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World Food Day: Reggae, Food, and Water

For those of us who were teenagers in the 1980s, it is difficult not to remember the famous Live record released in 1983 by the reggae band UB40. Almost 30 years later I am still listening to their sound. As we mark World Food Day on October 16, I am reminded of one of the songs in that album, Food for Thought. In fact, I ...

Oct. 16, 2013

By The World Bank

Daimer Debuts Pressure Washer for Food Processing Maintenance

Daimer Industries, Inc®., the globally recognized American brand of commercial pressure washer systems like gas pressure washer machines, high-end auto detailing machines, and many more technologies, is now shipping a powerful and eco-safe electric pressure washer in its Vapor-Flo® 8410. The advanced hot water pressure washer from Daimer® offers cleaning features designed to help ...

Jul. 15, 2013

By Daimer Industries Inc.

Wasted food is also wasted water

The world's growing food crisis - which triggered riots and demonstrations in over 30 developing nations early this year - is being aggravated primarily by wastage and overconsumption. 'Obesity is a much bigger problem than undernourishment,' said Professor Jan Lundqvist of the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). He pointed out that there are 850 million people worldwide who suffer ...

Aug. 25, 2008

By Environmental News Network (ENN)

Simply Fresh Fruit Enhances Food Processing With Eco-Safe Ozone Disinfection

Eco-Safe Systems USA, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ESFS) is pleased to announce an order to install Eco-Safe's largest ozone disinfection system plant-wide at the Simply Fresh Fruit Processing Facility in Vernon, CA. Michael Elliot, President of Eco-Safe, stated, "Simply Fresh Fruit has been providing fresh cut fruit to the Foodservice, Institutional, Airline, Casino, Club Store, School and Retail ...

Sep. 20, 2011

Portable toilets help provide safe water and food

It's hard to believe, but an estimated 2.6 billion people in the developing world - nearly a third of the global population - still lack access to basic sanitation services. This presents a significant hygiene risk, especially in densely populated urban areas and slums where contaminated drinking water can spread disease rapidly. Every year, some 1.5 million children die from diarrhea caused by ...

Mar. 24, 2010

By Worldwatch Institute

Future in Food - Achieving sustainability in the food industry

Environment & Energy Management and Certification Europe Limited have come together to bring the Irish food processing community a unique event, Future in Food which will highlight the challenges and benefits to Irish food and drinks manufacturers in achieving sustainability within their organisations. This event will bring 120 senior ...

Oct. 30, 2013

By Certification Europe

Report says conserve water through food efficiency

As food prices escalate and water scarcity extends worldwide, the best solution to both issues would be a global reduction in wasted food, a new international report says. Inefficient harvesting, transportation, storage, and packaging ruin 50 percent of food, according to the report, which was released last week by the Stockholm International Water Institute, the United Nations Food and ...

May 23, 2008

By Environmental News Network (ENN)

How food production impacts water quality

Our water systems are currently being threatened by the crops we grow and food we produce. In many countries, agriculture is the leading source of nutrient pollution in waterways—a situation that’s expected to worsen as the global population increases and the demand for food grows. So it’s timely that ...

Aug. 23, 2012

By World Resources Institute WRI

Reducing food loss and waste for a sustainable food future

It is estimated that by 2050 we'll need to produce 60% more food to feed a projected global population of 9 billion people. Our ability to feed this many people while advancing the economic and social well-being of the over 1 billion who are already malnourished represents a serious global challenge. Yet today one out of every four calories of food produced is lost or wasted. The ...

Jun. 21, 2013

By GLOBE Foundation

Water for Food & Beverage - Opportunities in water efficiency and gaining value from wastewater

The food and beverage sector is a multi-billion dollar market for water and wastewater treatment due to its intensive use of water. The ratios between water consumption and commodity production are huge: the sugar industry uses around 3,000 litres of water to generate just one tonne of sugar product, while the dairy industry consumes up to 18 litres to generate a single litre of produce. Over ...

