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• The Environmental Cost Of Growing Food - NPR

  05-05-2016 23:53 via npr.org
  
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  The Environmental Cost Of Growing Food
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  Let's say you're an environmentally motivated eater. You want your diet to do as little damage as possible to our planet's forests and grasslands and wildlife. But how do you decide which food is greener? Take one example: sugar. About half of America ...and more »
  
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• Famine haunted his childhood in Ethiopia. Now he sees food running out again. - PRI

  05-05-2016 23:32 via pri.org
  
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  Famine haunted his childhood in Ethiopia. Now he sees food running out again.
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  The place where you grew up has a way of staying with you for the rest of your life. Player utilities. Popout · Share · download. This story is based on a radio interview. Listen to the full interview. PRI.org. <iframe frameborder="0" ...and more »
  
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• Mayo Is the Medium for Tackling Food's Biggest Problems - TakePart

  05-05-2016 23:24 via takepart.com
  
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  Mayo Is the Medium for Tackling Food's Biggest Problems
  TakePart
  From Hampton Creek's eggless Just Mayo to a new mayonnaise product made from food waste, the sandwich spread has unexpectedly become innovative. Sir Kensington's Classic Mayonnaise. (Photo: Aolin/Flickr). May 5, 2016. Jason Best is a regular ...and more »
  
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• Sbarro Fundraises for St. Jude with 'Slices for Hope'

  05-05-2016 23:12
  
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Sbarro fundraises for St. Jude with 'Slices for Hope' Exclusive Brief: 0Sbarro, the iconic quick-service restaurant best known for its XL New York style pizza by the slice, launches its Slices for Hope campaign on Sunday to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. 
  On May 8 and June 19, Sbarro has committed to donate $0.50 for every slice sold at company-owned eateries. Additionally, Sbarro will encourage guests to show their s
  
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• Most Syrian refugees in Ottawa now rely on food banks - Ottawa Citizen

  05-05-2016 23:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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  Most Syrian refugees in Ottawa now rely on food banks
  Ottawa Citizen
  Gwen Bouchard, Executive Coordinator of the Gloucester Emergency Food Cupboard, says 85 Syrian refugee families have gone there for groceries. Tony Caldwell / Tony Caldwell/Postmedia Network. Share Adjust Comment Print. Virtually all the 1,121 ...
  
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• Dickey's Celebrates National Barbecue Month with Specials

  05-05-2016 23:08
  
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Dickey's celebrates National Barbecue Month with special offers.Exclusive Brief: 0In celebration of National Barbecue Month, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit will offer giveaways to one lucky guest every week. Every Friday in May, Dickey’s will announce its prize winner via Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Guests can enter to win by engaging with Dickey’s Facebook page, following Dickey’s on Twitter or Instagram or enrolling in Dickey&rsq
  
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• Michigan Man Charged With Sprinkling Poison on Food at Stores - New York Times

  05-05-2016 22:46 via nytimes.com
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  Michigan Man Charged With Sprinkling Poison on Food at Stores
  New York Times
  An image of a man suspected of contaminating food at grocery stores in Ann Arbor, Mich. Credit Federal Bureau of Investigation. A man suspected of sprinkling a combination of mouse poison, hand sanitizer and water on produce in grocery stores in ...
  Man arraigned in grocery store food tampering caseDetroit Free Press
  Man sprayed poison on open food at grocery stores, FBI saysCNN
  Man who admitted to food
  
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• Trade Joe's Announces More Listeria-Related Food Recalls - Fortune

  05-05-2016 22:30 via fortune.com
  
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  Trade Joe's Announces More Listeria-Related Food Recalls
  Fortune
  The grocer is recalling 33,610 pounds of a kale and broccoli salad. It seems not a day goes by that consumers aren't being informed of a recall of something they've bought at a grocery store. Just days after CRF Frozen foods said it would recall frozen ...
  A big food packager issues a very big recallMarketplace.orgall 39 news articles »
  
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• Labeling Food as Natural Won't Get Us Better Food - Slate Magazine

  05-05-2016 19:37 via slate.com
  
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  Labeling Food as Natural Won't Get Us Better Food
  Slate Magazine
  The FDA should spend less time worrying about labels and more time better regulating the entire industry. By Margot Pollans. natural label. Photo illustration by Sofya Levina. Images by MikeyGen73/Thinkstock and pulsar75/Thinkstock. The Federal Food ...and more »
  
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• Technicolor Margaritas: Now Rainbow Food Can Get You Drunk Too - Gizmodo

