Tag Archives: Food

Should food delivery focused restaurants be structured differently ?

Posted on September 17, 2016 by aviyer2010

An article in Forbes (July 1, 2016) titled “How Food Delivery startup Maple Moves Fast by starting from Scratch” describes production choices made by Maple, a company focused on food delivery. The article claims that focusing on delivery and using … Continue reading →

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Implications of the “Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act 2015” passed by Congress

Posted on September 17, 2015 by aviyer2010

A discussion of the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act in (http://www.fooddemocracynow.org/blog/2015/jul/23-0) describes the law’s impact on blocking states from passing voluntary GMO labeling laws. A Cornell study by William Lesser had estimated the impact of such labels at $500 … Continue reading →

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The impact of a US bill requiring 75% of US food aid to be shipped on American vessels

Posted on April 29, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (April 24, 2014) titled “Provision could limit US Food Aid” describes a Coast Guard spending bill that requires “75% of US food aid to be shipped on US owned vessels”. The impact is … Continue reading →

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The impact of WTO’s ruling to eliminate COOL in US food products

Posted on July 5, 2013 by aviyer2010

An article in the url (http://info.usa-c.com/2013/05/06/wto-may-23rd-and-cool/) reports on a World Trade Organization ruling requiring US food products to stop the Country of origin labeling (COOL) on food products after May 23, 2013. The WTO ruled that COOL labels are barriers … Continue reading →

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How widespread is counterfeit food ?

Posted on June 30, 2013 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (June 26,2013) describes counterfeit foods such as vegetable oil in chocolate bars, peanuts in almond powder, water in olive oil, liquor marketed as tequila, engine oil in olive oil, nonbranded vodka sold as … Continue reading →

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40 % of US food produced is wasted – what is the impact ?

Posted on September 3, 2012 by aviyer2010

A paper produced by NRDC called “Wasted: How America Is Losing Up to 40 Percent of Its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill”, suggests that 40 % of US food produced or $ 165 billion of value is wasted. … Continue reading →

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EPA Dioxin limit proposal and food supply chain impact

Posted on January 10, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (Jan 4,2012) describes a propsal by the EPA to recommend a 64 picogram limit of dioxin for a 200 lb person. The EPA wants to ensure that prolonged exposure at this limit is … Continue reading →

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Food waste and food shortages across the global supply chain

Posted on October 19, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in the International Herald Tribune (Oct 15, 2011) describes waste as a key contributor to food shortages. 33 % of food purchased in the UK is wasted. 40 % of the fruits and vegetables grown in India is wasted. … Continue reading →

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Testing milk for antibiotics – a tussle between farmers and the FDA

Posted on January 26, 2011 by aviyer2010

A New York Times article (January 26, 2011, B1) describes a tussle between the FDA proposal to test milk for a wider range of antibiotics (than the six currently tested) and the diary farmers, who are worried that the associated … Continue reading →

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