Waitrose kicks off Veganuary with Fish‘less’ Fingers

UK retailer Waitrose has ramped up its plant-based portfolio by launching Fishâlessâ Fingers into its stores nationwide.

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‘It’s a management issue’: Cultural shift needed to tackle food waste hotspots

Human error caused by a lack of standardised procedures and insufficient training are major drivers of food waste and a âcultural shiftâ is needed to tackle the issue, a new European study has found.

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Children are exceeding maximum recommended sugar intake by age ten, says Public Health England

Public Health England has expanded its âswap when you shopâ campaign to include a scanner smartphone app and a âgood choiceâ badge, in an effort to address rising childhood obesity rates in the UK.

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Accelerating in e-commerce: One in five shop exclusively online for food

New research reveals that almost one in five British shoppers now do all of their grocery shopping online.

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Hong Kong on high alert with Indian poultry meat

Hong Kongâs Centre for Food Safety (CFS) has suspended poultry meat imports from two Indian states after an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza.

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Chile opens up market for Brazilian beef

Brazilâs Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) has agreed a deal with Chile to export frozen and fresh beef from its Mato Grosso do Sul state.

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Irish genetics company wins €1.8m ‘Beyond Food Labelling’ grant

Irish genetics company IdentiGEN has welcomed a â1.8m research and development award to help improve DNA technologies within the food industry.

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