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A Salty World
According to the Work Action on Salt and Health (WASH), a survey of 260 globally available food items indicates stark variations in salt content around the world. It is unclear whether multinational brands such as Nestle, KFC and Kellogg's intentionally alter formulations based on local regulations... (Join Food Discussion) |
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Farming Changes to Secure Food Supply
Diminishing supplies of natural resources such as oil, gas, water and land along with climate change threaten future food stocks around the world. Though some advocates note the need to utilize agricultural technology such as pesticides and other synthetics to improve crop durability and yield, oth... (Join Food Discussion) |
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What's Made in China?
Since melamine outbreaks in pet food and infant formula rocked China's food manufacturing sector, consumers have been skeptical about products made in China. Though the headlines tend to focus on the false labeling, ingredient adulteration, and lax controls, there are many manufacturers that implem... (Join Food Discussion) |
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Global Rice Stock Up, Prices Drop
The run on rice that caused prices to soar to as much as $963 per tonne last year have passed, according to "Rice Market Monitor". Prices in January 2009 fell to $611 per tonne, still well above the January 2008 price of $311 per tonne. This year's rice harvest ends in May, but Asia and Africa's res... (Join Food Discussion) |
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Chinese Chicken Ban Questioned
Signatories representing 54 United States trade organizations and food companies sent a letter to President Barack Obama requesting the administration remove a clause in the 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill that bans importing cooked poultry from China. China has already filed a complaint with the ... (Join Food Discussion) |
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Foreign Governments Grab Farm Land
In what experts call "outsourcing's third wave," large governments are purchasing or leasing land in developing nations to develop farmland to supply their own food stocks. Rather than purchase food on the international market, nations such as Saudi Arabia and China entered into deals to lease and ... (Get Food News) |
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Meaty Environment and Health Issues
Meat consumption is a major contributor to climate change and disease rates. Calls for scaling back meat consumption continue to receive apathetic response from a culture that has come to view, cheap and abundant meat at every meal as a law of nature. Unfortunately, many consumers fail to realize t... (Join Food Discussion) |
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Food Crisis Bubbling
After a record leap in food prices in 2007 to 2008, which ended with food prices dropping nearly 40 percent by the end of 2008, food prices have been up by one-third in 2009, which suggests endemic problems with global food markets. With prices still well above 2006 levels, it appears shortages and... (Read Food Article) |
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Eat Less Meat to Save the Environment
Scientists estimate trillions of farm animals around the world generate 18 percent of the emissions contributing to global warming. That exceeds the emissions from transportation across the world. The irony is that a vegetarian driving a large sports-utility-vehicle is probably doing more for the e... (Get Food News) |
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Third-World Cooking Leads to Climate Change
Though carbon dioxide is still the leading cause of climate change, environmental experts believe the large amounts of black carbon sent into the atmosphere by outdated stoves in developing nations is a rapidly growing reason for rising temperatures. However, they also believe replacing current stov... (Get Food News) |
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