Nutrition, Health & Wellness
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PepsiCo to offload majority stake in juice business to focus more on healthy snack and beverage portfolio
USA – American multinational food and beverage company PepsiCo has agreed to sell certain juice assets across North America and Europe to private equity firm PAI Partners for…
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AfDB, Aliko Dangote Foundation, Big Win Philanthropy commit to end child stunting in Africa
AFRICA – Malnutrition continues to rob generations of Africans of the chance to grow to their full physical and cognitive potential, hugely impacting health outcomes…
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UK consumers to face higher food prices as government regulations on junk food come into force
UK – The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has warned that consumers will inevitably face higher food and drink prices if manufacturers are forced to…
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Philippines bans use of trans fat to control spread of non-communicable diseases
PHILIPPINES – The Philippines government is stepping up efforts to protect its people from non-communicable diseases with a new order against the production of industrial…
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UK issues stringent regulations for junk food marketing to curb rise of unhealthy eating habits
UK – The government of the United Kingdom has banned late-night advertising of junk food in an effort to promote a healthy society. The law is the…