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Mardi committed to creating innovations to solve agriculture, agrofood problems Food Industry

Mardi committed to creating innovations to solve agriculture, agrofood problems

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi) would double its research efforts to create new technology and innovations in resolving problems in the fields of agriculture and agrofood, said its director-general Datuk Dr Mohamad Zabawi Abdul Ghani (pix). “Continuous research is important in ensuring that the agriculture sector…
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October 14, 2021
Red for stop, green for go: Study measures effectiveness of colour-coded front-of-pack labels on consumer behaviour Food Industry

Red for stop, green for go: Study measures effectiveness of colour-coded front-of-pack labels on consumer behaviour

The 2021 study – published in PLOS Medicine – has confirmed the benefits of using colour-coded labels,​​ noting they are instrumental in ‘nudging’ consumers towards choosing more healthful products and could be the underlying psychological mechanism towards cementing this behavioural change. However, the scientists noted that each type of label…
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October 8, 2021
‘Potatoes with purpose’: First carbon neutral spud produced for UK market Food Industry

‘Potatoes with purpose’: First carbon neutral spud produced for UK market

Grown by Puffin Produce in Pembrokeshire, Wales, Root Zero potatoes have achieved carbon neutral certification. According to Puffin Produce, the decision to go climate neutral was prompted by a desire to reduce the negative impacts of agri-food production on climate change. “The food system contributes up to 30% of global…
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October 6, 2021
It’s time for the food industry and regulators to be bold and try something new Food Industry

It’s time for the food industry and regulators to be bold and try something new

Opinion By Robert E. Brackett The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), together with the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA); FMI – The Food Industry Association (FMI); Produce Marketing Association (PMA); and National Fisheries Institute (NFI) recently hosted a Food Safety Forum aimed at critically looking at the current regulatory policies for…
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October 4, 2021
Making a comeback: Thailand hails food industry growth after COVID-19 slump – but urges firms to maintain vigilance Food Industry

Making a comeback: Thailand hails food industry growth after COVID-19 slump – but urges firms to maintain vigilance

The Thai Ministry of Industry (MOI) reported earlier this month that the local food industry had performed impressively in the first seven months of 2021 (January to July) despite continued COVID-19 challenges, particularly in the food exports and food manufacturing sectors. “Thailand’s food industry has now returned to a state…
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October 4, 2021
‘Our children are fed with ads promoting unhealthy foods day in, day out’: Fresh call for crackdown on junk food marketing Food Industry

‘Our children are fed with ads promoting unhealthy foods day in, day out’: Fresh call for crackdown on junk food marketing

As far back as 2007, the largest European food companies committed themselves to an ‘EU Pledge’ in which they promised to change the way they targeted children in advertisements. They pledged only to advertise foodstuffs to children under the age of 12 if the products fulfilled specific nutritional criteria. More…
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September 27, 2021
‘Policy making must not be muddied by commercial interest’: Industry lobbying under fire at UN Food Systems Summit Food Industry

‘Policy making must not be muddied by commercial interest’: Industry lobbying under fire at UN Food Systems Summit

The UN Food Systems Summit, the first of its kind, has an ambitious agenda. It aims to ‘change the trajectory of global progress, uniting everyone in a shared commitment to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals and the fundamental human rights at their core’, said Agnes Kalibata, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy…
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September 23, 2021