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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Sri Lanka has been accused of  backtracked on its fight against diabetes after implementing a 40% reduction in its sugar tax, amidst public outcry describing the move as ‘insane’ and ‘racing backwards’. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[A more transparent EFSA: building trust or bashing business? ]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Sugar tax implementation in New Zealand is crucial due to poor self-regulation amongst sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumers, argues a new study. ©Pexels/rawpixel.com]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Taiwan could see a step back in diplomatic relations with Japan after the country voted to continue banning so-called  ‘nuclear food’ coming from the Fukushima region in a referendum last week. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has banned the use of fruit pictures on the packaging of carbonated drinks and other flavoured beverages that do not fit the minimum fruit ingredients criteria. ©Pexels/ Trang Doan]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Thrive algae oil is high in monounsaturated fat and low in saturated fat]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Thailand will ban all plastic waste imports by 2021, making it the latest country in South east Asia to take policy-level action against a rising influx of foreign plastic scraps, much of which comes from food and beverage packaging. ©Pixabay/Ben_Kerckx]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand Food Safety is looking to further enhance the country’s food recalls and food safety system by seeking views on new proposals that stem from the 2013 Fonterra crisis. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Ice cream and other desserts containing alcohol could be allowed in Singapore after 10.30pm with the potential review of the 2015 Liquor Control Act. ©Pexels/Digital Buggu]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The milestone Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Singapore (EUSFTA) is expected to significantly benefit food manufacturers in the South East Asian city state. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Food companies have been warned to avoid fancy ‘nicknames’ for rice as suggested retail prices (SRPs) are implemented in the Philippines. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[© GettyImages/artJazz]]></image:caption>
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