  05-05-2016 18:51 via gizmodo.com
  
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  Technicolor Margaritas: Now Rainbow Food Can Get You Drunk Too
  Gizmodo
  Rainbow colored food is, for some reason or another, becoming a trend. It's in our lattes. It's in our bagels. Even our pizza isn't safe. I've even done some research into why we keep eating these things (the colors might trick our brains into tasting ...
  Where to find Cinco de Mayo food and drink specialsWashington Post
  11 Places To Celebrate Cinco De Mayo With Food And Drink SpecialsLAistall 1,081 news articles&nbs
  
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• Introducing EATS, the INDY's 112-page Look at Local Food - The Independent Weekly

  05-05-2016 18:16 via indyweek.com
  
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  Introducing EATS, the INDY's 112-page Look at Local Food
  The Independent Weekly
  For the last five years, the INDY has issued an annual food magazine, EATS. In previous editions, EATS largely pulled together our favorite food-and-drink stories of the last year or spotlighted favorite dishes or trends in Triangle dining, along with ...
  
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• Superfoods Skyrocket with 202 Percent Growth in Five Years

  05-05-2016 17:56
  
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Superfoods skyrocket with 202 percent growth in 5 years, finds Mintel.Exclusive Brief: 0Superfoods are frequently marketed as the answer to consumers’ health woes and now new research from Mintel highlights the popularity of these nutrient packed foods. Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD) reveals that between 2011 and 2015 there was a phenomenal 202 percent increase globally in the number of new food and drink products launched containing
  
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• Smoke's Throws Back to the '80s with Cabbage Patch Poutine

  05-05-2016 17:45
  
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Smoke's throws back to the '80s with new Cabbage Patch Poutine.Exclusive Brief: 0Smoke’s Poutinerie, the “World’s Largest and Original Poutinerie,” is taking its loyal fans on a time travel expedition to spring 1985 when Cabbage Patch Kids reined supreme and nearly everyone sported an embarrassing haircut. Inspired by the golden age of neon legwarmers and Atari, Smoke’s Poutinerie is unveiling its Cabbage Patch Poutine, fe
  
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• Bobby Moynihan Hams Up Pizza Hut Stuffed Crust Ad

  05-05-2016 17:38
  
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Bobby Moynihan promotes new Pizza Hut Bacon Stuffed Crust.Exclusive Brief: 0Pizza Hut, recognized as the pizza restaurant company that serves and delivers more pizzas than any other pizza company in the world, is back with a fan-favorite mash-up. The company behind incredible flavor innovations like the Original Stuffed Crust, Stuffed Garlic Knots Pizza, and Cheesy Bites Pizza, now brings together two of America’s favorite foods in one pizza: The
  
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• Viral video shows woman berating man for using food stamps at Walmart - kfor.com

  05-05-2016 17:34 via kfor.com
  
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  Viral video shows woman berating man for using food stamps at Walmart
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  A video that is going viral shows a woman berating a man for using food stamps at Walmart. “This all started by her saying to her son 'see this is why you go to college so you don't take handouts,'” the YouTube description states. In the beginning of ...
  Woman berates Walmart customer for using food stamps in viral videoMy Fox Bostonall 6 news articles »
  
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• Can believing you are a food addict affect your eating behavior? - Science Daily

  05-05-2016 17:30 via sciencedaily.com
  Can believing you are a food addict affect your eating behavior?
  Science Daily
  Date: May 5, 2016; Source: University of Liverpool; Summary: Obesity is often attributed to an addiction to food and many people believe themselves to be "food addicts." However, until now no studies have looked at whether believing oneself to be a ...and more »
  
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• Palm oil pushes global food prices up in April; cereal production outlook improves – UN - UN News Centre

  05-05-2016 17:21 via un.org
  
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  Palm oil pushes global food prices up in April; cereal production outlook improves – UN
  UN News Centre
  Ahmed Farah Mohamed, chief of Berititir village in Somalia, grows sorghum. Photo: FAO/Frank Nyakairu. Print. 5 May 2016 – Global prices of key staple food commodities rose in April, marking a third consecutive monthly increase after four years of ...
  United Nations: World food prices on the riseIrish Examinerall 22 news articles »
  
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• Food Lion explains free product coupon glitch - WRAL.com

  05-05-2016 16:59 via wral.com
  
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  Food Lion explains free product coupon glitch
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  Food Lion has issued a formal statement about the free product coupons that appeared and then mysteriously disappeared from the digital coupon accounts of many shoppers on Wednesday morning. The WRAL Smart Shopper blog even made the national ...
  
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• Gluten-free cupcakes are out! Google's top food trends - Today.com

  05-05-2016 16:39 via today.com
  
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  Gluten-free cupcakes are out! Google's top food trends
  Today.com
  Google recently released their very first Food Trends Report and you can bet we were on it in a hot second. I mean, if they can create a car that drives itself, they can certainly predict what will be on our plates in the coming months. Hostess-style ...
  
