We are having work done at the house again and it’s one of those noisy days that makes it almost impossible for me to think about what I want to say this week. There is a jackhammer pounding away at an old foundation for the previous owner’s idea of a “waterfall.” It’s more of a […]

Foodborne diseases (FBDs) are still a major public health concern worldwide, despite the strict controls implemented in the food industry. Each year approximately 600 million illnesses and 420,000 deaths occur because of FBDs such as norovirus infections, salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis, listeriosis, and other enteric diseases particularly in developing regions. Among the most important FBDs, listeriosis, caused […]

On June 3rd, the Metropolitan Council approved the removal of Jorge Yunda a mayor of Quito, however on Friday, the Provincial Court annulled that decision and returned him to office. Two months after the removal of Jorge Yunda as Mayor of Quito, the capital is stuck in the legal dispute of their “two mayors,” Jorge […]

Juan Carlos Mariño is the plant manager at a tuna processing factory in Manta, one of Ecuador’s most vital maritime ports. He has been looking for a food processing technologist to help him at the plant for almost two months. However, his search has been unsuccessful despite high youth unemployment in the region and having […]

“Discrimination against some Jews harms all Jews worldwide,” says El Rosado Group CEO Johnny Czarninski. Ecuador’s largest supermarket chain, owned by El Rosado Group, has announced that it will no longer sell ice-cream manufactured by Unilever, which owns Ben & Jerry’s. The company has more than 180 stores across Ecuador and is joining other supermarket […]