Water shortage in Australian fast food outlets

Water shortage in Australian fast food outlets.

The Geography of Fast Food Outlets: A Review

The availability of food high in fat, salt and sugar through Fast Food (FF) or takeaway outlets, is implicated in the causal pathway for the obesity epidemic. This review aims to summarise this body of research and highlight areas for future work. Thirty three studies were found that had assessed the geography of these outlets. Fourteen studies showed a positive association between availability...

How to manage food allergy in restaurants, cafeterias and fast food outlets?

Background The stress of raising a child with food allergies affects each family differently, depending, in large part, on how the physician initially presents the information and the family’s coping style. Based on how the information is presented they can leave the doctor’s office terrified and unsure whether they will be able to prevent the next reaction, or concerned but confident that they...

How to manage food allergy in restaurants, cafeterias and fast food outlets?

Increasing numbers of consumers with food allergies encounter challenges when eating food from restaurants, cafeterias and fast food outlets, and also when choosing food sold without factory packaging. Trends have changed in recent decades. We prepare less food at home from ingredients, so that younger generations have fewer preparation skills and limited food knowledge. At the same time, we tr...

How to manage food allergy in restaurants, cafeterias and fast food outlets?

Food allergen ingredient labelling is now a mandatory requirement in many countries, including those in the European Union, but this only applies to foods sold prepackaged. There is a general assumption that for foods sold unpackaged, including in catering establishments, it is possible for the consumer to ask the person selling the food about the ingredients used and, based on that information...