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Japan's consumer agency certifies food banks for first time
Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency said Tuesday that it has certified four food banks, which collect surplus food from companies and others to offer free supplies to organizations working to support people in need. It is the first time that food banks…
Holly Willoughby discusses booze secrets and junk food favourite on YouTube show
Holly Willoughby's new YouTube show sees her reveal secrets about her boozy past and a love of Greggs sausage rolls. The former ITV presenter, 45, has launched a new lifestyle series called ‘Together' which features fashion, food and beauty.
How A Bootstrapped Hair Tie Brand Landed At Whole Foods
As tariffs on Indian imports spiked from 14% to 64% this year, most small consumer brands sourcing overseas faced an impossible choice: raise prices or absorb the hit. Jesse Schiller and Rachel Evans, the co-founders of Kooshoo, a plastic-free hair…
Cyclospora fears are changing how Americans shop for food
An ongoing Cyclospora outbreak linked by federal agencies to recalled iceberg lettuce is shifting consumer habits across the country, with a new poll indicating that food safety concerns are prompting many Americans to scale back their fresh…
Consolidated food supply may be worsening cyclospora outbreaks, experts say
Food safety experts say decades of consolidation across farming, processing and distribution have increased the potential for a single contamination event to spread nationwide. Taylor Farms' expansion through acquisitions and the dominance of…
UK Food Inflation Falls for Sixth Consecutive Month, BRC Says
UK food inflation has fallen for a sixth straight month, a retail trade association said Tuesday, after shops discounted snacks and alcohol to entice millions of fans watching England reach the semi-finals of the World Cup. Food inflation was 2.2%…
Factory farming could be fuelling spread of disease which causes food poisoning
Factory-farmed chicken has led to more than a 100-fold increase in a common disease that causes food poisoning, a study has suggested. More than a billion chickens are produced and slaughtered for meat each year in the UK. Researchers have found…
McBurgers and local farmers: Fast food helps fight rural shrinkage in Korea
In the quiet agricultural expanse of Chungju, local farmers have long cultivated waxy sweet corn — a regional treasure prized for its delicate texture and subtle sweetness. Now, that homegrown staple is making an unlikely leap from roadside…
Oxfordshire: Industrial poultry farming increasing food poisoning, study suggests
Campylobacter, the most common bacterial cause of diarrhoea worldwide, often affects people after they eat undercooked chicken or untreated water. It usually spreads through undercooked poultry, unpasteurized milk, or untreated water. Most people…
I used to shop at Aldi but I now save more money on one food at M&S
Food shopping is often my least favourite chore as I hate the feeling of standing at the checkout and watching the price of my weekly food shop climb even higher with every beep. It feels like everything has gotten much more expensive but I am…
Got big dreams? Good Food Guide's Young Chef of the Year prize wants you
Are you a brilliant young chef in Victoria, NSW or the ACT? Fabulous – this is your moment. Young Chef of the Year, awarded annually by The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guides, is now open for applications from the next…
Market Mondays: Nonprofit Soul Food Project fosters community growth via urban farming
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — On the eastside of Indianapolis, a nonprofit farm named Soul Food Project is doing more than just growing food—it's cultivating a movement. Led by a mission to connect sustainable farming with community…
Illinois sees 16% drop in SNAP enrollment one year after food program overhaul
Small hands helped load five boxes of food into the trunk of Irene Salinas Torres' van. “I carried this one,” one child proudly said in Spanish. Salinas Torres and her family had stopped by a nonprofit in Pilsen for its monthly food…
Teen arrested after three killed and four injured in Seattle food festival shooting
The shooting took place near Seattle's Space Needle A teenager has been arrested in connection with a shooting at a food festival in which three people have died. At least four others were wounded in the attack near Seattle's Space Needle over the…
Three Dead Following Shootout at Seattle Food Festival
Three people are dead and four others injured following a shootout Sunday evening between at least two people at the Bite of Seattle food festival. KING5 reported that incident occurred around 6 p.m. Two people died at the scene and a third person…
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