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GENEVA The World Food Programme is investigating how up to 50,000 tonnes of nutrition-boosting porridge mix it purchased for distribution to nursing mothers and malnourished children in Somalia, Yemen, Bangladesh, and elsewhere was of substandard quality, despite its quality inspection process.   The UN agency said it became aware of concerns over quality when one sample was tested in June 2018 for unrelated reasons, according to a statement issued on 11 February.   WFP then initiated laboratory tests across other shipments of the porridge mix, branded as 'Super Cereal', which it “suspect...

Global Dietary Database 2017: Data availability and gaps on 54 major foods, beverages and nutrients among 5.6 million children and adults from 1220 surveys worldwide Format Abstract Background We aimed to systematically identify, standardise and disseminate individual-level dietary intake surveys from up to 207 countries for 54 foods, beverages and nutrients, including subnational intakes by age, sex, education and urban/rural residence, from 1980 to 2015. Methods Between 2008–2011 and 2014–2020, the Global Dietary Database (GDD) project systematically searched for surveys assessing indiv...

Global Panel Policy Brief Launch: Harnessing Aquaculture for Healthy Diets Begin Challenges Share this to : An expert discussion exploring policy and investment opportunities for the growth of nutrition-sensitive aquaculture in low- and middle-income countries. Date: Monday, 15 February 2021 Time: 20:00-21:30 (UTC+8) Aquatic foods offer  a life-changing opportunity for the hundreds of millions of undernourished people around the world, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. They have an integral role to play in a  sustainable food systems transformati...

for The Fence Post The National Pork Board recently launched a platform to help pork producers respond quickly to an event such as a foreign animal disease outbreak (FAD). The new technology would allow producers to isolate any affected pigs without involving numerous additional involvement of animals or farms. The new software-based technology tool, free to pork producers through the Pork Checkoff, is called AgView a web application intended for use from a desktop computer, but is accessible from mobile devices. AgView provides near real-time health and movement status to help the U.S. pork ...