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Global food prices show mixed trends in 2024, reports FAO
Despite a 2.1 percent average annual decline, 2024 saw a volatile food commodity market, with sugar and cereals dropping, while vegetable oils, dairy, and meats surged.
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Aspartame “possibly carcinogenic to humans”, confirms WHO
Today the World Health Organization has released the impacts of non-sugar sweetener aspartame and has confirmed that it is “possibly carcinogenic to humans”.
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Future guarding food
Nitsara Karoonuthaisiri explains the role of the International Joint Research Center on food security in strengthening the ASEAN communities in an era of instability.
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Seed as a starting point
New Food’s Grace Galler speaks to Michael Keller, Secretary General of the International Seed Federation, about how the seed industry is navigating various challenges and why he believes the sector is “under-represented”.
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Thai Union on sustainable fishing
With multiple threats looming over our fishing industry, from IUU fishing and climate change, Bethan Grylls interviews Adam Brennan, Thai Union’s Group Director for Sustainability, on what the company is doing to ensure responsibly sourced produce.
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Is seaweed safe to eat?
The WHO and FAO have published a report concerning food safety hazards linked with seaweed and aquatic plant consumption.
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Fishy business: how transparent is your seafood?
New Food’s Joshua Minchin interviewed IFT’s Bryan Hitchcock, in a bid to gauge how transparent the seafood sector’s supply chains are and what’s being done to improve traceability in the industry.
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The future of a successful strategy
Vicky Pyrogianni of the International Sweeteners Association looks at sugar reduction with the use of low/no calorie sweeteners, including facts and myths around their safety, benefits and application.
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Fly larvae could be used as protein alternative
Research from an Australian university has questioned whether fly larvae commonly used for animal feed could be a feasible protein substitute.
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Is global antibiotic use in crop production haphazard?
A study has revealed that antibiotic use on crops is more widespread than previously thought and claims they have been used against crop problems where they will have no effect.
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UN agencies call for action to achieve gender equality in agriculture sector
In light of International Women's Day 2020, FAO, IFAD and WFP have called for action to achieve gender equality in the agricultural and food sector, and have reiterated their commitments to the cause.
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World food prices rose for fourth consecutive month in January 2020
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Food Price Index rose again in January 2020, mainly driven by increases in the costs of vegetable oils, sugar and wheat.
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The global convergence of food supply patterns
Research carried out by the University of Kent has shown that diets are changing in complex ways across the world. Here, Lecturer Dr James Bentham explores.
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Researchers identify new gene involved in strawberry fruiting duration
Researchers from the University of Cordoba (UCO) crossed different strawberry genotypes in order to analyse and segregate the gene that increases the strawberry production cycle.
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Innovations to tackle food waste
Companies are turning to innovation to combat global food waste. New Food takes a look at a few examples...
