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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Food majors are campaigning for a revision of animal welfare legislation, starting with caged hens. GettyImages/Dreamer Company]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Greenpeace has critiqued a range of sectors, but Palm Oil Monitor interprets the report as an attack on palm oil. GettyImages/Khlongwangchao]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[JAKIM released a draft of the Malaysia Procedure for the Recognition of Foreign Halal Certification Bodies (FHCB) 2021, seeking public comments. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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