Tag: food
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Denmark recalls South Korean noodles for being too spicy
Denmark’s food agency has recalled South Korean instant ramen produced by a brand popular in the West, warning noodle lovers that they were so hot they might cause “acute poisoning”. Three Samyang Foods noodle products were assessed to have dangerous levels of capsaicin, the active component of chilli peppers, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration…
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From donkey meat to dead chicken, authorities shut down another ‘meat’ shop
The Lahore High Court has ordered the permanent sealing of shops selling dead chickens in Tollington Market. Justice Shahid Karim of Lahore High Court issued a written order in the smog case, pointing out that the food authority’s report stated that a large number of dead chickens were destroyed in the Tollington market. It has…
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Pakistan farmers pin poor mango crop on climate change
Pakistan’s mangoes are normally a source of national pride and much-needed income, but farmers are blaming climate change for the parasites and extreme weather ruining much of this season’s crop. A white and orange scarf wrapped around his head in the scorching heat, farmer Muhammad Yusuf lamented the erratic weather. An abnormally long winter was…
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Watermelon growers send notice of damages to Dr. Affan
Businessmen from Faisalabad have sent a notice of 10 billion rupees to Dr. Affan Qaiser against his statement about injecting watermelons. A request has also been made by Faisalabad engine traders to register a case against Dr. Affan in Ghulam Muhammad police station. According to the petition, Dr. Affan’s statement spread fear and panic and…
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Nearly 282 million people faced acute hunger in 2023: UN-led report
Food insecurity worsened around the world in 2023, with some 282 million people suffering from acute hunger due to conflicts, particularly in Gaza and Sudan, UN agencies and development groups said Wednesday. Extreme weather events and economic shocks also added to the number of those facing acute food insecurity, which grew by 24 million people…
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World food prices rise for first time in seven months: FAO
Global food prices rose in March, the first increase since July, pulled higher by cooking oil prices despite the cost of grains continuing to ease, the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization said Friday. The FAO’s overall Food Price Index climbed 1.1 percent over the month to stand at 118.3 points in March 2024. On an…
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‘Just staggering’: UN says households waste one billion meals a day
Paris, France – Households around the world threw away one billion meals every single day in 2022 in what the United Nations on Wednesday called a “global tragedy” of food waste. More than $1 trillion worth of food was binned by households and businesses at a time when nearly 800 million people were going hungry, the…
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Struggling for a can of food: starving Gazans scramble for aid drops
A military plane banked over the war-ravaged ruins of Gaza City dropping dozens of black parachutes carrying food aid. On the ground, where almost no building within sight was still standing, hungry men and boys raced towards the beach where most of the aid seemed to have landed. Dozens of them jostled intensely to get…
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Entire Gaza population at ‘severe levels of acute food insecurity’: Blinken
The entire population of Gaza is experiencing “severe levels of acute food insecurity”, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday, underscoring the urgency for increasing the delivery of humanitarian aid into the Palestinian territory. “According to the most respected measure of these things, 100 percent of the population in Gaza is at severe levels…
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Over Rs6.4 billion allocated for Ramzan subsidies: Essential items to be available at reduced rates
The government has earmarked Rs6.484 billion to provide essential food items at subsidised rates through the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) during the holy month of Ramzan.