Brexit Britain’s Xmas food supply in peril
Bloomberg reports that a scarcity of warehouse space could lead to food shortages. It says Christmas demand and the pandemic is putting ...
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Hungarian red berries soar in price
Reuters reports that demand for the Hungarian elderberry has soared as US and Chinese buyers snap up supplies. They are ...
Human, animal and wildlife germ surveillance should be integrated
Authors of a World Bank blog have highlighted the importance of cooperation across human, veterinary and wildlife health services to ...
Snoop Dogg hands out Thanksgiving turkeys
The Daily Mail reports that Americans from coast to coast lined up in large numbers for free goods from food ...
Tyson managers took bets on Covid and workers
Tyson Foods has stepped up its response to a lawsuit over Covid deaths, in which a manager is accused of ...
UN Covid response: more research on food resilience needed
A new UN report identifying data research priorities highlights disruptions to farm production, food processing, transportation and consumer demand, which ...
Unsuccessful UK benefits claimants are going hungry
Around 15% of unsuccessful benefits claimants have gone hungry because they can’t afford food, according to new research from Salford ...
Brexit the only Christmas turkey this year, perhaps
The UK faces Christmas without turkey this year, and in the future, as Brexit work schemes are set to interfere ...
Covid puts spotlight on food industry’s role in obesity
Bloomberg reports that the link between obesity and more severe cases of Covid-19 has given investors in the US$3 trillion global ...
Women represent the leadership needed for a well-nourished world
One of the most unsettling things I have read about the impact of Covid-19 – and there are many – ...
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