AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoFood Safety Recall: Waitrose recalled “Richly Fruited Hot Cross Buns” after barley was found but not declared on labels, raising allergy risk for customers with barley allergies. Supply Chain & Risk: The USDA confirmed the New World screwworm in Texas for the first time since 1966, triggering quarantine steps; officials stress the food supply is safe, but cattle producers face major disruption risk. Food Policy & Pricing: India is moving to standardise edible oil pack sizes to improve price transparency and make per-litre comparisons easier for consumers. Food Security Funding: Ghana’s Eric Opoku warned African governments are far short of the Maputo/Kampala pledge to allocate at least 10% of budgets to agriculture, calling it grossly inadequate for poverty reduction and growth. Urban Farming: Manila relaunched the Luneta Urban Garden with greenhouse and smart-ag tech, including Japanese musk melons, to boost local food supply. Nutrition Tracking Tech: Google Health rolled out an update fixing fitness tracking and sleep-score issues and adding support for logging previously created custom foods. Industry Culture: National Fish and Chip Day drove UK promotions and local rankings, highlighting ongoing pressure on fish-and-chip operators amid higher cod and haddock costs.
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