Category: Food EN

by iPES FOOD (International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems) et al. 1. RECYLING. Preferentially use local renewable resources and close as far as possible resource cycles of nutrients and biomass. 2. INPUT REDUCTION. Reduce or eliminate dependency on purchased inputs and increase self-sufficiency. 3. SOIL HEALTH. Secure and enhance soil health and functioning for improved plant...

 

You can get sick from the food or drink you consume if it is not clean. Bacteria, viruses and parasites found in food can cause food poisoning. Practising food hygiene and ensuring food safety help prevent germs from multiplying in foods and reaching dangerous levels. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises taking the following 4 steps to ensure food safety. 1. CLEAN your...

It’s World Food Safety Day today (7 June), a good time to remind ourselves to keep food safe and eat good food for a healthy future. Safe food is essential to human health and well-being. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 600 million people fall ill and 420,000 die every year from eating food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites, toxins or chemicals....

Click here to buy: CAP BOOKS STOREWIDE PROMOTION 20 Apr-20May 30% discount. Visit the CAP bookshop at Book size: 140 x 110mm Pages: 90 It shows you the important nutrients that different fruits contain. It also compares the nutrient content of different fruits to show you which fruits to consume if you lack a certain nutrient. These comparisons show that local fruits are most of the time richer...

Click here to buy: CAP BOOKS STOREWIDE PROMOTION 20 Apr-20May 30% discount. Visit the CAP bookshop at Book size: 140 x 215mm Pages: 200 Inside the book > Collagen from executed prisoners, placentas and aborted foetuses were found to be used in cosmetics. > Nearly 3,000 additives are used in our foods today, many of which have doubtful or animal origins. These include – Human hair...

Click here to buy CAP BOOKS STOREWIDE PROMOTION 20 Apr-20May 30% discount. Visit the CAP bookshop at Book size: 215 x 145 mm Pages: 112 This is not surprising considering the advancements in modern food technology which is always looking for new food additives and new ways to reduce costs and maximise profits. Consider the feeding of cattle with chicken droppings, rearing maggots for animal...

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges the people not to waste food because much food goes into the landfill. Studies have shown that food waste increased between 15 to 20 per cent during Ramadhan as compared with an average month. It was reported that in 2018 as much as 20,088 tonnes of food went into the garbage bin nationwide daily during Ramadhan. With that quantity wasted daily...

Buy Book here World Book Day is here!! CAP is having a 30% discount of our books in all the different languages. Visit the CAP bookshop here WHAT'S IN YOUR BREAD? : A CAP Guide Book size: 140 x 110mm Pages: 52 Most of today’s mass-produced foods are seriously depleted of nutrients and are highly chemicalised with additives. Processed foods today are not just more sophisticated versions of the...