At the same time, another campaign warned citizens to be law abiding to avoid prosection, which Wikipedia defines as “dissection of [...]]]> Did the baddies had a hand in this, the almost million Rand campaign to encourage informing, won’t catch a crook because the number given to bring the law in is wrong on the posters!

At the same time, another campaign warned citizens to be law abiding to avoid prosection, which Wikipedia defines as “dissection of a cadaver (human or animal) or part of a cadaver by an experienced anatomist in order to demonstrate for students anatomic structure”. No thats not what we do with criminals in South Africa.

A bit more care and commitment to ones job is what is required here and in many other areas where South Africa battles.

Bungle thwarts R740 000 Crime Stop promo – The Star | IOL.co.za

SHAIN GERMANER. It IS a R740 000 bungle that may cost police valuable information and even prevent the arrest of numerous criminals. The error? One missing zero. Fifty-eight billboards have been erect…

Now the FAO has commissioned a study “Global Food Losses and Food Waste” that brings a [...]]]> Some years ago Food Processors worried about rural grain losses in the “development sector” and the high cost of effluent BODs in the Industrial sector. This was where waste was important to them and where it focussed action.

Now the FAO has commissioned a study “Global Food Losses and Food Waste” that brings a totally different view and confirms an understanding that has been developing over the years as food shortages and global warming become worries to the world.

 

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The overall conclusion is that roughly one-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted globally, which amounts to about 1.3 billion tons per year. The report then goes on into the detail of what losses are and how they are measured. It presents many graphs which a focus on illustrating where in the world and where in the vfood alue chain these losses occur – this is of course vital if anything is going to be done about it.

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The report discusses the causes and prevention of losses with a series of practical experiences.It concludes by identifying the limited data on which the report had to be based, especially as globalization and food logistics change. It finally, points out the different needs in the developing and developed countries and provides a large listing of references and additional reading.

Maison Cailler, a Nestle chocolate maker, sends you a free set of 5 chocolates which you rate and compare in a [...]]]> Do you always get the one chocolate in the box that you don’t like – that’s ginger for me! Well now you can avoid it with chocolates that are specifically matched to your taste.

Maison Cailler, a Nestle chocolate maker, sends you a free set of 5 chocolates which you rate and compare in a standard taste testing on their website. They undertake to send you just the chocolates that match your taste within two days.

I have seen a few other of these individualized foods and wonder if it will grow and weather it can become something other than a novelty?