Food/Nutrition

11/05/2020 SOURCE: www.greatbritishchefs.com

Mutti: Italy’s Top Tomato Brand - Great British Chefs

Mutti’s two lions are instantly recognisable on shelves, but there’s more to this family-run company than a logo – Mutti has been pioneering smart preservation techniques for well over a century, and their tomatoes remain the best in the business.

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11/03/2020 SOURCE: allafrica.com

Kenya: Nothing to Eat as Covid-19 Makes Life Hard for Farmers, Traders

The Covid-19 pandemic has not only affected the health of thousands of people, but also food security.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Rice, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

Sowing the seeds for a better food future in Asia

Covid-19 has reminded humanity of the critical importance of a strong and functioning food system. With a quarter of a billion people facing acute hunger by the end of the year, bold collective...

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Topics: Organic, Vegetables, Fruit, Food/Nutrition, GMO's, Antibiotics, Fertilizer,

Fuel it: The pros and cons of organic food

Organic food is food produced or farmed in ways that avoid the use of chemical fertilisers, antibiotics, hormones and GMO

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Topics: Dairy, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag United Kingdom, Ag Global Specialty Food, Coronavirus/COVID,

Dairy campaign drives surge in liquid milk sales during pandemic | Press and Journal

An industry-wide campaign to boost sales of dairy products during lockdown resulted in an estimated 11.2 million litres of additional liquid milk sales during the pandemic.

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Topics: Soybeans, Oats, Agriculture Global, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Research, Ag Global Specialty Food, World Population,

Plant-based beverages with inputs such as oats, soybeans gaining traction | TheTop10News | Breaking world news, photos & videos.

Domestic plant-based dairy beverages have grown quickly in retail channels as local industry players vie to compete with international brands. At the end of September, Shanghai-based oat milk startup…

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Topics: Food/Nutrition,

US nutritionists call for dietary guideline limits on saturated fat intake to be lifted

Leading nutrition scientists have called for an urgent rethink of the 2020 US dietary guidelines, to be published at the end of this year. In a letter to Congress, nutrition researchers and former members of the dietary guideline advisory committee (DGAC) have urged the departments of health and human services and agriculture to give “serious and immediate consideration” to lifting the cap placed on saturated fat intake. The letter concludes that “there is no strong scientific evidence that the current population-wide upper limits on commonly consumed saturated fats in the US will prevent cardiovascular disease or reduce mortality. A continued limit on these fats is not justified.” The conclusion runs counter to the prevailing view that consuming saturated fat raises low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and increases …

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Topics: Food/Nutrition, Research, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

The coronavirus pandemic: A threat to food security

For years, the Global Hunger Index has shown global advances in combating malnutrition. But the coronavirus pandemic could undo them, according to the latest report for German aid organization Welthungerhilfe.

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