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FAO members call for closer collaboration to transform food systems
FAO member countries have joined others from across the food system to call for closer collaboration and a focus on innovation to end food insecurity and hunger.
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US food safety lawyers file lawsuit in fresh peach Salmonella outbreak
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a four-year-old girl in federal court for the District of Minnesota after a severe infection led to "hospitalisation and significant injuries".
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An ‘essential’ nutrient?
Dr Robert Verkerk gives a strong argument for the inclusion of nucleotides in functional foods and beverages.
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From food laboratory to corona test centre
New Food hears how the Berlin ifp Institute for Product Quality lab is facilitating corona tests and helping organisations to minimise the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
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Learning to love veg
Following the link between COVID-19 and obesity, good nutrition has never been more important. Here, Laura Elphick explains the work EIT Food and partners are undertaking to help children understand where their food comes from and encourage them to eat healthy.
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UK major supermarkets selling chicken with white striping disease
Study finds white striping disease in 85 percent of standard factory-farmed chicken on the shelves of the top UK supermarkets.
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Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat respond to claims about “processed ingredients”
Lightlife Foods called on the two plant-based giants to stop using "processed ingredients" that are "unnecessary and confusing" for consumers.
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South African growers launch UK raisin campaign
The campaign hopes to communicate the benefits of raisins and tackle any misconceptions surrounding dried fruit in the UK and beyond.
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FDA updates Nutrition Facts Label educational resources
The resources aim to teach children how to make informed, healthy food choices using the new Nutrition Facts Label.
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Scottish dairy farmers urged to take part in disease study
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) originally put out the call for dairy farmers to get involved in the Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) study in February 2020, but the study is now set to resume following a hiatus during lockdown.
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Hidden hunger: the crucial health role of Omega 3 and Vitamin D
Inspired by new research, Professor Chris Elliott questions whether our lack of micronutrients should be another focal point for the National Food Strategy.
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Bioactive compound test for cocoa products given the green light
Scientists have approved a new Mars Edge test to measure flavanols and procyanidins in cocoa products - compounds which are thought to have beneficial impacts on human health.
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Insecticide researchers call for industry review
Researchers have reported that decades of harmful exposure to the insecticide chlorpyrifos might have been averted if a 1972 study had been adequately reviewed by EPA.
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FDA and OSHA publish checklist to assist food industry during COVID-19
The checklist aims to serve as a quick reference to help the food industry assess and react to situations brought on by COVID-19.
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Dairy In-Depth Focus – August 2020
Our latest In-Depth Focus on Dairy recaps on the events of 2020 so far, how there has been a rise in popularity of healthy products and also the development of dairy-plant hybrids.
