FAO Report Highlights ‘Alarmingly’ High Food Price Increases, Forecasts Food Import Bills Could Exceed $1T In 2010

International food import bills could exceed $1 trillion in 2010, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Wednesday in its Food Outlook report (.pdf), which found that wheat and other food staple prices have increased “alarmingly” over the past year, the Associated Press reports (11/17)…

Why The Road To Health Is Paved With, Often Unrealised, Good Intentions

We regularly hear how the best of intentions do not translate into action. This is nowhere more apparent than in the case of healthy eating, where many fall through the gap between intention and action

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North Korea Urgently Needs Food Aid, U.N. Report Says North Korea urgently needs food aid especially for young children, pregnant women and seniors, the World Food Program (WFP) and the U.N

New Research Results On EU Consumers’ Perceptions Of Food-related Risks

The majority of Europeans associate food and eating with enjoyment. According to a new Eurobarometer survey published today, those who are concerned about possible food-related risks tend to worry more about chemical contamination of food rather than bacterial contamination or health and nutrition issues…

Using Plants Against Soils Contaminated With Arsenic

Two essential genes that control the accumulation and detoxification of arsenic in plant cells have been identified.