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Protein companies to improve human health though tackling animal disease
30 Apr 2021
Cargill, Ausvet, Heifer International and the International Poultry Council (IPC) have formed a consortium sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to improve livestock management and combat the threat of zoonotic dis...
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Traffic light labels to become mandatory in UAE in under one year
1 Apr 2021
Packaged food manufacturers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are getting ready for a front-of-pack traffic light nutrition label, which will become mandatory in January next year.
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Imperfect Foods plans for net-zero carbon emissions by 2030
25 Mar 2021
Online grocer Imperfect Foods announced that by 2030, it will be a net-zero carbon company that has saved 1 billion pounds of food from waste. Successfully meeting this goal would put Imperfect Foods 10 years ahead of other major retailers striving for...
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Seven European countries advocate for Nutri-Score on packaging
23 Feb 2021
Out of the 40 countries that comprise Europe, seven have now joined forces to promote the use of the Nutri-Score system as the standard front-of-pack (FOP) labeling for products sold across the EU. Supporting countries include France, Belgium, Germany,...
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Unilever promises living wages to suppliers' employees
1 Feb 2021
In its effort to create a “more equitable and inclusive society” Unilever is committing to a new set of corporate goals, including ensuring that by 2030, all employees of suppliers that directly provide goods and services to earn a living wage or incom...
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Montanya Distillers goes plastic neutral
27 Jan 2021
Concerns about sustainability and package waste have driven manufacturers to look for alternatives to plastic. Montanya Distillers, a craft rum distillery and Certified B Corporation, is the latest participant in this movement, but the company has take...
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Europe looks to encourage insect consumption
18 Jan 2021
Mealworm burgers may soon be on the menu as the European Food Safety Authority recently approved yellow mealworms as safe for human consumption. This determination is expected to lead to EU-wide approval of the insect as fit for sale across the contine...
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USDA expands its definition of nitrates
15 Jan 2021
The Food Safety and Inspection Service of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will expand the definition of nitrates in May 2021 to prohibit products using any source of nitrates from using the statements “No Nitrate or Nitrite Added” and “Uncured....
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Belgium is officially declared free from African Swine Fever
14 Jan 2021
Belgium officially earned a new status from the World Organization of Animal Health confirming the country is free from African Swine Fever (ASF). This updated status is the first time since September 2018 that the country has officially been declared ...
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UK to continue exporting agricultural products to EU
8 Jan 2021
Despite the UK officially leaving the European Union, the island nation will still be able to continue exporting meat fish and dairy to the continent. Late last month, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) granted the UK Third ...
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Singapore becomes first country to approve lab-grown meat
4 Jan 2021
The Singapore Food Agency, the city state’s regulatory body for food, approved San Francisco startup Eat Just’s cell-based meat chicken product, paving the way for its sale in the country.
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The Cocoa Barometer report shows few improvements in cocoa industry
17 Dec 2020
Despite 20 years of rhetoric from companies promising to undertake initiatives that will increase the standard of living for farmers in cocoa-producing countries as well as mitigate the environmental impacts associated with cocoa production in regions ...
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