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In October, Japan will face a fresh round of price increases and tax-related rule changes.
A new wave of price hikes on food and services is scheduled for October, further squeezing the budgets of Japanese households, while freelancers and the self-employed may have to endure higher tax burdens under a new invoice system.
The persistent effects of a weaker yen, which inflates...
The heinous act committed by Russia in the Black Sea
According to the French minister of foreign affairs, Moscow's decision to back out of the grain export effort is an act of blackmail, and the international community ought to stand up to it.
On July 17th, Russia said that it will not be renewing the accords that would have permitted...
New NTT joint venture utilizing AI and IoT to promote global sustainable food security
NTT Green & Food Corp, a company utilizing artificial intelligence, IoT, and other information and communications technologies to develop more efficient and sustainable food production systems, has been formally established by NTT Corp. Through the development and implementation of carbon dio...
A French study warns about pesticide residue in drinking water.
In 2019, tests were instituted by the National Agency for Food, Environment, and Workplace Security (ANSES) to detect about 200 complex chemical compounds, such as those found in pesticides or explosives, that are not generally looked for in standard examinations. According to the agency, "o...
Manufacturers like Nestle and Tyson are banking on the popularity of air fryers to increase their profits.
Kettle Foods, best known for its kettle-cooked potato chips, has just introduced air-fried crisps, which it claims will "redefine" the potato chip category.
As the newest illustration of Big Food betting on consumers' love of all things cooked in air fryers, Campbell Soup&...
Under the microscope because of global warming, France's meat production is being called "a wake-up call for the industry."
Dietary shifts are necessary to become more environmentally responsible, as meat intake is still the primary source of greenhouse gas emissions from the food industry. This means that producers who raise livestock will have to become more creative in their methods of output. It was announced on F...
Nutrition and health are vulnerable to inflation's effects due to the rising cost of food
Considerable thought should be given to the impact that growing grocery costs have on consumer spending habits, household budgets, health outcomes, and the cost of healthcare overall. Statistics Canada has released its most recent report on the price fluctuations of commonly purchased commodities...
Approximately 947 billion litres of ethanol are used for fuel and other purposes
In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution Sadie Niranjan Jyoti stated that the country's current ethanol production capacity for Ethanol blending with gasoline and other applications is approximately 947crore lit...
Protein content of some plant-based foods and their role in a healthy diet
It goes without saying that proteins are crucial for the development and maintenance of the cells that make up our skin, hair, nails, cartilage, and muscles. Protein-rich diets are also becoming increasingly popular as a means of maintaining physical fitness among the general public. Hypertension...
Farmers are urging immigration reform in order to address labour shortages and rising food costs
As rising production costs continue to roil the agriculture sector, farmers from across the country are uniting in support of sweeping immigration reform, which they claim may ease labour shortages and reduce food prices.
The Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which has already been appr...
Changes in labelling and packaging can help consumers avoid toxins that are hidden in common products
According to a recent study that was published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, pregnant women who were exposed to numerous phthalates (pronounce thal-ates) have a higher chance of giving birth prematurely.
Phthalates can also be found in food packaging, detergents, furniture, flooring, ...
AMA Needs Fresh Focus
By no stretch of the imagination is the Australian Medical Association the first organisation that springs to mind when we think of labour unions; rather, we think of the United Food and Commercial Workers. This organisation, which has been around since 1962 and originated from what were then sta...
UAE & Korea Discuss Food, Health & IT
During a presentation that was given, the most recent developments that took place at the "UAE-Korea Investment Business Forum" were dissected in great depth. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, the Minister of State for Foreign Trade, recently met with Dukguen Ahn, the Minister of Trade for So...
Singapore Is Foodpanda's Internet Base
In addition, the company that provides delivery services has recently established the PowerUp! Tech Academy with the objectives of assisting its merchants in the process of digitally transforming their businesses, increasing the pool of accessible technical talent, and improving the capabilities ...
This can assist in removing chemicals from food packaging
There has been a lot of action in recent months to improve food packaging safety. Regarding the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in their packaging, Burger King and McDonald's were the targets of lawsuits. Additionally, governments all around the United States and nations in the Eur...
Worsen Food Crisis or Develop Fertilizer plants. EU Conflicted
The war in Ukraine has resulted in difficulty for the EU in aiding poorer nations against a rising food crisis and in dealing with a shortage of chemical fertilizers. The driving cause of the food crisis is a fall in Ukraine’s grain export and an increase in prices of chemical fertilizers d...
Taking on challenges that go beyond the Ukraine conflict
Thailand's major trading partners, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey, are among the top ten greatest wheat importers from Ukraine, according to the World Food Programme. As a result, import-dependent countries require alternate sources, but this entails increased logistics co...
The European Union and the United States have joined together to assure food security and fertilizer access
The conflict in Ukraine has restricted the worldwide supply of key commodities and fertilizers, driving up commodity costs.
During a harvest near Princeton, Illinois, corn is loaded into a grain cart.
The new partnership between the US and the EU will be part of the Trade and ...
Experts claim that your food contains thousands of unregulated chemicals
What if we told you that many of your favourite packaged foods, such as cupcakes, chips, cookies, frozen pizza, pies, candy bars, and so on, include chemicals created in a lab to make them look and taste better while also extending their shelf life? Is that something you could live with? Maybe.
Toys and canned food with hazardous substances were discovered at US cheap retailers
According to a survey issued today, an alarming amount of items purchased in US dollar stores, including many children's toys, contain dangerous chemicals.
Researchers examined 226 goods purchased from five major shops for chemicals like phthalates and lead and discovered that 120, ...