Global food systems are not thinking about women. A UN report calls for action
Skewed power structures need to be altered for more inclusive decision-making processes, flagged United Nations ahead of Food Systems Summit in …
Front of Packet Labelling to be delinked from general labelling regulation: FSSAI
On December 17, CSE had released the results of its study of 33 packaged and fast foods that were found to be high in salt, sugar and fat
FAO claims new platform to help fight food loss, wastage
Global body estimates that 14% of food is lost annually and leads to emission of around 1.5 gigatonnes of CO2
Singapore approves 16 species of insects including silkworms and grasshopper for human consumption
With the new announcement, the Singapore food industry is trying to capitalise on the opportunity to launch snacks and protein bars made of insects
World Food Day 2019: Why we must prevent food wastage
It is a moral and technical failure in a world where hunger and malnutrition have yet to be eradicated
Ultra-processed foods: global analysis shows they aren’t well sign-posted
Powerful food companies, which are often headquartered in high-income countries, are driving the global expansion of ultra-processed foods into …
Just what is a ‘healthy diet’? A UN paper explains
New United Nations paper released ahead of Food Systems Summit makes critical points about food nutrition and safety
Declining food imports by most vulnerable countries a cause for concern: FAO
World food import bill to touch record high, but cost-of-living pressures may persist in 2023
Eating ‘exotic foods’? You’re helping in emission of 3 gigatonnes of greenhouse gases yearly
The world could reduce emissions by 0.38 gigatonnes by replacing imports and exports with locally grown food, according to a new study
Hidden costs of food: UN suggests price restructuring to make healthy food affordable, sustainable
The omission of external costs destroys the environment, heightens food insecurity, health risks and festers social evils
First food for fasting days
From makhanas to kuttu to singhara, here are ways to add taste and spice to food while fasting
Congo faces world’s worst food crisis due to COVID-19: Report
Around 21.8 million people are food insecure in the country due to disruption of food supply chains
Rising vegetable prices open a new chapter in the world food crisis
Supply chain disruptions, climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, financial tightening through rising interest rates and the war in Ukraine have …
World Food Day 2019: FAO calls for healthy diets to build zero-hunger world
The United Nations body noted that people around the world were either suffering from obesity or food insecurity
Mushroom papads, jams, cakes to soon hit markets to push production
This is an effort to popularise it so people don’t consider it a non-vegetarian food or are unaware of its nutritional benefits, says the …
COVID-19 lockdowns may be over but poor still go hungry
At least 4,000 vulnerable and marginalised populations surveyed across 11 states; 2/3 say they eat less now
Book Review: A chemist’s sceptical look at nutritional wisdom
Overprocessed chemical-laden stuff is bad for you; it’s pure malevolent junk. George Zaidan has chosen this junk food truth as an excellent …
Food security policy formulation: What can India learn from other countries?
Food shortage, inflation, irrational polices: What not to do to avoid economic disasters
Slay those symptoms: How some giloy can help amid COVID-19
Keep a stem of giloy handy while recovering from COVID-19 or any other viral fever
Govt refuses to answer queries on junk food labelling rules, again
It had been asked to comment on a recent study by CSE about labelling regulations for junk food
Junk food monster: Take a look inside what you eat
From chips to fries, noodles to pizzas, CSE laboratory tested 33 products — 14 packaged foods and 19 fast foods — for salt, fat, …
What’s in your food? Bournvita row rekindles front-of-package labelling discourse
Nutrition fat labelling is difficult to understand and allows companies to hide facts, says CSE expert
World Food Day: FAO is as relevant today as in 1945
The UN’s food agency was born in the wake of catastrophe. Three quarters of a century later, its mission has been made more relevant to the …
Budget 2023-24: Food security in just name as Centre slashes funds by 32%
Allocation of about Rs 2 lakh crore for National Food Security Act compared to Rs 2.8 lakh crore last year
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