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nasa.gov - Gianine Figliozzi - NASA Study to Analyze Fermented Food Samples from Space
NASA Study to Analyze Fermented Food Samples from Space
NASA

Certain nutrients critical for human health lack the shelf life needed to span multi-year missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA's BioNutrients -3 is part of an experiment series testing ways to use microorganisms to produce these nutrients…

chinadaily.com.cn - Crackdown on illicit additives improves food safety
Crackdown on illicit additives improves food safety
中国日报网

By Wang Xiaoyu | China Daily | Updated: 2019-12-03 07:44 China has uncovered about 78,000 food safety violations since June in a crackdown on the illicit use of food additives and the sale of counterfeit or substandard food products, the State…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Tyson Foods Inc. Cl A stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day
Tyson Foods Inc. Cl A stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day
MarketWatch

Shares of Tyson Foods Inc. Cl A TSN slipped 1.28% to $62.61 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.81% to 6,946.13 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Hormel Foods Corp. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitors
Hormel Foods Corp. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitors
MarketWatch

Shares of Hormel Foods Corp. HRL slid 1.90% to $25.31 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.81% to 6,946.13 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising…

thehill.com - Max Rego - Manufacturers group ups fight against RFK Jr. focus on ultra-processed foods
Manufacturers group ups fight against RFK Jr. focus on ultra-processed foods
The Hill

A manufacturers lobbying group is pushing back against Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent pledge to look into the safety of ultra-processed foods. The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), which…

theguardian.com - Guardian staff reporter - Why food justice isn't being served in America
Why food justice isn't being served in America
The Guardian

I met the man I'll call Randy Johnson 13 years ago, as I began research in South Central Los Angeles. I'm an anthropologist who explores how people think about food and use food in their everyday lives. As executive director of a large food justice…

bloomberg.com - Chloe Meley - Fibermaxxing Trend Boosts Outlook for Food-Ingredient Suppliers
Fibermaxxing Trend Boosts Outlook for Food-Ingredient Suppliers
Bloomberg

Rising interest in the health benefits of fiber has prompted food and beverage makers to fortify everything from soda to snacks. That's now boosting the earnings outlook for the suppliers of the raw ingredients. PepsiCo Inc. recently just released…

pbs.org - Nasser Karimi, Associated Press - Soaring cost of food and other staples squeezes Iranians as threat of U.S. attack looms
Soaring cost of food and other staples squeezes Iranians as threat of U.S. attack looms
PBS

It experienced some relief under a 2015 nuclear deal that lifted many sanctions, until U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the accord in 2018. Since coming back into office more than a year ago, Trump revived a 'maximum pressure'…

bbc.co.uk - James Pearson - Food bins: An eco-fix or just too icky for families?
Food bins: An eco-fix or just too icky for families?
BBC

James PearsonProducer, Politics Midlands For some households, separating leftovers is simple, but for others, it is a chore they choose not to do. Regardless, from April, the government wants every home in England to get a weekly food waste…

newsweek.com - Lydia Patrick - Why new McDonald's ad campaign will show empty boxes with no food
Why new McDonald's ad campaign will show empty boxes with no food
Newsweek

McDonald's has launched a new outdoor advertising campaign in Germany in which digital billboards sync with the sun to reveal food only after dark during Ramadan. The Digital Out‑of‑Home (DOOH) posters are programmed so that during…

bbc.co.uk - Sarah Sanderson - How food waste is helping Hull's community gardens to grow
How food waste is helping Hull's community gardens to grow
BBC

Weekly food waste collections will help to support more community growing sites in Hull, the council said. As part of a government scheme, all local authorities must collect household food waste on a weekly basis. The system will be introduced in…

independent.co.uk - Rob Gillies - Canada promises food aid to Cuba amid US fuel blockade
Canada promises food aid to Cuba amid US fuel blockade
The Independent

Canada has pledged $8 million Canadian (US$6.7 million) in food aid to Cuba, as the Caribbean nation grapples with a severe fuel crisis exacerbated by a slowdown in oil shipments following US threats of tariffs. The humanitarian assistance comes…

bbc.co.uk - Ema Sabljak - Food waste collection deadline missed by one in four councils
Food waste collection deadline missed by one in four councils
BBC

Ema Sabljak,England Data Unitand Jonah Fisher,Climate correspondent Almost a quarter of English councils will miss an official deadline to introduce weekly food waste collections to all homes, a BBC investigation has found. The Department for…

upi.com - South Korea food firms expand cutbacks as profits slide
South Korea food firms expand cutbacks as profits slide
UPI

Feb. 24 (Asia Today) -- Major South Korean food companies are expanding cost-cutting and restructuring efforts after operating profits fell by as much as 30% last year amid a domestic demand slump and rising costs, industry officials said Monday.

vice.com - Ashley Fike - Scientists Found a Strange Link Between Junk Food and Cigarettes
Scientists Found a Strange Link Between Junk Food and Cigarettes
VICE

The snack aisle looks like a multiverse these days. Coca-Cola-flavored Oreos. Oreo-flavored Coca-Cola. Hot honey chips. Everything bagel everything. Somebody in a boardroom keeps asking, “What if we crossed these two brands and made people…

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