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Recall roundup: Contaminated onions spark Salmonella fears
This week's recall roundup features a Salmonella alert across the US and Canada after onions imported from Mexico were found to be contaminated with the bacteria.
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60-second news – this week’s headlines delivered to you in one minute
USDA promises to get tough on Salmonella and UK food price hikes described as "terrifying" in this week's top headlines.
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Chicken farms breaking law millions of times a day, say animal rights groups
Animal advocacy groups are urging the UK Government to enforce laws that prohibit chickens from being carried by the legs, which they say leads to pain and distress before slaughter.
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Regenerative organic farming, Yeo Valley-style
The owner of Yeo Valley Tim Mead provides some straight talk on the promise, principles and practicalities of organic farming.
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Food price hikes “terrifying”, says FDF Chief Executive
Concerns are mounting that inflation is “baked in” to the UK’s supply chain, with consumers set to bear the brunt of rising food prices this winter.
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An insider’s view of food crime
Chris Elliott recaps the biggest risks currently facing the food and drink sector, including organised crime, shortages and authenticity, and calls for more discussion around solutions.
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China and US rank highest for salt content in processed food
The salt content of processed foods remains high, though some countries ranked considerably worse than others in the BMJ Open study.
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60-second news – this week’s headlines delivered to you in one minute
Is the UK facing a diabetes epidemic? Listen to this along with our other top headlines in this week's 60 second news.
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60 percent of Brits keen to grow food at home, says Samsung research
Electronics giant Samsung hopes that connected technology can enable more Brits to grow their own produce at home as it launches the UK’s first urban-farm-to-table pizzeria.
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Recall roundup: Salmonella alert and arsenic fears in baby food
This week's recall roundup features concerns over arsenic levels in baby food sold in Walmart, and a Salmonella alert in seafood products.
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Is the UK facing a diabetes epidemic?
There is increasing concern that the UK could soon be facing a diabetes epidemic of its own, as rising obesity levels compared with the effects of COVID-19 cause more people to be diagnosed with the disease.
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60-second news – this week’s headlines delivered to you in one minute
This week's rapid roundup of food and beverage news includes changes to breakfast cereal and a world famous recruit for the UN.
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Recall roundup: Listeria, botulinum and foreign objects
This week's recall roundup features concerns over Listeria monocytogenes and Clostridium botulinum, alongside undeclared allergen recalls.
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Daily meat consumption falls in the UK, new research reveals
The decrease is not moving quick enough to keep up with targets set by the National Food Strategy however, which has recommended meat consumption fall by 30 percent in the next decade.
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59 million teaspoons of sugar to be removed from Nestlé breakfast cereals
The ‘salami slice’ approach adopted by manufacturer CPUK has meant the move to lower sugar content has been gradual and has been accompanied by an increase in fibre content too.
