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forbes.com - Francesco Caterina - Looking At Luxury Food Opportunities In Smaller Regions
Looking At Luxury Food Opportunities In Smaller Regions
Forbes

Francesco Caterina, MoliseFood director, is a Rome-based CEO & strategist working on place-based business models & sustainable food systems. For many years, Italian food companies entering the United States have followed a familiar formula:…

theguardian.com - Damien Gayle - Rising microplastics in soil a threat to UK food security, MPs and campaigners say
Rising microplastics in soil a threat to UK food security, MPs and campaigners say
The Guardian

The accumulation of microplastics in soil presents an emerging threat to the UK's food security, according to scientists, MPs and campaigners who have called for legally binding targets to cut microplastic pollution. UK agricultural soils have been…

thestandard.com.hk - Marco Lam - RBHK 2026 brings more than 400 food and hospitality brands to Hong Kong
RBHK 2026 brings more than 400 food and hospitality brands to Hong Kong
The Standard

More than 400 food, beverage and hospitality brands from 11 countries and regions have gathered in Hong Kong for a three-day restaurant trade show, as the industry looks to new products, technology and cross-border business opportunities. SCROLL TO…

newtimes.co.rw - Pascal Murasira - The Africa food festival at AFSF is putting people at the centre of food systems
The Africa food festival at AFSF is putting people at the centre of food systems
The New Times

There's a moment at most summits when the real work retreats into conference rooms, and everyone else is left outside, waiting for a communiqué. This year, the African Food Systems Forum (AFSF) is trying something different: it's putting the…

pbs.org - What additives are in your food? The FDA doesn't always know, but seeks to change that
What additives are in your food? The FDA doesn't always know, but seeks to change that
PBS

For nearly 70 years, food and beverage companies have been able to decide on their own that a new ingredient is safe and put it on the market without informing the Food and Drug Administration. But a new proposal could require that companies notify…

newsweek.com - Alice Gibbs - Map shows food recalled over salmonella, E.coli across US in August
Map shows food recalled over salmonella, E.coli across US in August
Newsweek

Americans faced a series of food safety recalls in August after products ranging from frozen berries and pistachio butter to sprouts, jalapeños and mangoes were pulled from shelves over concerns they could be contaminated with bacteria…

bbc.co.uk - Business groups urge Swinney to scrap 'ineffective' food price cap plan
Business groups urge Swinney to scrap 'ineffective' food price cap plan
BBC

The Scottish government's proposed food price cap will be 'ineffective', business groups have told the first minister Twenty-three organisations have written a joint letter to John Swinney - who will set out his programme for government on Tuesday…

foodnavigator.com - Food's new rules: Regulation, reformulation and the reinvention of legacy brands
Food's new rules: Regulation, reformulation and the reinvention of legacy brands
FoodNavigator.com

August's top stories reflected a food industry increasingly shaped by greater scrutiny of nutrition policy, ingredient transparency and evolving consumer expectations around health and wellness.

mumsnet.com - To hate the trend of places piling plates with food?
To hate the trend of places piling plates with food?
Mumsnet

Please or to access all these features Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters. Directly171717171717 · Today 14:00 Just been for Sunday dinner and it was lovely but the portions are just ridiculous. Yorkshire…

newrepublic.com - Edith Olmsted - You're Not Hallucinating: The Amount of Recalled Food Is Skyrocketing
You're Not Hallucinating: The Amount of Recalled Food Is Skyrocketing
The New Republic

For Americans, it's been a real tough summer for figuring out what foods are safe to eat. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced 26 notices for food products this August alone (not including pet food). Including drugs, that total increased…

smithsonianmag.com - Margherita Bassi - Would You Eat a Cookie Made From Upcycled Plastic? Scientists Propose a New Way to Deal With Waste and Provide Food in Extreme Environments
Would You Eat a Cookie Made From Upcycled Plastic? Scientists Propose a New Way to Deal With Waste and Provide Food in Extreme Environments
Smithsonian Magazine

Researchers may have addressed three problems with one stone—or rather, one cookie. On August 24, a team presented µBites (pronounced “microbites”), edible cookies made from upcycled plastic, at the American Chemical…

globalnews.ca - Jasmine King - Bare shelves at Alberta food banks as demand soar: 'Very difficult year'
Bare shelves at Alberta food banks as demand soar: 'Very difficult year'
Global News

Where pallets of food and supplies should be stacked high instead sit row after row of empty warehouse shelves. Food banks across Alberta are sounding the alarm as some of their inventories reach dangerously low levels, making the organizations…

wishtv.com - Kendall Pierson - Food safety tips shared as multiple products face recent nationwide recalls
Food safety tips shared as multiple products face recent nationwide recalls
Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic | WISH-TV |

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Several food outbreaks have made headlines nationwide in recent weeks. While foodborne illnesses often happen during the summer, cases are rising. The FDA regularly monitors for outbreaks. Recent food recalls include…

foxbusiness.com - Bradford Betz - Nearly 2,000 pounds of pet food recalled over salmonella, listeria risk
Nearly 2,000 pounds of pet food recalled over salmonella, listeria risk
Fox Business

Northwest Naturals is recalling nearly 2,000 pounds of raw cat and dog food after federal testing found salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes contamination in two chicken products distributed nationwide. The Portland, Oregon-based company is…

nypost.com - Reda Wigle - Some SNAP shoppers must prepare for new 'junk food' ban at major grocery stores
Some SNAP shoppers must prepare for new 'junk food' ban at major grocery stores
New York Post

Southern shoppers are bracing for a crackdown on junk food. New SNAP restrictions will prohibit some shoppers at Walmart and other major grocery stores from buying certain controversial items in South Carolina. Under the Southern state's new…

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