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Opportunity for all in the agrifood tech sector
Considering a recent report which flagged a gender disparity in the agrifood tech sector, expert Sylvain Charlebois urges for a fairer, more diverse system.
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The success of the soft drinks sugar tax?
Despite sugar content remaining high and varying considerably in many soft drinks, data obtained from Action on Sugar suggests that the soft drinks levy has generally seen success. Katharine Jenner explains.
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Northern Ireland to receive £279 million in agriculture funding
The funding, designed to provide support for the Northern Irish agricultural sector during the Brexit transition, was confirmed by Chancellor Sajid Javid and is part of an overall £2.8 billion package.
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Mile High labs calls for better European regulation
Colorado-based CBD manufacturer, with rapidly growing European operation, presented their expertise to MEPs regarding the need for better regulation across the EU.
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FDA issues final guidance for Nutrition Facts labelling regulations
The final guidance provides questions and answers on topics related to the definition of a single-serving container, dual-column labelling and miscellaneous issues, such as requirements relating to multi-unit retail food packages.
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Changing food systems cause ‘double burden of malnutrition’, says report
A report published in The Lancet, in cooperation with the World Health Organization, has outlined how a crossover of global malnutrition and obesity, due to changing food systems, requires action from across the whole food system.
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FSA calls for clearer information of CBD products
Currently, it is illegal to print health claims on CBD products, but checks of ingredients, or the amount of CBD oil contained in each product, is considered a ‘grey area,’ according to the BBC.
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EU establishes stronger rules along the agri-food chain
Official controls, undertaken by authorities in each member state, are said to serve to check whether the EU rules are correctly implemented.
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Food grade lubricants in certified organic production
To find out more about the use of lubricants in certified organic facilities, Jaclyn Bowen spoke with Doug Currier, Technical Director of OMRI (Organic Materials Review Institute), to gain his insight.
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Why CBD, why now? – Mile High Labs
Dr Keith Aqua, Chief Medical Officer, Mile High Labs discusses the safety of CBD and how the company is conducting research to understand CBD as a nutraceutical for general consumption as well as for multiple medical indications.
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The growth of the bio-lubricant industry
Sibao Liu, Sunitha Sadula and Dionisios G. Vlachos, academics from the University of Delaware, discuss how safety, environmental and sustainability concerns have driven the growth of the bio-lubricant industry, and how innovative approaches have looked to overcome these challenges.
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Two New York companies and owners plead guilty to seafood sales fraud
Two New York corporations and their owners have pleaded guilty to importing giant squid from Peru, marketing it as octopus, and selling it to grocery stores.
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Contamination with food grade lubricants
Lubricants can be directly incorporated into food through leakage from gearboxes, seals and shafts. However, Denis Treacy of Culture Compass Ltd explains how there are further routes that contamination can occur.
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FAO names 2020 as the UN’s International Year of Plant Health
Plants reportedly make up 80 percent of the food humans eat, and produce 98 percent of the oxygen we breathe. Yet, they are said to be under constant and increasing threat from pests and diseases.
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UK plans to use EU food safety regulations post-Brexit
The UK is set to implement the smarter rules for safer food (SRSF) package, a set of EU regulations for the protection against animal disease and plant pests, regardless of the Brexit outcome.
