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Import-reliant food industry sweats under strong dollar
Cost pressures are mounting across Korea's import-heavy food sector as the won continues to weaken against the dollar and domestic demand remains sluggish, industry officials said Wednesday. With the government pushing back against price hikes…
Tiruchi's food industry warms up to sustainable packaging
The growth of food business operators (FBOs) in Tiruchi has focused attention on an integral part of the sector – the use of plastics in packaging. Though single-use plastic utensils and cutlery were banned in Tamil Nadu in 2022, many FBOs…
Global rise in ultra-processed foods is major public health threat, experts say
The global rise of ultra-processed foods in diets worldwide poses a major public health threat, according to experts who published a series of papers in medical journal The Lancet. The authors cite studies that show ultra-processed diets are linked…
Aldi selling food normally only seen at Christmas markets for £3.50
Christmas markets are known for having a range of delicious food options, with one item usually stealing the show. But, shoppers at Aldi will soon be able to have the same experience from the comfort of their own home - and for a fraction of the…
Scientists Call for Global Shift Away From Ultraprocessed Foods
|Scientists Call for Global Shift Away From Ultraprocessed Foods https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/well/eat/ultraprocessed-foods-health.html Today, in a series of three review papers published in The Lancet, 43 public health experts from around…
The common foods found to harm every major organ
Ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked to harm in every major human organ, global experts have warned. UPFs, such as ready meals, crisps, sugary snacks and breakfast cereals, have been linked to poor health, including an increased risk of obesity…
The best sandwiches - one's involved in a food poisoning outbreak
READ MORE: UK's 50 best fish and chip shops revealed - so is YOUR local chippy on the list? A sandwich is one of the simplest of dishes, and celebrating across the globe. Combining bread and almost any filling under the sun, each country has their…
Ultra-processed food is global health threat, experts warn - BBC News
Action is needed now to reduce ultra-processed food (UPF) in diets worldwide because of their threat to health, say international experts in a global review of research. They say the way we eat is changing - with a move away from fresh, whole foods…
Surge in ultra-processed foods has created 'chronic disease pandemic
READ MORE: The 'healthy' snacks that contain MORE sugar than Krispy Kremes Diets packed with ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) have created to a 'pandemic of chronic disease', leading global experts have warned. Additive-laden foods such as crisps and…
Ultra-processed foods a leading cause of 'chronic disease pandemic', experts say
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are a leading cause of the “chronic disease pandemic” linked to diet, with food firms putting profit above all else, global experts have warned. Writing in The Lancet medical journal, 43 scientists and…
CEO Weinberg Food Bank sets record in distributing food for Thanksgiving
WILKES-BARRE TWP. — In September, when Jennifer Warabak, executive director at the Commission on Economic Opportunity, talked about the 46th annual Thanksgiving Project, she said she expected to distribute all of the ingredients for a full…
Be Well: Breaking down fiber, the next food fad
U.S. consumers who have had their fill of finding protein added to everything from cereal to ice cream are about to meet the next big food fad: fiber. Americans have been boosting their protein intake for years; even Pop-Tarts and Starbucks are…
Good for mortgages, bad for food prices - how inflation dip affects you - BBC News
Walking around your local supermarket and you'll struggle to find much that's healthy for your finances on the shelves - food price rises are accelerating. The cost of the weekly shop is, and will continue to be, a worry for millions of people.
The common foods linked to pre-cancerous growths in new study
Women who eat large amounts of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are at a greater risk of developing a precursor to bowel cancer, according to a new study. Research found women who frequently eat UPFs are at a significantly higher risk of being…
Major public health threat as fresh foods being displaced
The rise of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) worldwide poses a major public health threat that is displacing fresh food. This the warning of a three-paper series published in The Lancet by 43 global experts who say that the onus to improve diets should…
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