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WHO calls for better food environment to prevent obesity

WHO calls for better food environment to prevent obesity

76 World Health Assembly to be held in May 2022 will discuss ways on how to reverse obesityOn the occasion of World Obesity Day 2022 on 4 March, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging

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Diageo opens new canning facility to accelerate growth in RTD category

Diageo opens new canning facility to accelerate growth in RTD category

Investment strengthens Diageo’s manufacturing footprint in IllinoisWith capacity to produce over 25 million cases of malt-based beverages and spirits-based Ready-to-Drink (RTD) cocktails, global beverage leader Diageo has opened its new manufacturing site, featuring two high-speed

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Tea to help transform agrifood systems for ending hunger: FAO

Tea to help transform agrifood systems for ending hunger: FAO

The economic importance of the tea industry has grown during the pandemicThe tea industry can play an important part in the transformation of global agrifood systems, but it must overcome significant challenges, QU Dongyu, Director-General

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WHO points out exploitative practices of milk formula industry

WHO points out exploitative practices of milk formula industry

WHO, UNICEF and partners are calling on governments, health workers, and the baby food industry to end exploitative formula milk marketingMore than half of parents and pregnant women (51 per cent) surveyed for a new

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Kraft Heinz accelerates AI-driven plant-based innovation

Kraft Heinz accelerates AI-driven plant-based innovation

While interest for plant-based foods is surging, barriers in taste, variety, and availability remainThe Kraft Heinz Company and leading food tech startup TheNotCompany, Inc. have announced a joint venture designed to reimagine global food production

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Nestlé Health Science completes acquisition of Vital Proteins

Nestlé Health Science completes acquisition of Vital Proteins

Nestlé Health Science acquired a majority stake in Vital Proteins in 2020Nestlé Health Science has completed the final acquisition of Vital Proteins, the market leader in collagen in the United States and a leading lifestyle and wellness

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US updates screening of metals in food

US updates screening of metals in food

Ingestion of heavy metals can contribute to a wide variety of adverse health effects including cancers and developmental impactsAccording to a recent study, exposures to heavy metals like cadmium, arsenic and mercury in food were found

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Britvic announces £1M pea-protein packaging innovation partnership

Britvic announces £1M pea-protein packaging innovation partnership

Britvic has a long history of fortifying drinks with vitaminsBranded soft drinks business Britvic is joining forces with University of Cambridge-backed tech company Xampla in a £1 million packaging innovation partnership.  After 15 years of

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Experts condemn North American claim that reducing salt intake causes harm

Experts condemn North American claim that reducing salt intake causes harm

The article explains how a concocted controversy, that benefits the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries, has been sustained for years by some scientists and editors of medical journalsThe scientific journal, Current Nutrition Reports, has published an article

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World Pulses Day leverages power of youth to transform agri-food systems: FAO

World Pulses Day leverages power of youth to transform agri-food systems: FAO

Young people are the best stewards for pulse innovation and their receptiveness to innovation can trigger real changeThe cultivation of pulses, combined with the power of young people, can help achieve a transformation in our