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What does 2025 hold for food systems?
Reflecting on the challenges and opportunities in reshaping food systems, Richard Zaltzman, CEO of EIT Food, explores 2024's key lessons.
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Episode 68: The 2024 Roundup
In this final episode of 2024, Assistant Editor Ben Cornwell provides a quick roundup of the biggest industry stories and talking points of the past year.
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The UK Food Security Report 2024 – what’s important and what’s missing?
Professor Chris Elliott critiques the UK Food Security Report 2024, spotlighting three significant omissions impacting national and global food security.
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European food giants urge Commissioner Hansen for greener EU agriculture policies
Major food companies advocate for EU agricultural reforms to accelerate sustainable farming, support farmers and address other environmental concerns.
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New framework signed to tackle child labour in West Africa’s cocoa-growing regions
Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and the cocoa industry sign a landmark agreement to combat child labour and improve community welfare.
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eBook: Sustainability versus safety – can we safeguard our food and still achieve green goals?
14 November 2024 | By
Explore the critical relationship between sustainability and food safety as leading experts share insights from the IAFP Roundtable discussion. This eBook offers strategies for maintaining food safety while embracing eco-friendly practices for a sustainable future in food production.
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UK flour to be fortified with folic acid to reduce serious birth defects by 20 percent
UK mandates folic acid fortification in non-wholemeal flour by 2026, aiming to prevent 200 birth defects annually and enhance public health.
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TraceGains reveals 2025 food & beverage industry predictions
The company forecasts key trends for 2025, highlighting the potential impact of ESG, AI, and regulatory shifts on the food industry.
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A golden opportunity to tackle obesity through food and drink policy
Mark Jones, partner and food and drink supply chain expert at law firm Gordons, examines the fallout from a new House of Lords report urging greater action to tackle obesity in England.
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An insult to the UK food trade
The UK has a very capable food industry from farm to fork; one of the best in the world, of which its society should be duly proud. But Dr Clive Black believes it’s not getting the support it deserves…
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UK Government urged by Lords committee to ‘fix our broken food system’
The House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee has released a new report calling for a long-term strategy to address the obesity and health crisis in England.
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Grub forgotten
Dr Clive Black reflects on the plight of the UK food industry and its ever stymied position at the back of the priority queue.
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How harnessing induced resistance could ensure a sustainable and resilient food supply
Scientists advocate for a holistic crop protection strategy centred on induced resistance to combat pest evolution and minimise pesticide harm.
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UK Government’s African swine fever measures criticised by Dover Port Health Authority
Dover Port Health Authority warns that the Government's African swine fever measures could leave the UK vulnerable to a major disease outbreak.
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African swine fever outbreak in Europe prompts UK pork import ban
Immediate measures have been introduced to protect pig farmers and the industry from an ASF outbreak.
