gone too far to «Canadianize» the merchandise it does have in stock.

Its co-packer was reluctant to give it excess capacity at the expense of its other clients — a frequent problem in the industry, says William Madden, a food and beverage supply chain consultant.

The 20 that received failing grades, which represent the majority of the best - selling food chains in the US, haven't showed that they are responding to this growing problem, the report stated.

Other new questions about environmental issues include large - scale land acquisitions in the supply chains of food companies and related human rights problems.

This could play a role in reducing global health problems caused by the current food production value chain.

The burrito chain, still trying to recover from a series of food safety problems in 2015 that decimated the once high - flying company's business, said on Tuesday that sales at established restaurants, fell 4.8 % in the fourth quarter, their fifth straight quarterly decline and slightly deeper than the 3.7 % drop analysts were expecting.

Of all the problems in America we get up in arms over a fast food chain.

«There's no question that a patchwork of state food laws across the country with different labeling mandates and requirements will create confusion for consumers, cause significant new costs for Americans, and lead to critical problems for our nation's grocery supply chain,» said Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers Association.

It is now widely thought that raising production levels alone will not solve the problem and that what is needed is greater efficiency in supply chains to raise food outputs and help reduce consumer prices.

Gastronomy can be understood as another link in the food chain, and as a change factor that offers a different perspective to the conventional outlook, and seeks solutions to social problems which, after all, affect all of us.»

Then, raise awareness of the issue and that the problem can be addressed, both amongst consumers and the food and drink supply chain.

I get it that JO has brought more attention to the school food issue, but it is so often the wrong kind of attention, the kind that seeks to blame those lowest on the food chain — the cafeteria ladies, the local schools, the local nutrition director — for problems which are coming from the top — the criminally low Federal funding that forces schools to rely on cheap processed food; the thicket of government regulation which must be followed no matter how senseless, and hoops which must be jumped through to get the pitifully low reimbursement; the lack of ongoing Federal funds to pay for equipment repair or kitchen renovation, forcing schools to rely on preprocessed food instead of scratch cooking, unless they can pass the hat locally to pay for a central kitchen to cook fresh meals.

Regional food hubs are now emerging across the country to address these problems, creating strategic partnerships with farmers, distributors, aggregators, buyers and others all along the supply chain.

A number of new companies are engineering alternative foods in the attempt to overcome the ethical, environmental and economic problems that burden our food chain.

Chemicals in the sediment can cause reproductive problems in mammals, birds and aquatic life, and they become increasingly concentrated as they move through the food chains of ecosystems.

Consumer food waste carries the highest environmental impact compared to losses earlier in the food chain, and it is no longer a problem concentrated only in higher income countries.

Buchanan agrees there are alternative solutions by building food chain infrastructure and trade, but he adds: «If we are to address the problems affecting our future well - being on the planet, we have to be far more visionary.»

The real problem is that the greatest burden generally falls on communities least equipped to deal with it, places that are already economically at the bottom of the food chain.

It basically said that populations of larger fish would just move but the big problem could be changes in the plankton, which is the basis of the food chain.

The problems could run all the way up the food chain: Reduce the menu for one animal, and you've reduced the menu for other animals, as well (fewer sea butterflies means hard times for the animals that eat sea butterflies).

If nausea and vomiting are creating problems and keep you from wanting to eat high - protein foods like steak and eggs, try a shake with whey protein and added branched - chain amino acids.

Kristin S, legumes are one of the categories of foods recommended to be eliminated during the Whole 30 (and for many people, an ongoing no - no in addition to grains) because of their phytates and short chain carbs that aren't properly absorbed, then acting as food for bacteria in the gut which can cause an overgrowth, leading to gut problems and systemic inflammation.

There are a number of potential deficiencies and imbalances that could develop on a diet devoid of nutrient - dense animal foods: some people may become deficient in cholesterol if they do not make enough of their own; plant goitrogens, some of which require vitamin B12 and sulfur amino acids for their detoxification, could contribute to thyroid problems; deficiencies of vitamin B6, long - chain omega - 6 and omega - 3 fatty acids, zinc, and fat - soluble vitamins A, D and K2 could also develop.

The problem: My meal plan gave me access to every fast food chain on campus.

When this algae makes its way up the food chain, domoic acid can cause seizures and other brain problems, mostly in sea lions.

Obesity is an energetic problem in the food chain impairing human existence promising to bring catastrophes if not solved accordingly.

There's been a lot of talk lately about the food crisis, and particularly linking it to growing crops for biofuels (a highly inefficient process which seems to drive prices up, particularly in US policy), but Frances More Lappe argued in her books several years ago that there is, in fact, enough food on the planet to feed us all, but localized political troubles (grain rotting in Haitian ports), increasing desertification, food waste, and problems with global supply chains are better explanations for why so many go hungry.

The problem is not so much population growth, but China's rising affluence, which is allowing its population to move up the food chain, consuming more grain - intensive livestock, poultry, and farmed fish.

The FAO has also published a comprehensive tool - kit as a companion to the study; it contains recommendations on how to reduce food loss and waste along the food chain, and details projects around the world that are seeking to tackle the problem.

A related problem is the likely great increase of poisonings from microplastic / toxin interactions in marine food chains.

But single - use plastics, which you use for a few minutes and then discard, have created a major pollution problem - our ocean is filling up with plastic trash, choking fish and marine life and even entering the human food chain.

Microplastics are known to disrupt our hormonal systems and we risk facing growing health problems if microplastics continue to enter our food chain, for example, through the seafood we eat.

Selenium is a micronutrient that bioaccumulates up the food chain and has been linked to a variety of problems, including deformed fish.

Scientists caution the current frantic increase of seawater acidity is already causing serious problems for the pteropod, a sort of sea snail vital for the Arctic food chain.

According to Physorg, «Scientists caution the current frantic increase of seawater acidity is already causing serious problems for the pteropod, a sort of sea snail vital for the Arctic food chain.

It's a great goal, and the problem of plastics in our ocean is no small matter — it kills marine animals and has worked its way into the food chain.

Studies have shown health problems among plankton and other small organisms that eat microfibers, which then make their way up the food chain.»

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But the problem has been growing — out of public view — for several decades, probably in annual budget negotiations for federal research agencies at the top of the research food chain.

Evaluating the safety of and establishing a suitable regulatory status for the intended use of a food - contact material early in the product development stage, maintaining excellent records, and properly communicating regulatory compliance information along the supply chain are the best ways to avoid problems.

The project aims to use blockchain technology to bring transparency and accountability to supply chains around the world and fight persistent problems like counterfeit goods, food safety violations and sweatshops.