WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSRep) -- The Center for Science in the Public Interest issued the following news release: The majority of K-12 school food products sold by the largest foodservice companies meet key federal nutrition standards and could meet new goals that further support children's health, according to a new report from the Center for Science in the Public Interest. The 2021 School Meals Corporate Report Card analyzed nearly 2,000 K-12 products offered by 28 major foodservice companies   more

LONDON, England, Nov. 19 -- The European Union's European Bank for Reconstruction and Development issued the following news: While the "gluten-free" food designation might not tempt the palette at first, cooking with wheat alternatives to replicate popular dishes is a real tour de force. Long before the gluten-free trend had even taken root in Kyiv, Ukraine, the Averkin were already cooking up a recipe to launch their healthy grains trademark- World's Rice. Vitaliy Averkin had always been driv  more

LONDON, England, Nov. 15 -- The Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, a peer-reviewed journal from the Society of Chemical Industry that says it features the interface between agriculture and food, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Vol. 101, No. 15 edition: Reviews: * Nanotechnology: recent advances in viticulture and enology * Wheat grain phenolics: a review on composition, bioactivity, and influencing factors * Bioactive compounds of mango (Mangi  more

ROME, Italy, Nov. 19 -- The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization issued the following news: As the Afghan people confront widespread drought, the collapse of rural livelihoods and widespread economic upheaval, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is providing critical life-saving assistance to farmers and herders, while urging far greater and immediate support for agricultural production. In Afghanistan today at least 18.8 million people are facing acu  more

PERTH, Australia, Nov. 17 -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: The University of Western Australia is proud to announce that 10 of our academics have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers(TM) 2021 list from Clarivate. The researchers are: Professors David Edwards, Hans Lambers and Thomas Wernberg and Adjunct Associate Professor Etienne Laliberte from the School of Biological Sciences; Professor Enrico Valdinoci from the School of Mathematics and Statist  more