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• TreeHouse swings to loss on acquisition costs

  05-05-2016 16:26
  TreeHouse Foods reported a first-quarter loss as costs associated with its acquisition of the ConAgra Foods private brands business weighed on profitability. 
  
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• The food revolution that is minting millionaires - CNBC

  05-05-2016 16:12 via cnbc.com
  
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  The food revolution that is minting millionaires
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  Whole Foods Market sales increased $3.7 billion in the second quarter, driven by America's insatiable appetite for organic, healthy food. As consumers become more discerning about what they eat and more are willing to pay for better-quality foods or ...and more »
  
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• Kellogg claims "good progress" in Q1 despite sales pressure

  05-05-2016 15:46
  Kellogg CEO John Bryant said today (5 May) said the US cereal and snacks group had made "good progress on our priorities" in the first quarter, a period when underlying net sales and profits rose.
  
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• Kellogg claims "good progress" in Q1

  05-05-2016 15:46
  Kellogg CEO John Bryant said today (5 May) said the US cereal and snacks group had made "good progress on our priorities" in the first quarter, a period when underlying net sales and profits rose.
  
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• How Nestle stands to benefit from its ice cream JV with R&R

  05-05-2016 15:25
  Nestle and R&R Ice Cream finalised plans to combine their ice cream businesses last week. The new joint venture model brings a number of benefits and will is likely see increased focus behind Nestle's ice cream brands. Katy Askew reports. 
  
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• How Nestle stands to benefit from Froneri ice cream JV with R&R

  05-05-2016 15:25
  Nestle and R&R Ice Cream have finalised plans to combine their ice cream businesses. The new joint venture brings a number of benefits and is likely to see an increased focus behind Nestle's ice cream brands. Katy Askew reports.
  
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• HKScan to expand Poland bacon plant

  05-05-2016 14:08
  HKScan, the Finland-based meat products supplier, plans to expand a bacon factory in Poland.
  
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• Multi-shaft mixers

  05-05-2016 14:00
  
  Engineered for sanitary and high-purity applications, Ross VersaMix multi-shaft mixers feature customizable agitators, dry-running mechanical seals, a full recovery vacuum system, CIP spray nozzles and touchscreen recipe controls.
  
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• Metal-detectable parts

  05-05-2016 14:00
  
  Bunting Magnetics metal-detectable gaskets and grommets are available on all Bunting separation equipment.
  
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• Large tube magnet

  05-05-2016 14:00
  
  The IMI large tube housing magnet is engineered for challenging processing applications where sticking, galling and product bridging are prevalent.
  
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• Digital multimeter

  05-05-2016 14:00
  
  Used to troubleshoot electrical equipment, panels and transformers, the Fluke 279 FC TRMS digital thermal multimeter integrates a full-featured true RMS digital multimeter with a thermal camera.
  
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• Conveyor belt

  05-05-2016 14:00
  
  The Wire Belt Versa-Link conveyor belt includes link rods that allow it to be joined together without using any tools.
  
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• Belt drive

  05-05-2016 14:00
  
  Designed following USDA, FDA and NSF guidelines, the Interroll drum motor is configured to drive all modular belting applications.
  
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• Nestlé is breaking rank with Big Food to support lower sodium targets for processed food - Quartz

  05-05-2016 13:51 via qz.com
  
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  Nestlé is breaking rank with Big Food to support lower sodium targets for processed food
  Quartz
  In a controversial break from the rest of the food industry, the world's largest food company today voiced support for a White House-backed initiative that seeks to set voluntary sodium reduction targets for major food companies. Nestlé is supporting ...and more »
  
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• How Hain Celestial is refocusing amid growing competition - analysis

  05-05-2016 13:46
  Despite Hain Celestial lowering the top end of its forecasts for annual net sales and earnings yesterday (4 May), the US group earned praise from Wall Street for the steps it is taking to cut costs and zero-in on health and wellness trends in the US. On an investor call, Hain Celestial's management team talked at length about what it is taking to position itself for future growth. Hannah Abdulla reports.
  
