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Consumers exposed to potentially harmful lead shot in pheasants
It’s not uncommon to find some shotgun pellets in your pheasant, but could consumers be eating too much lead inadvertently?
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Bioactives: Redefining healthy ageing with food
Dr Catherine Kwik-Uribe, Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs and Scientific Research from Mars Edge shares the initial findings of an in-depth study into our ageing global population; highlighting key takeaways regarding the health benefits of bioactives in our diet.
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Risk to global food security remains despite Ukraine grain deal
The world could be heading for a period of political instability and violence, after research suggested the effects of the food crisis could be more pronounced than previously thought.
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The virus battle
Inês Santos explains how one can improve target quantification in testing for norovirus and hepatitis A with digital PCR.
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PMI Foods to donate 100,000 meals to Ukrainian refugees
The supplier of seafood and meat products says the partnership is part of a wider plan to ensure those in Ukraine have access to safe and nutritious food.
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Can healthy food help save the NHS?
In his second column, Sepe Sehati discusses the UK's relationship with food and how well-thought-out government initiatives coupled with a change of mindset and lifestyle could help create a healthier Britain and save the dying NHS.
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CDC Foundation to join White House hunger conference
The CDC foundation is among several food and beverage organisations participating in the White House’s upcoming conference and food and nutrition, which will look to end hunger more than 50 years on from the last conference.
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How the gummy industry is adapting to veganism
Fabian Whittingham, Co-founder of Nutrigums, reflects on how the gummy supplement market is adapting to meet consumers’ nutritional demands in an increasingly plant-based market.
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The world’s first Global Hygiene Summit aims to bring clarity for improved public health
Health and hygiene are global issues that require multinational co-operation, which Reckitt Global Hygiene Institute plans to deliver at its inaugural event.
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Food insecurity on the rise according to new FSA survey results
The latest Food and You 2 survey results have been released by the Food Standards Agency, and the results indicate a tough landscape for consumers.
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Tenderstem reveals Action Against Hunger partnership
Broccoli revolutionary Tenderstem has partnered up with Action Against Hunger and a local community scheme to support those struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.
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How do you get college students to eat more vegetables?
By implementing more challenges and education into nutritional education, researchers from the University of Louisville suggest college students can feel more comfortable cooking with vegetables.
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Conflicting views on UK TfL junk food ban research
A new study has found that the TfL’s ban on advertising HFSS foods has made a huge dent in obesity numbers and is expected to save the NHS £218 million over the lifetime of the current population. But not everyone's so sure....
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Increased heart disease risk from red meat may stem from gut microbe response to digestion
A high intake of red meat has been linked to heart disease time and time again – a study aiming to understand why, has revealed it may be to do with how our gut microbes are responding to digestion.
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SNAP work requirements increase mental health care use, claims research
Some US states have introduced work requirements for those receiving food stamps, but new research has suggested that these requirements can have a devastating impact on mental health.
