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Researchers investigate the flavour profiles of vodka produced from whey
A handful of creameries are turning away from disposing whey in landfill sites or turning it into whey protein and towards a new alcoholic possibility.
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Mussels in UK supermarkets contain microplastics and other debris
For every 100g of mussels consumed, it is estimated there are approximately 70 pieces of microplastics, new research has found.
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BBC Future Food Award celebrates supply chain innovation
Making a future for heritage grains, cereals grown by robots, without direct human intervention, and greater food supply chain assurance, provided by blockchain technology, are the three big ideas behind this year’s contenders for the BBC Farming Today Future Food Award.
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UK poultry sector has slashed antibiotic use by 82 per cent
Whilst the UK is working to slow the use of antibiotics in food-producing animals, in some countries approximately 80 per cent of total consumption of medically important antibiotics is in the animal sector.
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Aquaculture can be worse for the environment than beef production
Research has revealed the same food can leave a very different environmental footprint depending on how and where it is produced.
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Organic food provides environmental benefits to plant-rich diets
A study of more than 34,000 people investigates the environmental impacts of both food choices and farm production systems.
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Researchers explore the deeper meanings of throwing out food in Russia
New research has suggested rational behaviour is not the only thing that keeps Russians from throwing away food - many food-handling practices have been shaped by socio-cultural factors, including the gastronomic trauma suffered in times of famine and scarcity.
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U.S. pork producers lose more than $2 billion from China trade war
According to the American National Pork Producers Council, market disruption caused by export uncertainty comes at a time when U.S. pork is expanding production to record levels.
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Demand in China and India drives surge in tea production
Global tea consumption and production are projected to keep rising over the next decade, driven by robust demand in developing and emerging countries, according to a new report from the United Nations.
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Tesco calls time on some ‘Best Before’ labels in bid to tackle food waste
UK retailer Tesco is to remove ‘Best Before’ consumption guidance dates from nearly 70 fruit and vegetable lines in its latest move to help reduce food waste. The move is being made to help prevent perfectly edible food from being thrown away. It follows a recent campaign by the National…
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FAO: Bees must be protected for the future of our food
On the eve of the first World Bee Day on Sunday, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) urged countries and individuals to do more to protect bees and other pollinators or risk a sharp drop in food diversity.
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How the blockchain can save our food
What benefits might blockchain bring to the food and beverage industry? Sean Crossey investigates...
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Importing food damages domestic environment, study finds
Trees falling as fragile forests become cropland is a visual shorthand for the environmental costs exporting countries pay to meet lucrative global demands for food. But a new study reveals another counter-intuitive possibility: importing food also damages homeland ecology.
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Pig farmers cut antibiotic use by 28 per cent in one year
The latest statistics bring the total reduction in two years to more than 50 per cent.
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UK ports unable to cope with Brexit, Lords report finds
The committee urged the Government to publish exactly what customs and border requirements it would put in place on EU food imports in a no-deal scenario.
