Food Industry

Al Jazeera's The Listening Post, reported by Nicholas Muirhead, examines how major food manufacturers use marketing strategies to promote ultraprocessed foods despite growing scientific evidence linking these products to a global health crisis. The analysis features Marion Nestle, a professor at New York University; Christopher...

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung completed a five-day diplomatic tour that included his first NATO summit attendance in Türkiye and a state visit to Mongolia, according to Arirang News. The trip focused on defense industry partnerships and natural resource agreements, reflecting Seoul's strategy to diversify...

Volkswagen announced deeper job cuts and potential German plant closures as the automaker faces weaker demand, elevated production costs, US tariffs, and intensifying competition from Chinese electric vehicle makers. The company's restructuring represents one of Europe's largest industrial challenges in years, affecting tens of thousands...

A German biotechnology startup is developing pregnancy tests that replace animal-derived antibodies with proteins from a specialized algae species, eliminating the need for animal testing in diagnostic manufacturing. The innovation addresses a hidden cost of medical diagnostics: millions of animals are used annually to produce...

Around 500,000 people are trapped in El Obeid, Sudan, amid intensifying fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to TRT World. Food, water, and medicine supplies are running low in the besieged city, raising fears of further deterioration. TRT...

Raw Farm, formerly Organic Pastures, is the largest unpasteurized milk producer in the United States. ProPublica and partners document that the farm has been connected to at least 233 illnesses across eight outbreaks since 2006, with at least 40 people hospitalized, per regulatory agencies and...

DW News reports that online betting has created a widespread addiction crisis among young South Africans, with personal testimony from Sisanda Lwana, who lost over €7,000 before overcoming her gambling addiction. According to the report, nearly one-third of South Africans who gamble develop addiction, driven...

A particularly strong El Niño weather pattern is forecast to reach peak intensity in November 2026, according to Al Jazeera's climate analysis. The phenomenon poses significant risks to global food production and increases the likelihood of extreme weather events across multiple regions. Al Jazeera's Marthe...

DW News reports that a powerful El Niño could develop by the end of 2026, bringing severe weather disruptions and economic shocks across multiple regions. India faces a weak monsoon that threatens agricultural output, while Ivory Coast's cocoa market—critical to global chocolate supply—faces climate pressure,...

More than 20 states have banned junk food containing synthetic dyes and additives from K-12 schools as part of the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) movement, inspired by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. According to CNBC, these state-level restrictions are...