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China and US rank highest for salt content in processed food
The salt content of processed foods remains high, though some countries ranked considerably worse than others in the BMJ Open study.
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Miracle berry – developing its promise
Miraculin could be a game changer in the sweeteners market when all its forms gain legal approval and become cost effective.
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How did African farmers cope with COVID-19?
The way in which African farmers dealt with the pandemic has been highlighted by new research, which has revealed the role that apps such as WhatsApp played in the recovery effort.
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60-second news – this week’s headlines delivered to you in one minute
This week's rapid roundup of food and beverage news includes changes to breakfast cereal and a world famous recruit for the UN.
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The Weeknd teams up with UN World Food Programme
The Weeknd is more famous for chart-topping hits, but he is also a passionate supporter of the UN’s World Food Programme and has donated to the organisation’s relief efforts in Ethiopia recently.
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One in three will still use polluting cooking fuels in 2030
Though progress has been made in terms of reducing the environmental impact of cooking fuels, the researchers suggest this progress is stalling.
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World Macadamia Organisation (WMO) launched
The newly-formed WMO incudes membership from some of the world’s largest macadamia-producing countries, including Australia, South Africa and the US state of Hawaii.
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Madagascar facing famine after climate change brings damaging drought
A worse than usual drought in Madagascar has left much of the country’s population facing famine as the “hunger season” looms large.
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60-Second News: All the latest from the food industry inside a minute
This week's quickfire roundup of the very latest news includes a new commitment from PepsiCo, as well as a Salmonella outbreak in the US.
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PepsiCo announces ‘Net Water Positive’ commitment
PepsiCo’s commitment will, it claims, replenish more than 100 percent of the water it uses in high-water-risk areas and deliver safe water access to 100 million people by 2030.
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Conflict one of the biggest causes of world hunger, says new research
New research suggests we should be paying closer attention to conflict as a cause for world hunger, after studying the food security of several countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Global demand for food assessed in new study
Researchers assess the range of future global food security projections to 2050, using a study that focuses on the two major food security indicators.
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A wholesome approach to snacking
Chika Russell tells Beau Bailey about the memories that influenced her up-and-coming snack brand and how she’s catering to the demands of healthy eating.
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Small fisheries pose biggest bycatch threat to dolphins says new study
The scientists behind the study do however acknowledge that this is not an easy issue for the fishing industry to fix, and have recognised that conservations efforts must be “realistic”.
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Vigilance needed to prevent aflatoxin M1 contamination in milk
Claire Milligan of R-Biopharm Rhone examines the issue of aflatoxin M1 in milk and dairy products, and explains why it’s a problem that has not yet been solved by the food industry despite being around for a while.
