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Study into disease-resistant gene could help tackle food insecurity
An insightful investigation into plant disease resistance gene function and evolution may help guard against devastating crop diseases such as stem rust.
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Five challenges facing food manufacturers this Thanksgiving
New Food's Josh Minchin looks at some of the challenges the food industry has had to overcome to deliver Thanksgiving this year and new trends which may be here to stay...
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Electronic nose app could judge whether meat is safe to eat or not
Scientists behind the research claim the electronic nose can detect the freshness of meat with 98.5 percent accuracy. It's possible the technology could be incorporated into a smartphone app that would help detect 'gone off' meat at home.
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A soup-er idea
2020's pandemic brought with it a unique challenge; food aid organisations and social grocers saw growing demand as a rising number of individuals and families struggled to make ends meet, while at the same time, farmers' usual supply chains were disrupted, causing an increase in surplus food. Here, New Food…
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Food loss and waste is more than a consumer issue, it’s an industry problem
David Nickell looks at the issues of food loss and waste and how - as an industry - we can help address what appears to be an impossible challenge.
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Something’s brewing
Work during Covid-19 had been an intense and unpredictable period for the brewing industry. Here, Mecca Ibrahim speaks to several brewers about their experiences – good and bad.
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Asda opens its first sustainability store
UK supermarket chain Asda has opened its first sustainability store, with refill stations, less plastic, sustainable fashion lines and a recycling facility.
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The new expiration date system? Smell-by labels
The food waste initiative Too Good To Go has launched a new campaign designed to train consumers to use their sense of smell – and common sense – to gauge whether food is safe to eat.
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Terahertz tool detects frost damage in crops
A collaborative group based at the University of Adelaide has tested the viability of a new imaging system to detect frost damage in crops.
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Seafood partners wanted for vital money-saving research
The UK industry research body Campden BRI is calling for fish and seafood producers to collaborate in important new research that could save the industry considerable expense.
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Food banks given an efficiency boost thanks to algorithm
Engineering graduates at Cornell University in the United States have developed an algorithm to help food banks make better use of their donations.
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Report reveals insights into food waste from food-to-go sector
The report, from Too Good To Go, suggested that food-to-go employees care about food waste but do not have the tools or training to tackle it.
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Global food giants join Coalition of Action on Food Waste
The Coalition, which includes retailers and manufacturers such as Nestlé, Tesco, Walmart and General Mills, aims to halve per capita global food loss at the retailer and consumer levels.
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Australia seeks partner entity to deliver National Food Waste Strategy
The Australian Government is searching for an entity to lead Australia's National Food Waste Strategy and halve food waste by 2030.
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FAO launches platform to accelerate global action on food loss and waste
The platform aims to step up global action on food loss and waste ahead of the first International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste.
