Is the world headed for another food crisis?
One tends to fear that the last century’s achievement in curbing extreme hunger will be undone in the 21st century
Sustainable cold chains can address climate, food crises: UNEP & FAO report
Governments, cold chain stakeholders should collaborate to adopt systems approach, develop national cooling action plans
Food poverty growing among older adults in India: LASI study
Nearly 6% of individuals in India aged 45 and above studied consumed smaller portions or skipped meals; 5.3% did not eat even when they were …
Lateral Thoughts: Clueless about food waste
We have no data on how much food we we waste and this derails waste management
World Food Day: Looking for a new avatar in COVID-19 times
What we now need is smart, systemic action to get the food to those who need it and improve it for those who have it, says FAO Director-…
Street food in Mumbai, Ahmedabad 'safe to eat'
The respective state Food and Drug Administration confers ‘Clean Street Food Hub' tag on Mumbai’s Chowpatty and Ahmedabad’s …
IPES report highlights global hunger crisis amid high debt
World’s poorest countries saw the costs of servicing their debt increase by 35 per cent in 2022
UN report flags changes in food system to boost climate action
Addding diet and food loss to climate change plans can improve mitigation and adaptation contributions towards food systems by as much as 25%
First World Food Safety Day to outline sustainable solutions
The United Nations has developed a guide to discuss why food safety is necessary and how it could be achieved
The world is hooked on junk food: How big companies pull it off
Over many decades our food environments have relentlessly been encouraging us to make choices that are harmful to our health, through …
Can adulteration of edible oils be addressed by the Goonda Act?
Madras HC recently called for classifying those who adulterate food as goons; but we need long-term solutions
People who grow their own food, eat and remain healthy; But erratic weather may change this adage
Without normal weather, self-sufficient households may have to depend more on markets, thus spending more on food than before
South Africans have starkly unequal access to a healthy diet — the solution requires tackling deep-seated historical injustice
More than 25 years into democracy, South Africa’s food system continues to reflect the highly unequal patterns of power and exploitation …
Future of food: World won’t be able to feed itself without wider systemic change, says FAO
Management of poverty and inequalities; geopolitical instability; scarcity; degradation of resources; and climate change will determine future …
Vegetarians more likely to be depressed than meat-eaters – possible reasons
The vegetarian social experience may contribute to depression; depression may cause an increased likelihood of becoming vegetarian; or both …
Byanjana Dwadashi: How a 500-year-old festival in Odisha symbolises community, food security and balanced diet
Byanjana Dwadashi is a Vaishnavite festival that commemorates an episode featuring Krishna in the Mahabharata
In Africa, 64% more people became food-insecure in last five years: Report
The global burden of food insecurity also shifted towards Africa; COVID-19 expected to make matters worse
COVID-19’s important lesson: Living with little
Learning to live with little is not living in poverty, but to cook and eat what is required, reducing gluttony and wasting little
How do lethal PFA chemicals enter your body? (Hint: look in the kitchen)
The hazardous chemical PFA, generally found in non-stick cookware, is still unregulated in India
FSSAI’s notification on standards for claims on packaged food to release next week
This is a follow-up of the earlier draft notification which was open for comments from March 2017. It will come into force in July next year
We live in a sugar rich and protein poor world
The world over-produces grains, fats and sugar while greatly underproducing fruits and vegetables and proteins. A correction in the imbalance can …
10,500 non-licensed eateries de-listed by food aggregators
The step was taken after FSSAI alerted Zomato, Swiggy and others about complaints against such eateries
Regulations on used cooking oil come into effect; plans afoot to convert it into bio-diesel
FSSAI has rolled out new standards for used cooking oil and it is exploring possibility of using it as feedstock for biodiesel production
‘Biodiversity is integral to maintaining food security’
National Biodiversity Authority representative underlines importance of all food crops at Chennai meet
Genetically modified food: Whose health, whose business
People are concerned about the possibility of eating GM food. Can we not expect the government to ensure that they have the right to choose?