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Manufacturers Need Evidence Promoting Food and Drinks With Health Benefits Claim

Dec 6th

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) approved more than 200 health claims for use on food products, out from 2,500.

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More Than A Billion Tons Of Food Is Wasted Yearly

May 24th

Posted by Affleap in Agriculture Agribusiness

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About 30 percent or 1.3 billion tons of food produced in the world every year get lost or wasted according to the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization FAO.

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Philippines Central Bank To Raise Interest Rates?

May 5th

Posted by Affleap in Economic Issues

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Inflation rate in the Philippines has been in its highest level this year as compared to last year.

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Yam Tubers A Potential Cure Of Hypertension?

Apr 22nd

Posted by Affleap in Health

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Yam tubers are not only used as food but it is traditionally used in herbal medicines in the Philippines.

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Uric Acid Build-Up In One’s System Causes Gout Or Arthritis

Jan 11th

Posted by Affleap in Health

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Your lifestyle of engaging foods when you were young differs as you get older. You will realize later that not all food is well and the food you take plays an important role in shaping up and maintaining your good health and well being.

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Enset, A Banana That Bears No Fruit But It’s Abundant Source Of Food

Sep 10th

Posted by Affleap in Gardening

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Enset is a banana plant that is quite different from the fruit bearing banana that each one of us is familiar with. It bears no fruit but nevertheless yields abundant source of food. It has been a staple crop in Ethiopia.

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Chinese Farmers Go Organic Farming

Jul 30th

Posted by Affleap in Gardening

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In a country hit by a string of food safety scandals, the interest of Chinese farmers to go organic farming is going like wildfire. Ji Yunliang who earned a doctorate in chemistry from Beijing University has run a small organic farm of his own.

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