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USDA announces details of risk management for hemp producers
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the availability of two programmes that aim to protect hemp producers’ crops from natural disasters.
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GM rice approved in Philippines, but with limited accessibility, says study
Golden Rice is said to reduce Vitamin A deficiency (VAD), but a new study has suggested that those most at risk of VAD do not have sufficient access to the GM crop.
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Fruit flavours for the Middle East beverage sector
The beverage sector in the Middle East is currently focusing on fruit flavours originating in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.
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American study reveals the best coffee for bird diversity
It's an age-old debate for coffee lovers. Which is better: arabica beans with their sweeter, softer taste, or the bold, deep flavor of robusta beans? A new study by WCS, Princeton University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison appearing in the journal Scientific Reports has taken the question to unlikely coffee aficionados: birds.
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Aldi and Asda follow Waitrose into energy drink age restrictions
This spring, three UK supermarkets, collectively representing more than a quarter of the market, will put age restrictions on energy drinks containing more than 150 mg of caffeine per litre.
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Ferrero and Nestlé seal the deal on $2.8 billion acquisition
Ferrero's conquest of the US confectionery market moves on as it begins 2018 with its third acquisition of an American sweet business in less than a year.
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Health warnings can be smothered by food-associated cues, study finds
A psychological study has shown how food-associated cues can override healthy intentions.
