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      <news:title><![CDATA[Physicians group sues USDA and HHS over Dietary Guidelines for Americans]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The lawsuit filed on Aug. 19 in the US District Court for the District of Columbia argues that USDA and HHS unlawfully disregarded requirements under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).]]></image:caption>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[The rise of allulose: Can this rare sugar crack the clean-label challenge?]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Could GLP-1 safety concerns affect uptake? ]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[How concerned are consumers about GLP-1s?]]></image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-21T14:53:36.646Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[El Niño 2026 may be ‘largest since the 19th century’]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The impact of this El Niño could be profound.]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2026/08/21/walmart-q2-earnings-29b-tariff-refund-funds-massive-price-rollbacks/</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-21T13:29:33.821Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[Walmart same-store sales slowdown could portend trouble for packaged food brands]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The same-store sales growth rate indicator excludes newly opened and recently closed stores to provide a more precise measurement of sales growth.]]></image:caption>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[PepsiCo makes packaging gains, but infrastructure remains a hurdle]]></news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-21T13:25:50.732Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[Grocery volume declines deepen as SNAP cuts reshape shopper behavior]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Tighter food-assistance eligibility is accelerating a grocery volume decline and changing what shoppers buy, where they shop and how they seek value. ]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2026/08/21/inside-mondelezs-premiumisation-strategy-from-cadbury-to-toblerone/</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-21T11:37:23.349Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[Mondelēz accelerates premiumisation drive]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2026/08/21/safety-first-health-halos-asahi-cyberattack-and-pfas/</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-21T06:03:49.107Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[Safety First: Health halos, Asahi cyberattack and PFAS]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[India health halo, Asahi cyberattack, PFAS and more feature in this edition of Safety First]]></image:caption>
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