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• 'Food for Fines': Tampa considers canned goods as parking ticket payment - FOX 13 News, Tampa Bay

  05-05-2016 13:21 via fox13news.com
  
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  'Food for Fines': Tampa considers canned goods as parking ticket payment
  FOX 13 News, Tampa Bay
  TAMPA (FOX 13) - A Tampa city councilman wants to take the sting out of paying a parking ticket during the holiday season, while simultaneously reinforcing the spirit of giving. A few other cities around the country, including Tallahassee, Lexington ...and more »
  
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• Check your freezers: Massive food recall after Listeria outbreak - Chicago Daily Herald

  05-05-2016 13:20 via dailyherald.com
  Chicago Daily Herald
  Check your freezers: Massive food recall after Listeria outbreak
  Chicago Daily Herald
  A food packaging company in Washington state has expanded a voluntary recall -- which at one time included just 11 products -- to encompass nearly 360 different organic and non-organic frozen fruits and vegetables that may be contaminated with the ...
  FDA investigates listeria outbreak after frozen food recallChicago Tribune
  Frozen Food Fears: 4 Things To Know About The Listeria Recal
  
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• Kimchi Fried Rice, Korean Comfort Food - New York Times

  05-05-2016 13:00 via nytimes.com
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  Kimchi Fried Rice, Korean Comfort Food
  New York Times
  Kimchi Fried Rice Credit Davide Luciano for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Gozde Eker. I had a problem with kimchi fried rice: Its name says garlic and chile and sour, yeasty ferments that will lay waste to your taste ...
  
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• BTN LiveBIG: Buckeyes battling food insecurity - Big Ten Network

  05-05-2016 11:34 via btn.com
  
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  BTN LiveBIG: Buckeyes battling food insecurity
  Big Ten Network
  If you took all the children in Ohio who don't have regular access to food and brought them to Columbus, you would be able to fill Ohio Stadium six times over and still have a line outside. Bruce McPheron, Ohio State's interim executive vice president ...
  
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• Does Food Tech Help Farmers? - Civil Eats

  05-05-2016 11:17 via civileats.com
  
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  Does Food Tech Help Farmers?
  Civil Eats
  A growing number of tech companies are working to bring more local food to consumers. But cracking to code to small farm survival appears to be another task entirely. By Steve Holt on May 5, 2016. Filed Under: Business, Local Eats, Technology. Subscribe.
  
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• Mengniu-owned Fuyuan to take majority stake in Burra Foods

  05-05-2016 10:40
  Chinese dairy farming company Inner Mongolia Fuyuan Farming Co Ltd - which is part owned by dairy giant Mengniu - plans to take a "majority shareholding" in Australia's Burra Foods.
  
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• SunRice puts capital restructuring on hold

  05-05-2016 10:29
  
  SunRice, the Australian rice exporter, has postponed plans for a capital restructuring that had lined up the listing of a unit trust on the country's main stock market.
  
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• Indofood posts Q1 profit rise

  05-05-2016 10:27
  
  First quarter profits at Indonesian agri-food business Indofood have risen on the back of higher sales.
  
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• PizzaExpress eyes growth in retail with three year plan

  05-05-2016 10:20
  
  UK pizza chain PizzaExpress has indicated it wants to grow its "at home" sales via retail with the addition of new pizza and pasta recipes, including a gluten-free option.
  
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• Tootsie Roll Industries overseas sales fall hits Q1

  05-05-2016 10:16
  
  Tootsie Roll Industries, the US confectioner, has booked a fall in first-quarter sales on the back of lower revenues from overseas, although the company's profits rose year-on-year.
  
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• Kraft Heinz sees "faster" savings, volume uptick

  05-05-2016 09:57
  
  Kraft Heinz reported higher first-quarter operating earnings on "faster" than expected margin improvements and slightly higher sales volumes.
  
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• How an Australian woman used her birthday to get free food for a week - Mashable

  05-05-2016 09:37 via mashable.com
  
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  How an Australian woman used her birthday to get free food for a week
  Mashable
  An Australian woman has taken it to the extreme with an ingenious plan to eat for free at restaurants for an entire week. Yep, you can do that. SEE ALSO: Mysteriously ended up with millions? You can run, but you can't hide. Lucy Sweeney from Brisbane ...and more »
  
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• Five Food Trends You'll Be Savouring In Australia - Forbes

  05-05-2016 07:18 via forbes.com
  
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  Five Food Trends You'll Be Savouring In Australia
  Forbes
  Suffice to say, food is a large part of our experiences abroad and many a vacationer will take the time to find a dish that truly encapsulates the essence of their holiday destination. Australia, known for its agricultural prowess and fresh produce ...
  
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• Imaging detects decay in bagged cut lettuce

  05-05-2016 07:00
  A study published in AgResearch examines a system that may allow for early detection and evaluation of decay in fresh-cut bagged lettuce.
  
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• Google search data show consumers are seeking functional foods

  05-05-2016 07:00
  According to Google’s new “Food Trends Report,” consumers are utilizing Internet searches to learn more about functional foods.
  
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• EFSA risk assessment finds process contaminants in vegetable oils and foods

  05-05-2016 07:00
  The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has found glycerol-based process contaminants in palm oil, in addition to other vegetable oils, margarines, and some processed foods.
  
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