Palm oil is one of the most used vegetable oils in the world and is found in a large variety of packaged products, from shampoos and lipstick to cookies and frozen pizza. Unfortunately, the
A strengthening El Niño weather pattern is raising alarm across Southeast Asia, with analysts and governments warning that a potentially severe episode could drive sharp increases in food prices across the ASEAN
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Many consumers assume that food labeled organic is grown without pesticides. The reality is more nuanced. Organic farmers can and do use pesticides, but the types of pesticides they use, the circumstances
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A major new assessment from the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed the staggering global toll of unsafe food, estimating that contaminated food causes around 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths
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Peru’s celebrated culinary rise has become a global success story, but the foundations supporting it are under growing strain, according to reporting from Bloomberg. From high-altitude farms in the Sacred Valley to
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As many as 45 million people worldwide could be pushed into acute food insecurity this year as the ongoing war in the Middle East drives what the World Bank describes as the
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A war involving Iran is now reverberating far beyond the Middle East, exposing the fragile foundations of the modern global food system and raising the prospect of a widespread hunger crisis. Reporting
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Sri Lanka is beginning to feel the strain of global conflict as disruptions to key trade routes drive up prices and restrict the supply of essential food items, raising fresh concerns about
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Donald Trump stated that the United States would “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened before the 48-hour deadline. Iran responded: “If Iran’s fuel and energy infrastructure
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This is not the first time such a thing has happened in Sri Lanka. In 2023, when I returned home to visit my grandpa, I stood and watched the queues snake around
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As families across China prepare for Lunar New Year feasts, a growing number of consumers are turning away from cheap, mass-produced pork in favour of a premium alternative rooted in memory and
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