AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoFood safety science: A large French cohort study in the European Heart Journal links high intake of non-antioxidant preservatives (including sodium nitrite and potassium sorbate) to higher risks of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, prompting calls for regulators to re-check real-world additive exposure. Regulatory scrutiny: US EPA FOIA documents allege senior officials coordinated edits to a pesticide/PFAS-related webpage after industry input, raising fresh questions about industry influence over environmental risk messaging. Climate resilience for farms: Malaysia says it’s ramping El Niño mitigation for agro-food, including smarter irrigation, dam monitoring, drought-resistant rice R&D and cloud seeding, while keeping rice stocks for about six months. Food systems + livelihoods: The Philippines expands UPLIFT assistance to 7.5 million households as oil-price pressures hit food and transport costs. Sustainability in packaging: Trimas’ refill pod jar wins an A’ Design Award, aligning with EU refill-space rules coming into force by 2030. Industry consolidation: Uber launches a public takeover offer for Delivery Hero (~$14.8bn), intensifying global food-delivery consolidation. Local value-add: UniSZA’s community kitchen tackles produce oversupply by turning surplus crops into longer-lasting value-added products.
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