Dec. 7, 2012

Cleaning Solutions for the Food Industry

IPC offers a full line of precision concentrated cleaners that are effective in a wide range of critical cleaning applications. An economical 1-2% concentration in water is effective for most cleaning applications. Typical uses include removing protein, starch, grease, fat, gum, oil and baked on soil from processing equipment, lines, tanks and filter memrbanes. Our line of cleaners ...

Dec. 21, 2015

By International Products Corporation

Water for Food & Beverage: Opportunities in water efficiency and gaining value from wastewater

The food and beverage sector is a multi-billion dollar market for water and wastewater treatment due to its intensive use of water. The ratios between water consumption and commodity production are huge: the sugar industry uses around 3,000 litres of water to generate just one tonne of sugar product, while the dairy industry consumes up to 18 litres to generate a single litre of produce. Over the ...

Mar. 15, 2012

Water and food security - Increasing water-use efficiency in agriculture

Water scarcity affects one in three people on Earth, and the problem could increase with population growth and as the impacts of climate change become more widespread. Water is our most abundant natural resource, but without doubt it is the most misused, undervalued, and least well managed staple of life. The demand for clean fresh water for human consumption and food production is rising almost ...

Mar. 18, 2013

By GLOBE Foundation

Moringa Biodiesel and Food Security

Globally, about 870 million people do not have enough to eat, and more than two billion suffer from micronutrient deficiency, according to United Nations (UN) food agencies. The Moringa tree is increasingly considered as one of the world's most valuable natural resources, as the main constituents of the tree have several nutritive ingredients. Its leaves, pods and flowers are considered good ...

Aug. 11, 2013

By Advanced Biofuel Center

New UV Disinfection System For Industrial Process Water

Designed for industrial and pharmaceutical process water applications, Hanovia's new AF3 amalgam* UV disinfection system offers a high microbial kill rate with low power consumption and low hydraulic pressure drop. Designed using CFD modelling tools, it is extremely flexible and can be installed either horizontally or vertically. The AF3's unique configuration produces an axial flow through an ...

Feb. 8, 2007

By Hanovia Ltd - a Halma Company

Abanaki Oil Grabber Oil Skimmer provides lowest-cost method for removing grease and oil from food processing wastewater

Abanaki Corporation offers the Oil Grabber Model 8 oil skimmer for the food processing industry where plant maintenance engineers are looking for the lowest cost, most reliable method of removing food greases and oils from the wastewater stream. Abanaki skimmers use the differences in specific gravity and surface tension between oil and water, ...

Mar. 17, 2010

By Abanaki Corporation

Dynamax, AquaSpy, Capilix Are Top Companies for Water Savings in Food Production

With world food prices soaring 70% in just ten years, the $4 trillion food and beverage industry, from farm to market shelf, faces enormous pressure to grow capacity for a hungry world in the face of enormous water and environmental risk. With manufacturers hitting practical limits in their water efficiency, the industry is looking farther upstream to control its massive water risk, according to ...

Oct. 24, 2012

By Lux Research

Analysis of the Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment Market in the Food and Beverage Industry

This Frost & Sullivan research service, titled analysis of North American water and wastewater treatment equipment in the food and beverage industry, provides an overview of the market’s drivers and restraints, industry challenges, market size, competitive structure, and market forecasts. Key end users discussed include diary, meat and poultry, beverages, fruit and vegetable processing, ...

May 31, 2012

Nestlé CEO warns water scarcity is major threat to food industry

Nestlé S.A. / Nestlé CEO warns water scarcity is major threat to food industry . Processed and transmitted by Thomson Reuters ONE. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ...

Feb. 25, 2013

By Thomson Reuters

Food waste harms climate, water, land and biodiversity - new FAO report

The waste of a staggering 1.3 billion tonnes of food per year is not only causing major economic losses but also wreaking significant harm on the natural resources that humanity relies upon to feed itself, says a new FAO report. Food Wastage Footprint: Impacts on Natural Resources is the first study to analyze the impacts of global food ...

Sep. 11, 2013

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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