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Food Safety In-Depth Focus – April 2020
Our latest In-Depth Focus on food safety explores safety in the face of a pandemic and whistleblowing in confidence.
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Improving photosynthesis key to future of food security, say researchers
Australian researchers have suggested that in order to ensure food security in the future, we must act now to optimise the process of photosynthesis and double the production of some major crops.
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Food industry urged to look beyond ‘best before’ dates
Approved Food and WRAP have called on the food industry not to throw away food because of 'best before' dates, claiming that consumable food often lasts beyond the label.
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IIR publishes Note on The Role of Refrigeration in Worldwide Nutrition
The Informatory Note aims to demonstrate the role that cold chains can play in improving global food security.
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Episode eight: Healthy eating and the UK supply chain during a pandemic
In this second COVID-19-focused podcast, New Food's Bethan Grylls hears from three food experts who talk health, nutrition and the UK supply chain.
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Supply chains must be shortened and localised, urges FAO
Whilst addressing the Agriculture Ministers of the G20 countries, the FAO Director-General highlighted essential actions that must be taken in order to maintain the supply chains of the future.
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Industry coalition warns CO2 shortage could impact essential production
In a letter to the US government, the coalition warned that if federal action is not swift, a slowdown in food and beverage manufacturing due to a shortage in CO2 will ultimately lead to shortages of needed goods.
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FAO and African Union commit to preserving food security amid pandemic
The FAO and the African Union have committed to supporting access to food and nutrition for Africa's most vulnerable, minimising disruptions, and keeping borders open on the continent for the food and agriculture trades.
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Consumers concerned over UK food security
As the number of cases of coronavirus accelerates in the UK and panic-buying continues, research has revealed a new appreciation among consumers, with 75 percent of shoppers believing it is vital we build strong local food networks.
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Lycored calls on nutrition industry to offer support during pandemic
Lycored teams up with Food4hungry to help feed the vulnerable and spread some much needed cheer with their 'Letters to a Stranger' initiative.
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Short food supply chains foster the emergence of “food democracy”
Researchers have analysed the governance processes of short food supply chains in order to determine their wider impact on people's vulnerability to food system crises.
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USDA-ARS develops leafhopper- and drought-resistant bean
The new bean is a type of pinto bean - a common target of leafhoppers - which are considered a vital crop, accounting for more than a third of all edible dry beans produced in the US.
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Food supply chain disruptions in Southeast Asia could spell trouble
Food supply chain disruptions caused by Covid-19 may lead to increased food security challenges in ASEAN.
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Coronavirus: How is industry coping?
Five experts from leading food and beverage companies share their lessons and solutions in the fight against coronavirus...
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Russia’s developing agri-food sector presented with new challenges
A special issue of the open-access peer-reviewed Russian Journal of Economics has claimed that although Russia has significantly developed its agri-food sector, the country has been presented with a number of new challenges.
