8. However, according to The Society of St. Andrew, a Christian hunger relief ministry , “there is no excuse for anyone to go hungry in America when so much food goes to waste!”
9. Timothy W. Jones, an anthropologist at the UA Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology, estimates that reducing food waste by half could reduce adverse environmental impacts by 25% through reduced landfill use, soil depletion and applications of fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides. - www.news-medical.net
13. Problem Statement: Which methods of food storage preserve fresh fruits and vegetables the longest? - Unwashed - Prewashed - Ziploc-bagged - Plated - Room temperature - Refrigerated Hypothesis: If the produce are unwashed, ziploc-bagged, and refrigerated, then they will last the longest.
40. In conclusion, refrigerating and bagging fresh produce in a Ziploc bag prolong their life-span, resulting in less food waste due to improper and careless food storage methods.
41. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Keeping good food storage methods in mind and adapting good eating habits can help reduce food waste due to careless reasons. Instead, that extra food can go to the millions of people living in poverty around the world.
42. References Food Spoilage and Additives http://www.biotopics.co.uk/pot/foodsp.html The Society of St. Andrew http://www.endhunger.org/ Causes of Poverty http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Facts.asp News-Medical.net www.news-medical.net National Center for Home Food Preservation http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/index.html
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