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September 20, 2011
Do We Need Food Traceability?

There are several hundred food related recalls per year. The ability to find where food originated and how consumers received it is key to quick responses.

What does food traceability mean? In the general sense, it means being able to know where your food comes from. But it also means that the data about the growth, transportation, and handling are available for analysis. Many people are aware of the need to trace food back to its source when an out break of E. coli or Listeria occurs.

July 16, 2011
Carbon: Food Miles versus Food Processing
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via postcarbon.org

There is a prevalent consumer view that local food consumes less energy.

June 11, 2011
Is the UN FAO Using Science to Compare Livestock to Transportation?
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Did the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations apply balanced comparisons between livestock and transportation, with respect

March 11, 2011
Are You Ready for Poultry Handling and Transportation?
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via worldpoultry.net

The Pennsylvania State University, in coordination with the

January 21, 2011
How Are Transportation and Disease Linked?

via SwineCast.com

Dr. Jeff Zimmerman, Iowa State University, shares historical vignettes that highlight how transportation and disease have always been linked.