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Europe ‘dynamic’ for CBD food innovation but legal hurdles remain

Europe ‘dynamic’ for CBD food innovation but legal hurdles remain

By Katy Askew

Global demand for foods containing hemp or CBD is expanding and levels of innovation in the European region have been ‘dynamic’. However, the future of the market hangs in the balance as regulators consider whether Cannabis sativa L. (industrial hemp)...

Mondelēz advert banned for gender stereotyping

Mondelēz advert banned for gender stereotyping

By Flora Southey

The UK Advertising Standards Authority has banned a television advertisement for Philadelphia cream cheese, telling parent company Mondelēz International the ad perpetuates gender stereotypes.

Food desertification: Who pays the ultimate price?

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Food desertification: Who pays the ultimate price?

By Flora Southey

Millions of people around the developed world live in areas with severely limited access to affordable fresh food. So what are the fallouts of living in a ‘food desert’? And who ends up paying the ultimate price?