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Reducing food waste takes innovation and a change in mindset
Professor Edward Kosior looks at how innovative packaging could help reduce the huge amount of food we waste by improving product shelf life.
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How is Canada’s food industry coping with COVID-19?
Marc Fortin of the Retail Council of Canada explains how Canada's food systems are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and his thoughts on the future.
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One in five Brits have cut down on meat during pandemic, survey finds
According to the The Vegan Society, the figures highlight how pressures on supermarkets and consumers are changing buying behaviour towards a more ethical, compassionate alternative.
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UK food prices remain low, despite rising costs, BRC reveals
The British Retail Consortium has released figures showing how COVID-19 has influenced food prices and costs in the UK, revealing that some categories have seen the highest rate of inflation since April 2019.
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Episode Nine: Dealing with allergies, Coeliac Disease and intolerances in a pandemic
New Food is joined by Allergy Action, the Anaphylaxis Campaign, and Coeliac UK in its latest podcast.
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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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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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COVID-19: Let’s not have a repeat
In this first ever edition of Chris’ Corner, Professor Chris Elliott, ponders over how COVID-19 began and stresses the importance of basic hygiene and a global review on food safety.
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Gin distillery turns production to hand sanitiser to help NHS
To support the frontline during the coronavirus pandemic and battle shortages of urgently needed antibacterial gel, Manchester Gin Distillery has started producing hand sanitiser.
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Children’s fruit drinks need clearer and better regulated labels, says study
An NYU study has found that children's fruit drinks often include misleading and confusing labelling about fruit and sugar content, and the researchers have offered recommendations to the FDA to better regulate them.
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Healthy eating trend trumped by comfort eating
Research has suggested that the healthy food trend, popularised in the late 2010s, has been replaced with food and drinks traditionally associated with indulgence, comfort or leisure as people stay home during coronavirus lockdowns.
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Food supply chain disruptions in Southeast Asia could spell trouble
Food supply chain disruptions caused by Covid-19 may lead to increased food security challenges in ASEAN.
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How COVID-19 is affecting livestock prices
After widespread panic buying and frozen food stockpiling, demand for meat products has shifted. Here, Nick Allen, CEO of the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA), details the implications for the meat and livestock industries.
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British farmers concerned by supermarkets importing beef during COVID-19
Amid increasing demand during the COVID-19 emergency, Sainsbury’s and Asda sourced some beef cuts from Poland, and the National Beef Association (NBA) has now sent a letter to their respective CEOs outlining their concerns.
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FDA offers answer to shortage of shell eggs
The FDA is allowing temporary flexibility for shell egg packaging and labelling sold to consumers by retail food establishments.
