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60 Second News – 6 May 2022
The New Food team give you your rapid food and beverage update in just 60 seconds.
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Evolving trends of labels in animal feed additives
Aditi Basu, Chief Marketing Officer at Future Market Insights, shares on the evolving trends of labels in animal feed additives
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Disruption as the new normal?
Marcel Koks, Industry and Solution Strategy Director for Food and Beverage at Infor, looks at how food manufacturers can use technology to boost supply chain resilience in the face of ongoing disruption.
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Recipe boxes – 10 years on
How have recipe boxes changed in recent years and what has caused their increase in popularity? Patrick Eve, Chief Commercial Officer at Gophr, one of the UK’s largest same-day courier services, finds out.
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Another UK supermarket is restricting sales of cooking oil
Further restrictions on UK shoppers are in place after Tesco was reported to be the third supermarket to limit sales of cooking oil.
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Food security in a crisis
Tim Newthorpe of The Vegan Society analyses how the war in Ukraine is impacting the supply of global commodities that Europe relies on to maintain current levels of production.
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War on Ukraine has exacerbated existing food crisis
22 April 2022 | By
The conflict in Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic are creating a global health and nutrition crisis for millions of women and children, according to a new analysis.
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Microplastics found in human food (…again)
Blue mussels are absorbing pollution in southern Australia, with a team from Flinders University finding worrying levels of microplastics across several popular beaches.
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Civil unrest may not be far away
History has warned us that as food prices rise, rioting is likely to follow. Here, Professor Chris Elliott points to a few key moments in history and calls on the UK Government to wake up.
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EWG’s “Dirty Dozen” reveals produce with the most pesticide residue
The EWG has revealed a list of produce which it says contain the highest level of pesticide residue, as well as identifying those with the least.
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Alphonso mangoes: from Indian farms to UK forks
Hear from the Founder and CEO of Red Rickshaw and FeastBox, Jyoti Patel, about the epicurean delight that is the Alphonso mango, and how the prized fruit makes its way to our plates.
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Food shortages in Shanghai
Citizens of Shanghai continue to face food shortages in the midst of another extended lockdown caused by an all-time high of COVID-19 cases in the city.
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What should the UK government to do tackle labour shortages?
MPs have published a new report urging the government to tackle labour shortages in the food and farming sector before it is too late.
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The birds and the bees may be impacting your coffee
One of the world’s most-loved beverages wouldn’t be as good without the help of certain animals - find out why birds and bees are so crucial to your morning cup of coffee.
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Episode 23 – Wonky veg
The New Food team get the lowdown on wonky veg and try to understand why consumers do or do not opt for produce that looks a bit different.
