Global price of poultry drops sharply
Chicken prices around the world have dropped sharply by around 10% compared to last year, according to a report by Rabobank.
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Circular Economy: Part I – What does the future hold now?
The European Commission has adopted a revised Circular Economy Package to help European businesses and consumers - "closing the loop" of product lifecycles through greater recycling and re-use.
Canada packs a punch with innovative packaging
Meat processors in Canada are to benefit from LINPAC’s packaging technology after it agreed a deal with Heat Sealing Packaging (HSP), which supplies food materials and equipment in Canada.
FAO honours Thailand for its part in wiping out cassava mealybug pest
Thailand’s agriculture ministry has won the Edouard Saouma award for spearheading regional collaboration to combat a destructive crop pest with the help of a tiny wasp.
Restricting large packages may be key to reducing over-eating, researchers say
Portion control packaging, like the 100-calorie pack, is ubiquitous in the food and beverage industry, but new research suggests smaller options may not be enough to curb over-eating and fight the obesity epidemic.
Russia sees sharp drop in poultry exports to Asia
Russia has seen a 22% fall in poultry exports in the first 11 months of 2015 compared with the same period in 2014.
Sugary beverages rise in low and middle income countries, fall in high-income regions
While sugar-sweetened beverages have seen a decrease in popularity in regions such as North America and Western Europe, they are on the rise in most low- and middle-income countries. But will the backlash against sugar eventually shape the market in...
Tim Tams on sale across Australia despite Coles price row, insists Arnott's
Arnott’s has sought to reassure retail customers and consumers its popular Tim Tam biscuits are available across Australia despite its pricing spat with supermarket chain Coles.
Coca-Cola urges court to toss class action over ‘artificial’ phosphoric acid
Coca-Cola has urged a California federal court to toss a class action lawsuit alleging it misrepresents its flagship product as being free from added preservatives and artificial flavors.
WHO: One in 10 hit by foodborne illness each year
Each year as many as 600 million, or almost one in 10 people in the world, fall ill after consuming contaminated food, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Climate change a ‘risk’ to global food security
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has warned that efforts to tackle climate change will have an adverse knock-on effect to global food security.
Dateline Southeast Asia
Monsanto urges Philippines to embrace GM and biotech
Monsanto has warned Congress that the Philippines could face a food crisis if it does not put biotechnology at the heart of its food security programme.
Indonesia mulls sugar tax while Filipino farmers make voices heard
With the Philippines preparing legislation to introduce a sugar tax on soft drinks, neighbouring Indonesia could now follow suit after officials began a study into the policy.
Move over quinoa! Steel cut oats aren't just for breakfast, says Grainful co-founder
Three years ago, Chef Jeannine Sacco was cooking Jambalaya, discovered she was out of rice, ransacked her cupboard for a substitute, and found a packet of whole grain steel cut oats. The results blew her mind; the entrepreneurial juices started flowing;...