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UK Bans Daytime TV Ads For Junk Food, Including Cereals, Muffins, Burgers
The UK government is banning daytime TV adverts for sugary foods like granola and muffins in its battle against child obesity, branding such popular items as junk food.
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Man, 60, Shot Dead By 77-Year-Old In Paris McDonald's
A man aged 77 on Friday stormed into a branch of American fast food chain McDonald's in northern Paris, shooting dead a 60-year-old in an apparent settling of scores before being arrested, a source close to the case said.
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Global Diabetes Rate Has Doubled In Last 30 Years, Reveals Study
The percentage of adults suffering from diabetes across the world has doubled over the past three decades, the biggest rises coming in developing countries, a study said Wednesday.
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Amid Inflation, Rising Fuel Prices, Voters Head To Las Vegas Polls
Inflation, the cost of gasoline and food, rising rents: for Las Vegas voters heading to the polls on Tuesday to choose between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, the cost of living was paramount.
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UN Report Wars Of Famine, Aggravated By Conflicts And Climate Shocks
Severe food crises threaten people in vulnerable areas, including the Palestinian territories, Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali, where populations face or near famine, says a report by the United Nations' food agencies released on Thursday.
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McDonald's Linked To One Death, Dozens Of Food Poisonings In US
One person has died and dozens have fallen sick following a severe E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday.
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Water Crisis Threatening Half Of Global Food Production: Report
Inaction on the water crisis could put more than half of the world's food production at risk by 2050, experts warned in a major report published Thursday.
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New Study Shows Music Can Boost Plant Growth
Playing a monotonous sound stimulates the activity of a fungus that promotes plant growth, a study suggested on Wednesday, raising the potential that playing music could be good for crops and gardens.
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EY Employee's Grieving Father Explains Why Mother Wrote To Chairman
Ana Sebastian Perayil - the 26-year-old Ernst and Young employee who died of "work-related stress" - was "getting hardly any sleep and was unable to eat proper food", her father, Sibi Joseph, was quoted by news agency IANS.
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Over 3,600 Food Packaging Chemicals Found In Human Bodies In New Study
Around 100 of these chemicals are considered to be of "high concern" to human health, said lead study author Birgit Geueke.
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UK To Restrict Junk Food Ads To Tackle High Childhood Obesity Levels
The UK will ban junk food advertising on the internet and daytime TV in a bid to tackle childhood obesity, sparking criticism on the political right over "nanny state" meddling.
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China Firm Launches AI "Life Assistant" That Can Order Food, Hail Taxis
The fintech firm backed by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has made a foray into products powered by artificial intelligence after announcing a "life assistant" mobile app.
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Japan Is Grappling With Unprecedented Rice Shortage. Here's What Led To This
The threat of a "megaquake", a series of typhoons, and a week-long national holiday have some Japanese scrambling to buy rice -- the nation's cherished staple food -- with the government warning Tuesday against panic buying.
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Nestle CEO Mark Schneider To Step Down After 8 Years, Laurent Freixe To Take Over
Nestle chief executive Mark Schneider is leaving the Swiss food group after eight years in charge and will be replaced by Latin America boss Laurent Freixe, the company said Thursday.
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Mars To Acquire Pringles Maker Kellanova For Nearly $36 Billion
M&M's and Snickers maker Mars said Wednesday that it would acquire snack food business Kellanova, marking a multibillion dollar agreement set to result in a new industry giant.
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UK Bans Daytime TV Ads For Junk Food, Including Cereals, Muffins, Burgers
The UK government is banning daytime TV adverts for sugary foods like granola and muffins in its battle against child obesity, branding such popular items as junk food.
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Man, 60, Shot Dead By 77-Year-Old In Paris McDonald's
A man aged 77 on Friday stormed into a branch of American fast food chain McDonald's in northern Paris, shooting dead a 60-year-old in an apparent settling of scores before being arrested, a source close to the case said.
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Global Diabetes Rate Has Doubled In Last 30 Years, Reveals Study
The percentage of adults suffering from diabetes across the world has doubled over the past three decades, the biggest rises coming in developing countries, a study said Wednesday.
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Amid Inflation, Rising Fuel Prices, Voters Head To Las Vegas Polls
Inflation, the cost of gasoline and food, rising rents: for Las Vegas voters heading to the polls on Tuesday to choose between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, the cost of living was paramount.
-
UN Report Wars Of Famine, Aggravated By Conflicts And Climate Shocks
Severe food crises threaten people in vulnerable areas, including the Palestinian territories, Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali, where populations face or near famine, says a report by the United Nations' food agencies released on Thursday.
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McDonald's Linked To One Death, Dozens Of Food Poisonings In US
One person has died and dozens have fallen sick following a severe E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday.
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Water Crisis Threatening Half Of Global Food Production: Report
Inaction on the water crisis could put more than half of the world's food production at risk by 2050, experts warned in a major report published Thursday.
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New Study Shows Music Can Boost Plant Growth
Playing a monotonous sound stimulates the activity of a fungus that promotes plant growth, a study suggested on Wednesday, raising the potential that playing music could be good for crops and gardens.
-
EY Employee's Grieving Father Explains Why Mother Wrote To Chairman
Ana Sebastian Perayil - the 26-year-old Ernst and Young employee who died of "work-related stress" - was "getting hardly any sleep and was unable to eat proper food", her father, Sibi Joseph, was quoted by news agency IANS.
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Over 3,600 Food Packaging Chemicals Found In Human Bodies In New Study
Around 100 of these chemicals are considered to be of "high concern" to human health, said lead study author Birgit Geueke.
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UK To Restrict Junk Food Ads To Tackle High Childhood Obesity Levels
The UK will ban junk food advertising on the internet and daytime TV in a bid to tackle childhood obesity, sparking criticism on the political right over "nanny state" meddling.
-
China Firm Launches AI "Life Assistant" That Can Order Food, Hail Taxis
The fintech firm backed by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has made a foray into products powered by artificial intelligence after announcing a "life assistant" mobile app.
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Japan Is Grappling With Unprecedented Rice Shortage. Here's What Led To This
The threat of a "megaquake", a series of typhoons, and a week-long national holiday have some Japanese scrambling to buy rice -- the nation's cherished staple food -- with the government warning Tuesday against panic buying.
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Nestle CEO Mark Schneider To Step Down After 8 Years, Laurent Freixe To Take Over
Nestle chief executive Mark Schneider is leaving the Swiss food group after eight years in charge and will be replaced by Latin America boss Laurent Freixe, the company said Thursday.
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Mars To Acquire Pringles Maker Kellanova For Nearly $36 Billion
M&M's and Snickers maker Mars said Wednesday that it would acquire snack food business Kellanova, marking a multibillion dollar agreement set to result in a new industry giant.
