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Why ‘Best Before’ Labels on Food Should Be Revised
UK supermarkets have removed “best before” dates on thousands of fresh food products in an effort to reduce food waste. One of the major supermarket chains, Sainsbury’s, is replacing these labels with product messaging that says “no date helps reduce waste”. Apples, bananas, potatoes, cucumbers and broccoli are among the most wasted foods. Removing “best…
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How Common Are Wrongful Convictions Like Adnan Syed’s?
In 2000, 18-year-old Baltimore man Adnan Syed was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, in 1999. Syed was sentenced to life in prison and served close to 23 years in prison for the crime. That was until this week, when Syed was released from prison at the age of 41 after his murder…
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How Does Job Insecurity Impact Staff Performance?
Former General Electric chief executive Jack Welch famously promoted the “20-70-10” system to increase labour productivity. Managers were asked to rank employees on a bell curve; the top 20% received rewards, while the bottom 10% were fired. Yahoo, Amazon and IBM, among many others, later adopted this performance review approach, termed stack ranking, forced ranking…
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We Know Home-Brand Foods Are Cheaper, but Are They Good for You?
The cost of groceries in Australia has sky-rocketed this year. So people may be tempted to switch to home-brand foods to save on their weekly food bill. Home-brand foods are certainly cheaper. But are they healthy? Here’s what we know about the nutrients they contain compared with the more expensive named brands. What are home-brand…