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The Sustainability Report by New Food
Featuring experts in sustainable agriculture, responsible seafood sourcing, supply chain ethics and consumer recycling schemes, offering solutions for achieving sustainability in the food industry.
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Agriculture & Fresh Produce
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Asda signs agreement to deliver sustainable sourcing commitments
Asda has signed up to the LEAF Marque certification system, an independent third-party verification for sustainable farming practices.
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Scientists develop “rapid” salmonella detector
Researchers have developed a colorimetric sensor that they claim can “rapidly” detect food contaminated with salmonella using a nucleic acid probe.
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Government lifts bird housing restrictions
The UK Government has lifted the mandatory bird housing rule for poultry and captive birds across England and Wales.
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Aleph Farms launches new cultivated meat product
Didier Toubia, CEO and Co-founder of Aleph Farms, reveals the fascinating manufacturing process behind it and offer reassurance to regulators.
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Recall Roundup: Listeria monocytogenes and undeclared allergens
Read New Food’s latest recall roundup where we investigate what food products have been recalled in the UK and US.
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Transparency and food innovation: honesty as policy
Andy Zynga examines why demand for greater transparency has increased, and how food and beverage manufacturers can innovate to provide it.
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Plant pandemic could threaten global wheat crops, scientists claim
Using genomic surveillance, scientists have unearthed a pandemic clonal lineage of the wheat blast fungus and say that it "could contribute to total crop failure".
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Purdue receives two $1 million USDA sustainable agriculture grants
The USDA has allocated two separate grants of $1 million to Purdue University as part of two projects to enhance sustainable agricultural systems.
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Scientists make advancements in engineering crop research
Researchers have made “significant advances” towards understanding why certain crops are better at generating a higher yield than others.
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How much has the war in Ukraine cost the world in grain exports?
A study has found that disruptions in exports of grains from Ukraine and Russia cost the world’s economy more than $1.6 billion during the first year of war.
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Researchers create sensor to detect pesticides in food
A team of scientists have created a paper-based sensor that can reportedly detect the presence of pesticides in food “quickly and cheaply”.
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Could eating peanuts improve vascular health?
Eating peanuts and peanut butter could have a beneficial impact on vascular health in young and healthy people, study claims.
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Scientist to develop “game changing” fruit and veg coating
A scientist is developing an egg-based coating for fruit and vegetables that he says “could help to improve access to fresh produce in food deserts”.
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Sesame: the latest top allergen on the block
Dr Ruchi Gupta explains why the recent decision to declare sesame as a top allergen in the US will help so many consumers to live and eat more safely.
