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The World Health Organization: Health Taxes (e.g., on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages)

Food Politics

It recently issued Global report on the use of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes, 2023. The report finds that 108 countries have some kind of tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. But, it finds Less than a quarter of countries surveyed account for sugar content when they impose taxes on these non-alcoholic beverage products.

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Weekend reading: UNICEF policy on engagement with food and beverage companies

Food Politics

UNICEF does not want its statements to be compromised by conflicted interests with food and beverage companies that make formula or foods for children. Here’s how UNICEF will be dealing with the food and beverage interests. Avoid all partnerships with ultra-processed food and beverage (UPF) industries.

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Industry-funded study of the week: oxygen nanobubble beverages

Food Politics

For this gem I am indebted to an item I read in NutraIngredients-Europe: Oxygen nanobubble drink found to enhance athletic performance, study suggests A new study finds the consumption of an oxygen nanobubble beverage significantly improves the time-to-completion of maximal and submaximal exercises performed by male cyclists….

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Craft beverage industry plans summit

Western FarmPress

Michigan Bits: Dairy farms work to reduce methane; proposals due for specialty crop funding; box tree moth quarantine expands; agribusiness scholarships announced.

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At long last: legislation to reduce childhood obesity and diabetes!

Food Politics

Bernie Sanders (I-VT): NEWS: Sanders and Booker Take on Food and Beverage Industry with New Legislation to Address Childhood Diabetes and Obesity Epidemics. That means banning junk food ads targeted to kids and putting strong warning labels on food and beverages with unacceptably high levels of sugar, salt, and saturated fat.”

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Ultimate Guide for Navigating CSRD Reporting in the Food and Beverage Industry

AGRIVI

AGRIVI releases a brand new free handbook that explores how the CSRD will impact food and beverage companies, resolving all fundamental reporting dilemmas and challenges. The post Ultimate Guide for Navigating CSRD Reporting in the Food and Beverage Industry appeared first on AGRIVI.

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Senator Bernie Sanders vs. Big Food

Food Politics

While diabetes and obesity rates in America soar, the food and beverage industry spends billions on advertising to get consumers, including young children, hooked on their unhealthy products. This has got to stop. A good place to start? Banning junk food ads targeted at kids. This is not a radical idea.

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