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Essential workers struggle with food insecurity
The Food Foundation has released data revealing there are “huge numbers” of essential workers in the UK struggling to access enough food.
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World Water Day: Saving the planet from water-polluting industrial farming
Expressing concern on World Water Day, experts call for an end to water-polluting industrial farming and a shift to global practices that are climate-friendly.
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Food inflation jumps to 18.2 percent with vegetables a key culprit
Food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation is on the rise again, jumping by 1.4 percent between January and February 2023.
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Study links fruit and veg supply issues to raised blood pressure
Researchers have claimed that lower income countries that have a reduced availability of fruit and vegetables are at risk of higher levels of raised blood pressure.
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Utah Food Bank receives “important” protein donation
Together with Utah Pork Producers, Smithfield Foods has donated 35,000 pounds of protein to Utah Food Bank to support those in need.
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Scientists create tool that can predict food insecurity
A new tool has been created that reportedly can predict food insecurity up to 30 days in advance using a variety of data.
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Spring Budget: Alcohol duty freeze and strengthening support
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced the UK Spring Budget for 2023 but how will this affect the food industry?
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How can food banks better promote health and nutrition?
Researchers at the University of California have developed a tool to help food banks adopt additional strategies to promote health and nutrition.
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Brexit: taking food safety with us
Food businesses are waiting on tenterhooks to see what changes the UK Government will make to regulations and standards following Brexit. But how are food safety bodies such as the FSA planning to mitigate industry pressures?
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Hellmann’s trials new label to reduce fridge temperatures
Unilever owned Hellmann’s is trialling a new test label to reduce fridge temperatures and food waste amid the cost of living crisis.
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Iceland redistributes over 3.5 million meals to local communities
Iceland Foods has redistributed over 3.5 million meals, including one million meals in partnership with Olio.
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The destruction of Ukraine’s agriculture: All part of the masterplan
Professor Chris Elliott highlights a frightening tactic employed by Russia one year on since the invasion of Ukraine – the weaponisation of food.
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Shortage “failure” due to “weird supermarket culture” says Dimbleby
Government advisor Henry Dimbleby has blamed the recent fruit and vegetable shortages in supermarkets on a “weird supermarket culture”.
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Lidl GB enters partnership with WWF
Partnering with WWF, Lidl GB becomes the first discount supermarket to commit to halving the environmental impact of the average UK shopping basket.
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Researchers discover “saviour” for threatened rice crops
A gene editing technique has been discovered that researchers say could be a “saviour” for rice crops threatened by climate change.
