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UK to ban junk food TV advertisements before 9pm
4 Oct 2024
In a bid to reduce childhood obesity, the UK government has introduced a policy, coming into effect on 1 October 2025, banning junk food advertising on television before the 9pm watershed.
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New environmental food scoring standards emerge
30 Sep 2024
EIT Food and Foundation Earth collaborate to launch environmental food scoring for products entering the global supply chain.
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Africa progresses with food transformation strategy
19 Sep 2024
Large-scale efforts are underway to drastically change the African food sector with a $61 billion (€55 bn) set of proposed transformation plans to be implemented across forty countries. Yet there are concerns that this initiative severely jeopardises s...
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Upside Foods sues Florida over cultivated meat ban
10 Sep 2024
In May, Florida became the first US state to ban cultivated meat's sale, manufacture, and distribution. Upside Foods, a cultivated chicken startup, has filed a federal lawsuit in response, arguing that the law is unconstitutional.
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Indonesia introduces new halal certification system
9 Sep 2024
International food and beverage companies importing halal products into Indonesia need to adhere to new rules after the country introduced a new halal certification system.
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European Commission releases new supply chain recommendations
6 Sep 2024
The European Union’s (EU) legislative arm publishes its latest guidance on protecting the market’s food supply chain against current and future crises.
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European consumers want more freedom to choose biotech-based food
3 Sep 2024
Survey findings point to growing levels of interest in cultivated meat as European consumers say they want the freedom to choose the lab-based products.
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How insecure are our global food systems?
29 Aug 2024
Countries across the globe are struggling to secure safe and accessible food, according to recent reports.
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Will ‘foie gras’ become the EU’s first approved cultivated meat?
20 Aug 2024
French startup Gourmey has submitted its cultivated foie gras for approval in the European Union (EU), signalling the first application of its kind in the region.
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UPF policies stall amid confusing science
14 Aug 2024
As a new WHO report puts processed foods in the same harmful category as tobacco, confusion behind ultra-processed food (UPF) science remains, stalling policy and regulatory creation.
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German study reveals high sugar, fat, and salt levels in children's foods
13 Aug 2024
The food industry is making slow progress in reducing the high levels of sugar, fat, and salt in German food and beverage products marketed to children, according to the Max Rubner Institute (MRI).
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Swedish court overturns prohibition on winery’s use of imported frozen grapes
12 Aug 2024
Swedish company Drood Winery has successfully challenged the Swedish Food Agency’s decision to prohibit the production and sale of their product made from frozen grapes imported from Iran.
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