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You can’t label it feta: Europe ignites food war with US, demanding that only cheeses produced in their origin region can use ‘historically trademarked’ names

Kristina Peterson | 
The U.S. cheese industry in particular has chafed against the EU regulations, which protect almost 300 cheeses. To be called ...
Training our taste buds: How genes and diet shape our food preferences

Training our taste buds: How genes and diet shape our food preferences

Monica Dus | 
Have you ever wondered why only hummingbirds sip nectar from feeders? Unlike sparrows, finches and most other birds, hummingbirds can taste ...
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Should University Agricultural Research Scientists Partner With Industry?

Paul Vincelli | 
Studies show research on GE crops is not significantly influenced by conflicts of Interest. However, it is important to remain ...
Pest to protein: Indian aquaculture farmers explore economic and sustainability benefits of insect-based feed

Pest to protein: Indian aquaculture farmers explore economic and sustainability benefits of insect-based feed

Ankit Alok Bagaria | 
Insects are emerging as a viable source of sustainable alternative ingredients – primarily insect protein concentrate or insect meal and ...
Climate change impact of food waste: ⅓ of our food is wasted contributing to half of agriculture’s carbon footprint

Climate change impact of food waste: ⅓ of our food is wasted contributing to half of agriculture’s carbon footprint

Deepa Padmanaban | 
Around a third of human-generated greenhouse gas emissions comes from the global food system, and lost or wasted food is known ...
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GLP podcast and video: PFAS bans could do more harm than good; Risks and benefits of ‘magic mushrooms’; ‘Ultra-processed’ foods are nutritious

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
There are growing calls to ban PFAS chemicals to protect public health. The problem is, these substances are used in ...
Making waves in aquaculture: Norway approves plant-based omega-3 oil that replaces fish with biotech canola

Making waves in aquaculture: Norway approves plant-based omega-3 oil that replaces fish with biotech canola

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) granted approval for Aquaterra® Omega-3 oil for use in fish feed applications according to ...
Meet the beetles: Mealworms could be a food of the future

Meet the beetles: Mealworms could be a food of the future

Ricki Lewis | 
I have a special fondness for the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor. As a child, I fed the mealworm stage of ...
Growing more ancient grain millet could help American farmers adapt to climate change

Growing more ancient grain millet could help American farmers adapt to climate change

Eva Tesfaye | 
The Midwest is known for its rows and rows of corn and soybeans that uniformly cover the landscape ...
Understanding links between energy and agriculture

Understanding links between energy and agriculture

Samuel Furfari | 
My parents were Calabrian. During the first half of the 20th century, my father was an orange picker and a ...
Honeybee (l) vs Bumble bee

Protecting honeybees and wild bees from neonicotinoid pesticides? As environmentalists and politicians lobby for bans, science takes a backseat

Andrew Porterfield, Jon Entine | 
There has been a recent surge in the number and intensity of campaigns by environmental groups lobbying to ban many ...
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Viewpoint: Sustainable, natural, chemical, toxic — Words used by activists to label agriculture can distort science and turn the public against sensible farming

David Zaruk | 
Reality is perceived by the definitions we give; the black and white lines we draw upon a grey canvas. So, ...
What makes 'ultra-processed food' so unhealthy?

What makes ‘ultra-processed food’ so unhealthy?

Allison Aubrey, Chris van Tulleken | 
A recent analysis by the Access to Nutrition Initiative finds about 70% of food products sold in the U.S. are unhealthy — ...
Genetic mutation that makes apple trees grow like weeping willows could make laborers' lives easier

Genetic mutation that makes apple trees grow like weeping willows could make laborers’ lives easier

Krishna Ramanujan | 
Plant geneticists have identified a mutation in a gene that causes the “weeping” architecture – branches growing downwards – in ...
From beer hops to tropical cocktails, we are beginning to see a spectacular explosion of flavors and smells, thanks to genetic modification

