food security
11 Sep 2024
--- A new report by the Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI) investigates three Nutrient Profile Models (NPMs) — the Health Star Rating (HSR) used in Australia and New Zealand, the Nutri-Score used in some EU countries...
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10 Sep 2024
--- In the US, 65% of residents see food insecurity among children as a national priority, reveals the new “Youth Hunger and School Meals” survey by GENYOUth, a non-profit focused on ensuring all US children have...
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09 Sep 2024
--- Coordination and appropriate technical and programming support are vital to humanitarian organizations’ response to global emergencies. The Global Nutrition Cluster (GNC) aims to overcome these critical needs by...
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09 Sep 2024
--- As food insecurity among US households grows, organizations and anti-hunger activists urge to strengthen nutrition programs and expand access to all families in need. At the time of a food security survey, almost 42% of all...
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06 Sep 2024
--- This week in nutrition news, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) received a significant contribution from the Japanese government to help provide school meals to students in Sierra Leone, Africa. Meanwhile, Groupe...
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06 Sep 2024
--- Industry experts predict that consumer interest in natural ingredients is here to stay. Lycored, Pharmactive, CarobWay and Ayana Bio tell us that a growing understanding of ingredients’ efficacy and their impact on the...
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06 Sep 2024
--- In 2023, 13.5% of US households (18 million households) were food insecure “at least sometime during the year,” according to the 2023 Household Food Security in the US report by the US Department of Agriculture...
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04 Sep 2024
--- A significant number of cattle marketed as “raised without antibiotics” on the US market were shown in a recent study conducted at the George Washington University (GW) to have actually been treated with...
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04 Sep 2024
--- Natural ingredients supplier Symrise is taking its secure sourcing approach to the next level amid climatic and geopolitical factors that increasingly affect the production of agricultural raw materials and impact the...
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02 Sep 2024
--- In August’s major health and nutrition industry news, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published guidelines on the regulation and use of dietary supplements and we looked at the recent controversies, safety...
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02 Sep 2024
--- September is Hunger Action Month in the US, a campaign raising awareness about hunger in the country and inspiring action. On this occasion, we sit down with Feeding America, the largest charity working to end hunger in the...
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02 Sep 2024
--- Biotalys, an AgTech company developing protein-based biocontrols for sustainable crop protection, has received approval for large-scale demonstration trials in greenhouses of its first biofungicide candidate, EVOCA. Notably,...
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30 Aug 2024
--- Young Sudanese citizens are leading the response to the famine caused by the ongoing civil war in the country. The volunteers are operating out of emergency response rooms supported by the UN to provide lifesaving nutrition...
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29 Aug 2024
--- While the vast majority of plant-based meat alternatives significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and water usage compared to meat, many are considerably more expensive, reveals an analysis by UK-based charity The...
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28 Aug 2024
--- Arla Foods Group has raised its full-year revenue outlook to land between €13.4 billion and 13.9 billion (US$14.9 billion and US$15.5 billion) despite a sales decline in its first half-year results for 2024.The outlook...
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28 Aug 2024
--- Health Care without Harm (HCWH) Europe highlights antimicrobial resistance (AMR) triggered by the use of antibiotics in agri-food systems as a key health concern. Speaking to Nutrition Insight, HCWH Europe discusses the...
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26 Aug 2024
--- Dairy cCo-operative Fonterra reveals a US$0.50 increase — up to US$8.50 per kgMS — of its forecast for the Farmgate Milk Price midpoint for 2024/25. At the same time, the company also upped its FY25 Advance Rate...
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23 Aug 2024
--- This week in nutrition news, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) filed a reply brief to stop the enforcement of New York’s (US) age restriction law for certain supplements, the American Heart Association (AHA)...
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22 Aug 2024
--- As part of his state visit to the Philippines, Singapore’s president, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, visited the headquarters of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). There, he explored prospects for collaboration...
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22 Aug 2024
--- New research by the Alliance Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture measured the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) in 1,900 farm households in the state of Odisha,...
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