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Human behaviours could lead to nutritional deficiency in hundreds of millions
A leading academic has said that urgent environmental action is needed to safeguard human health.
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Stop using antibiotics on healthy animals – WHO weighs in on resistance debate
World Health Organization (WHO) has called on farmers and the food industry to help promote growth and prevent disease in healthy animals by halting the routine use of antibiotics.
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Climate change an ‘alarming threat’ to food safety and security
Leaders of several Pacific states have warned that without action, the consequences of climate change could be dire.
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Glyphosate debate: EU ministers split as licence deadline looms
European Parliament ministers have failed to reach a resolution over relicensing the controversial herbicide glyphosate once again.
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Current cattle injections increase the risk of injury, research finds
Research by scientists at The University of Nottingham suggests that today's injection techniques in UK dairy cattle need to change to avoid the risk of nerve injury.
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New commission to examine Brexit impact on food, farming and countryside
A British organisation has put together a task force to identify practical and radical solutions to the problems thrown up by Brexit.
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Nearly half of British foods contain pesticide residue
A report analysing 3,448 samples of British produce has found traces of pesticides on 48 per cent of them.
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The perks of buying local
A general consensus agrees that food less than 400 miles from its origin, or within state boundaries, qualifies as locally grown. Allison Stowell, Megan Majeski and Kitty Broihier, explain why buying local produce is good for you, the environment and the economy.
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Slimmer GMO pigs an ‘exciting’ breakthrough – but probably won’t fly in America
Scientists in China have bred a line of low-fat pigs that fare well in cold temperatures, a new friend to the consumer's waistline and the farmer's wallet. But it doesn't seem likely they'll take in America.
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Natural sweetener stevia plant genome sequenced for the first time
The findings, co-funded by Coca Cola, were unveiled by PureCircle Stevia Institute at the International Congress of Nutrition in Buenos Aires last week.
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Antelope perfume drives flies away from cattle
Scientist have used an 'antelope perfume' to keep tsetse flies from cows, cutting sleeping sickness rates by 80 per cent.
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Issue #5 2017 – Digital Version
In this issue: an in-depth look at food analysis, consumer expectations about food fraud, the perks of buying local produce, food hygiene's dirty secret, and much more...
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Global health bodies launch road map to combat bovine tuberculosis and its transmission to humans
Bovine TB can be transferred from cows to humans through food, killing 12,000 people a year. A new plan maps out how global health bodies will fight back.
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More than just a Millennial craze – quinoa may hold the key to creating more salt-tolerant crops
Particularly troublesome to the drier region of the world, soil salination is a significant factor in soil erosion, a problem endangering the food supply of the whole planet. The key to tackling it may come from the quinoa plant, a crop that has more than trebled in popularity in the…
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Fungal food contains as much protein as animal sources
A joint study by the University of Exeter and Quorn has found that the fungi-based protein source is just as rich in the nutrient as milk.