From beer hops to tropical cocktails, we are beginning to see a spectacular explosion of flavors and smells, thanks to genetic modification

Anna Kramer | 
Someday the flavors and smells added to most foods and drinks could be created in yeast-brewing tanks rather than extracted from plants ...
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Chocopocalypse? Social justice, sustainability and economic threats pose increasing challenges to the cocoa industry

Steve Savage | 
“Chocolate” represents a diverse category of products with distinctive and delicious flavors, often with pleasant “mouth feel,” and a range ...
$6.2 billion: That’s how much will soon be spent each year to test seeds and food for signs of genetic modification

$6.2 billion: That’s how much will soon be spent each year to test seeds and food for signs of genetic modification

Allied Analytics | 
According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, titled, “GMO Testing Market," The GMO Testing Market Size was ...
In surprise finding, transition to organic farming leads to decline in bats – at least temporarily

In surprise finding, transition to organic farming leads to decline in bats – at least temporarily

Judy Siegel-Itzkovich | 
Organic food without pesticides, hormones, fertilizers, herbicides, antibiotics, artificial chemicals, and genetically modified organisms is regarded by many as being better ...
Viewpoint: OMG, humans might suffer convulsions from consuming parts-per-trillion of glyphosate? Here's how wild headlines advance the ideological agenda of science-rejecting advocacy groups

Viewpoint: OMG, humans might suffer convulsions from consuming parts-per-trillion of glyphosate? Here’s how wild headlines advance the ideological agenda of science-rejecting advocacy groups

Kevin Folta | 
Scrolling through the news has become a game of “What Great Horror Did Glyphosate Wreak This Week?” And the latest ...
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Hunger and malnutrition are soaring in Africa. There is a helpful solution: GM crops

Ademola Adenle | 
Hunger and undernourishment are two elements of food insecurity that have plagued Africa for years. And the menace is growing ...
Strawberries are often perfectly shaped, humongous and uniform — but the flavor leaves much to be desired. Genetic engineering could change that

Strawberries are often perfectly shaped, humongous and uniform — but the flavor leaves much to be desired. Genetic engineering could change that

Katherine Latham | 
Native strawberries have been grown in the British Isles for centuries. But the ones we eat today are the product ...
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GLP podcast and video: Eating meat = cannibalism? Glyphosate safety reaffirmed (again); The science-free campaign against aspartame

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Is meat-eating analogous to human sacrifice? One Washington Post contributor says yes, but how strong is her case? Another expert ...
Which diet is highest in 'ultra-processed' foods? Vegan tops list, sparking more nuanced conversation about UPFs

Which diet is highest in ‘ultra-processed’ foods? Vegan tops list, sparking more nuanced conversation about UPFs

Becca Inglis | 
Veganism has the potential to promote healthy eating as people ditch meat - but the rise of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) ...
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6 fake news websites stoking fear about crops grown from genetically-engineered seeds

Andrew Porterfield | 
"Fake news" may be new to most people, but not to followers of the anti-GMO debate. Here are some of ...
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With climate disruptions increasing and bans on most genetically-engineered crops, African crop yields remain among lowest in the world

Jonathan Gressel | 
Africa has a huge population with by far the least sophisticated food production and processing systems. Any improvements would have the ...
Tracing the chickpea: How trade and migration shaped this popular legume’s genetics

Tracing the chickpea: How trade and migration shaped this popular legume’s genetics

Danielle Ellis | 
With its nutty flavor and dense nutrient profile, the humble chickpea has captivated palates and nourished civilizations for millennia ...
Viewpoint: Food upcycling — Maybe the key to food sustainability isn't growing more crops, but cutting back food waste

Viewpoint: Food upcycling — Maybe the key to food sustainability isn’t growing more crops, but cutting back food waste

Haven Daley | 
[The Salt and Straw] ice cream chain is among those at the forefront of the upcycling movement, the process of ...
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