Around 186.5 million people – 39.4 per cent of the population – faced moderate or severe food insecurity Hunger in the Arab region worsened amid deepening crises in 2023, according to a UN report launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), the[Read More…]
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China’s controversial Yulin dog meat festival opens amid criticism
The World Health Organisation has warned that the dog trade contributes to the spread of rabies and increases the risk of cholera The Yulin “Lychee and Dog Meat” festival, an annual 10-day event, commenced last week in southern China’s Guangxi province. Held from June 21st to 30th, the festival sees[Read More…]
Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report on the Gaza Strip stated last week that famine is imminent in the northern part of the Strip and is expected to occur between now and May in the two northern governorates, which are home to about 300,000 people Israeli authorities informed the United[Read More…]
WHO awards 5 countries for progress in eliminating trans fats for first time
Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand have each demonstrated they have the best practice policy for industrially produced trans-fatty acids (iTFA) elimination in effect, supported by adequate monitoring and enforcement systems WHO has awarded its first-ever certificates validating progress in eliminating industrially produced trans fatty acids to five countries.[Read More…]
WHO creates data-driven dietary assessment tool to measure health for policymakers
The tool allows various health, diet and environmental scenarios to be modelled based on country-level data The World Health Organisation (WHO) has developed a data-driven dietary impact assessment (DIA) for policymakers, researchers and practitioners in Europe to answer questions about the health and environmental impacts of diets. The tool was[Read More…]
PepsiCo sets goals to reduce sodium and deliver diverse ingredients
PepsiCo aims for at least 75 per cent of its global convenient foods portfolio volume to meet or be below category sodium targets by 2030 PepsiCo, Inc. announced two new ambitious nutrition goals as part of PepsiCo Positive (pep+) – the company’s end-to-end strategic transformation – which aims to reduce sodium and[Read More…]
Seafood Nutrition Partnership launches fall in love with seafood campaign
This campaign will serve as a platform to show that an overarching message can help all points along the seafood supply chain and complement SNP partners’ campaigns The Seafood Nutrition Partnership unveiled its new public health promotion campaign to help people live healthier, happier, and smarter by increasing the consumption of seafood. The ‘Fall[Read More…]
