Good or bad? When it comes to food, it’s not that simple

Our ideas about the relationship of food with health and medicine are increasingly shaped by modern science.

COVID-19: How ‘Confarm’ is leading the way in Telangana

A unique initiative titled Consumer-Farmer Compact in the state is ensuring food availability and access in COVID-19 times   

Popular drug ranitidine recalled after carcinogenic qualities confirmed

The drug has been found to have levels of a carcinogen above what the US FDA prescribes

Increasing meat consumption has put intense pressure on land: UNCCD

If it is reduced, there would be a significant impact on human health and climate change mitigation

The world needs to feed 9 bln by 2050 and digitisation can help

Food and Agriculture Organization report favours information and communication technologies to improve farmers' access to timely data

New cholesterol study may lead you to ask: Pass the eggs, or pass on the eggs?

A recent study examined the association between dietary cholesterol or egg consumption with cardiovascular disease and all causes of mortality

Making food fortification mandatory is illegal: experts

FSSAI’s recent notification claiming food fortification to be a scientifically safe method to address micronutrient deficiencies has got …

FSSAI asks consumers to test fish for formalin with easy-to-use kits

In a guidance note, the food regulatory authority has advised consumers, traders and lab technicians to use the preliminary test kits, developed …

Civil society 'deeply disappointed' with WTO ministerial declaration on agriculture

On Public Food stockholding, the current proposal is far worse than the Peace Clause, which itself suffered from several problems

Blind solutions

Government's plan to fortify food cannot be a holistic solution to malnutrition

New drought in Ethiopia puts recovery at risk

A new drought is emerging in southern and southeastern pastoral areas of the country

Africa at highest risk of climate change; agricultural production under threat

Central America also faces physical threat from climate change, with every country categorised as ‘extreme risk’

Challenges stand in way of African agricultural transformation

Land degradation and soil erosion can play a detrimental role in limiting Africa’s agricultural transformation

Packaged food labels in US to have bigger, bolder display of calories

US Food and Drug Administration behind move aimed at helping people to make better informed choices

Cheaper fruits, vegetables could reduce deaths from cardiac disease, says study

A 10-per cent reduction in prices through 2030 could save nearly 64,000-69,000 lives

El Niño: Ethiopia faces worst drought in thirty years

Crop production in Ethiopia has dropped by 50 to 90 per cent in some regions and failed completely in the eastern part of the country

How marketers condition us to buy more junk food

McDonald’s has been under a cloud in recent years as its US customers turn to alternatives. The Conversation explores what the sector is …

Beef loses flavour

Lethal lactation

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New York city battles with E coli bacteria

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USEPA's ethical faux pas