The Global Farm Loss Tool provides actionable insights for growers and buyers to map their current loss levels and develop new channels to utilise more of what is grown World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has launched the Global Farm Loss Tool for growers of all sizes to more easily measure and report on-farm food[Read More…]
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Vietnam’s Siegwerk’s Commitment to safest inks and coatings
Siegwerk not only offers toluene-free packaging inks but also helps printers to switch to these safer solutions and thus meet the increasing requirements of brand owners banning the usage of Toluene in ink formulations intended for food packaging material Packaging plays an important role in protecting food from contamination. Printing[Read More…]
Meatless Mondays advocates consumption of plant-based meals to enhance health
In 2024, Meatless Monday will be launching a new open-access, web-based resource centre hosted by the School and curated by CLF Bare Food Global, a pioneer in promoting health and environmental stewardship, is introducing the Meatless Mondays initiative in 20 schools across the UAE, seven of which are in partnership[Read More…]
Gen Z and millennials prioritise spending on healthy food over streaming
Lifesum revealed that Gen Z and Millennials are embracing functional foods that provide additional health benefits New research from Lifesum, the leading global healthy eating platform, indicates that Gen Z and Millennials are leading a movement towards healthy eating amidst the current cost-of-living crisis by scaling back on non-essentials, including streaming[Read More…]
Food Frontier report urges Australian government action to food systems
It lists recommendations that federal state and territory governments can adopt to build resilience and prosperity in the food system In a report directed towards governments, Food Frontier outlines the economic, public health, and environmental justifications for overhauling our food production, distribution, and consumption systems. The Alternative Proteins and Australian Food[Read More…]
Philippines inaugurates first mobile food testing lab
The Mobile Plant Food Safety Laboratory is expected to be fully operational by May and will serve adjacent areas in Metro Manila as its first stop As the demand for food safety grows, the Philippines Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) sought to bring government services related[Read More…]
Worsening hunger grips West and Central Africa amid conflicts economic turmoil
West and Central Africa remain heavily dependent on imports to meet the population’s food needs Nearly 55 million people in West and Central Africa will struggle to feed themselves in the June-August 2024 lean season, according to the March 2024 Cadre Harmonisé food security analysis released by the Permanent Inter-State[Read More…]
Hong Kong suspends import of poultry products from US
The CFS has contacted the American authority over the issue and will closely monitor information issued by the WOAH and the relevant authorities on the avian influenza outbreaks Hong Kong’s Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced that notification from the World Organisation for[Read More…]
Edible Garden announces pulp products available through UNFI
Making Pulp’s ‘Bland to Bold’ products available to consumers across North America Edible Garden AG Incorporated, a leader in controlled environment agriculture (CEA), locally grown, organic and sustainable produce and products, announced that United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) will carry Edible Garden’s new line of Pulp sustainable gourmet sauces and chilli-based[Read More…]
New compendium identifies 100 promising forgotten foods for Africa
FAO and FARA, a continental research forum, launched a publication on underutilised crops that have the potential to provide dietary nutrients to various African communities Africa is paradoxically reliant on imported food and home to a disproportionate share of the world’s hungry while at the same time boasting the potential[Read More…]
