March 26, 2024 | Food

Red Sea shipping disruptions to exacerbate dire situation in Yemen: FAO

FAO calls for immediate efforts to de-escalate tensions and facilitate the uninterrupted flow of commercial and humanitarian food supplies The escalation of the Red Sea crisis is poised to accelerate…

March 22, 2024 | Europe

UK FSA suggests reform to product-approval process

Regulated food and feed products require authorisation before they can be sold in the UK UK’s Food Standards Agency Board recently met to discuss proposed changes to its Regulated Products…

March 22, 2024 | Academic

Concept of edible campus takes place in Australia

The researchers leading this project, Professor Karen Charlton and Dr Anne McMahon, are passionate about food quality, affordability and sustainability for students and staff A team of nutrition and dietetics…

March 22, 2024 | Academic

Chinese scientists decipher genetic code of double-grain rice

The research team conducted large-scale chemical mutagenesis on clustered-spikelet rice germplasm, creating about 10,000 clustered-spikelet rice muted lines, and studied their panicles one by one in the field Chinese scientists…
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March 21, 2024 | Europe

EU agrees to extend trade liberalisation measures for Ukraine

The latest proposal by the European Commission to extend the measures until June 2025 included import caps on Ukrainian sugar, poultry and eggs to address the concerns of EU farmers…

March 21, 2024 | Food

AlUla date palm production exceeds 90,000 tonnes annually

This achievement highlights Saudi Arabia’s growing influence and dominance in the international date trade arena This year has seen a significant increase in date palm cultivation in AlUla governorate, resulting…

March 21, 2024 | Company News

Cermaq collaborates with Cognizant to further enhance operational efficiencies 

Cognizant will provide managed infrastructure services and seek to modernise Cermaq’s cloud landscape as a digital transformation partner in Norway and Canada Cognizant has announced its renewed collaboration with Cermaq Group AS, a…

March 21, 2024 | Company News

Korea’s YoungManDduk makes US debut at Costco

The snack combines both Korea’s authentic flavours and modern cuisine, creating a brand-new culinary innovation Popular Korean Food brand, ‘YoungManDduk’, will be making its US debut with their beloved Honey…

March 20, 2024 | Beverages

Subway selects PepsiCo as beverage partner in US

US Subway restaurants will begin serving PepsiCo beverages in 2025 under a 10-year agreement Subway, one of the world’s largest restaurant brands, announced a 10-year agreement with PepsiCo to supply beverages…

March 20, 2024 | Academic

How home food availability affects young children’s nutrient intake: study

A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looks at changes in home food availability and nutrient intake for children from 2 to 4 years old Early childhood is an important time for…