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Food industry urged to look beyond ‘best before’ dates
Approved Food and WRAP have called on the food industry not to throw away food because of 'best before' dates, claiming that consumable food often lasts beyond the label.
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Industry launches new guidelines on using recycled content in packaging
The industry coalition, which includes the FDF, has launched the guidance to help policymakers better understand sector-specific issues by answering FAQs about using recycled content in packaging.
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Friend or foe: unwrapping the plastic packaging debate
Despite a public outcry following Blue Planet 2 in 2017, single-use plastic is still ubiquitous in the UK. It is almost impossible to avoid, whether for food, healthcare or endless online deliveries. But is plastic as bad as we think? Anna Proffitt explains the importance of full disclosure to tackle…
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Sweet potato microbiome research ‘important first step towards improving yield’
In order to better understand the sweet potato microbiome, researchers have characterised it within and between actual working farms as they look for ways to protect yields from pests.
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Aleph Farms commits to eliminate production emissions by 2025
The company, which produces cultivated beef steaks, has also announced that it aims to reach the same net-zero emissions across its entire supply chain by 2030.
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Episode eight: Healthy eating and the UK supply chain during a pandemic
In this second COVID-19-focused podcast, New Food's Bethan Grylls hears from three food experts who talk health, nutrition and the UK supply chain.
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Supply chains must be shortened and localised, urges FAO
Whilst addressing the Agriculture Ministers of the G20 countries, the FAO Director-General highlighted essential actions that must be taken in order to maintain the supply chains of the future.
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Netmums and Quorn commit to reduce UK family carbon emissions
Through the partnership, families will receive Quorn products for the nine-month campaign, and will be provided with recipe ideas and content on the steps they can take to reduce their family’s carbon footprint.
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FAO and African Union commit to preserving food security amid pandemic
The FAO and the African Union have committed to supporting access to food and nutrition for Africa's most vulnerable, minimising disruptions, and keeping borders open on the continent for the food and agriculture trades.
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USDA-ARS scientists find new tool to combat major wheat disease
The discovery is said to be a major advance in addressing a significant threat to the world's wheat supply.
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Short food supply chains foster the emergence of “food democracy”
Researchers have analysed the governance processes of short food supply chains in order to determine their wider impact on people's vulnerability to food system crises.
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Livestock farming key to ammonia emissions, say researchers
In the past decade, China has made progress in the prevention and control of atmospheric sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide pollution, but little has been done in terms of ammonia control, according to researchers.
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Novel enzyme developed to break down and recycle PET plastic
The enzyme has been developed to accelerate the transition to a circular economy, and will reportedly enable plastic packaging to be recycled and re-used more efficiently.
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USDA-ARS develops leafhopper- and drought-resistant bean
The new bean is a type of pinto bean - a common target of leafhoppers - which are considered a vital crop, accounting for more than a third of all edible dry beans produced in the US.
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Wild tomato pathogen resistance has industry implications, study suggests
Bacterial canker of tomato is a disease that leads to wilt, cankers, and eventually death in the fruit, but breeders have reportedly known that wild tomatoes carry some form of pathogenic resistance to the disease, but with limited knowledge.
