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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Not only has the proposed reduction been criticised for being unrealistic, but concerns have been raised that the new goal takes the pressure off methane reduction in livestock, nitrogen emissions in soils, and dietary shifts amongst consumers. GettyImages/Lynn_Bystrom]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Avansya does not make EverSweet by extracting glycosides from the stevia leaf (pictured), but by using yeast to convert simple sugars into sought-after glycosides Reb M and Reb D. GettyImages/Linda Hall]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Vietnam has started to enforce its new nutrition labelling regulations, which will see some 40% of domestic manufacturers making on-pack changes. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Approval of Aleph Farms' cell-based meat and plant-based hybrid is not only a first for a non-chicken cultivated product, but also marks Israel's first greenlight for cultivated meat. Image source: Aleph Farms]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[On Tuesday at the AgriFish Committee Discussion in Brussels, Austrian, French and Italian delegations ramped up the cultivated meat debate, with suggestions it ‘raises many questions’ that need answering prior to taking market authorisation decisions. Image credit: Ivy Farm]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[China is seeking to tighten governance over the domestic dairy industry with specific standards to manage different types of milk available on supermarket shelves. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[At the end of the year, EUDR is coming into force. What help is available to businesses working hard to comply? GettyImages/Narong KHUEANKAEW]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[China’s recent removal of tariffs on all dairy products from New Zealand could spell huge potential for brands. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[2024 must-know regulations, Japan's cheese incentives, top policy news from the past year and more feature in this edition of Policy Picks. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Salt consumption remains high in the UK despite health warnings, according to LoSalt. Image Source: fcafotodigital]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[This year, the ‘tide turned’ in the right direction, according to members of the Food4Climate Pavilion. But was food high enough on the agenda? And crystal ball-gazing into the future, what’s expected to be on the menu at COP29? GettyImages/AntonioSolano]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[FSANZ has formally gazetted the definition of ‘added sugars’ to be used as part of its upcoming ‘no added sugars’ labelling policy. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[ In Norway, an estimated 300,000 loaves of bread are wasted daily – accounting for 18% of food waste in households and 42% in the retail sector. GettyImages/marefoto]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[South Korea’s renewed expiration dates system for food and beverage items has been widely adopted by industry and achieved high consumer awareness. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2024/01/12/vital-meat-eu-cultivated-chicken-start-up-submits-novel-food-dossier-in-singapore/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The Vital Chicken ingredient is designed to be mixed in with plant-based matrix, like Michelin starred chef Jean Marie Baudic has done to make 'chicken puffs'. Image source: Vital Meat]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2024/01/10/Is-the-UK-bar-for-insect-protein-entry-too-high/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The biggest challenge facing the insect factor? The 'yuck factor'. GettyImages/ollo]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Sourcce: Getty/10'000 Hours]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/11/15/Fairtrade-works-to-get-farmers-a-fair-deal/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Farmers and farm workers play a critical role in our food systems and should be recognised for their labour accordingly, believes Fairtrade. GettyImages/andresr]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Source: FDA]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[More than 70% of businesses say government regulation is the most important influencer for accelerating the energy transition, according to a new report. GettyImages/pcess609]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The bill will ban the export of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and horses for fattening and slaughter. Image Source: Johnny Greig/Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Image source: Getty/alvarez]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/11/07/halving-food-waste-could-cut-8-co2-emissions-in-europe/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[If food loss and waste is halved along the food supply chains associated with Europe’s food consumption, 8% of GHG emissions (51m tonnes CO2eq) caused by food consumption in Europe would be saved. GettyImages/SolStock]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Image source: Getty/baianliang]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Image source: Getty/RapidEye]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Food accessibility remains a major concern for people around the world. Image source: selimaksan/Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/11/01/From-deforestation-to-human-rights-EU-urged-to-put-indigenous-perspective-at-centre-of-EU-policy/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-15T19:33:06.61Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[According to MapBiomas data, agribusiness was responsible for 97% of deforestation in Brazil in 2021, with environmental degradation concentrating on agricultural and livestock expansion frontiers. GettyImages/luoman]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/11/01/policy-picks-china-excessive-packaging-philippines-sugar-tax-india-organic-checks-and-more/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-16T05:13:03.985Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[China excessive packaging, Philippines sugar tax, India organic checks and more feature in this edition of Policy Picks.]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/10/31/Plastic-targets-likely-to-be-missed-Ellen-MacArthur-Foundation/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The Ellen MacArthur Foundation predicts that 20 trillion flexible packaging items will end up in the ocean by 2040 unless more ambitious binding policy and regulatory measures are enforced, combined with greater business action. GettyImages/solarseven]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/10/25/It-has-the-potential-to-improve-sustainability-across-the-supply-chain-UK-mulls-regulatory-changes-to-allow-insects-to-eat-your-food-waste/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Image: Getty/Tomasz Klejdysz]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/10/23/California-Food-Safety-Act-sets-a-dangerous-precedent-food-policy-experts-say/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-16T01:19:19.459Z</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/10/23/denmark-unveils-the-world-s-first-action-plan-for-plant-based-foods/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-16T11:18:22.687Z</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/10/23/china-issues-guide-for-food-firms-to-meet-excessive-packaging-rules/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-16T05:15:56.734Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The Chinese government has published guide for food firms trying to meet its new excessive packaging regulations. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/10/19/international-food-trade-has-overall-positive-effect-on-health-but-red-meat-imports-can-lead-to-excess-death-study-suggests/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-16T11:18:07.948Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[International food trade has an overall positive affect on diet-related health and decreases mortality, the study suggested. Image Source: Cirilopoeta/Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/10/19/dubai-rolls-out-multi-pronged-measures-to-tackle-food-waste-promote-sustainable-economy/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-16T05:16:05.808Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Dubai is striving to become the first city in Middle East to realise climate neutrality by 2050. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/10/17/philippines-sugar-tax-watered-down-policy-will-lead-to-fewer-health-gains-new-data/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-03T10:57:43.477Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The sugar tax implemented in the Philippines will lead to improvements but to a lesser extent that if it had been enacted in its original form, new data suggests. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/10/12/it-s-imperative-to-recognise-that-not-all-cbd-is-created-the-same-cbd-players-digest-potential-dagger-blow-to-the-uk-industry/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA['CBD quality varies massively across the industry and that’s what we need to standardise', said Eoin Keenan, CEO and Co-Founder of Goodrays, whose CBD drinks contain 25-30mg of CBD per serving ]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/10/11/fresh-calls-for-ban-on-forever-chemicals-in-food-packaging/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-15T19:26:53.433Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Image: Getty/dvulikaia]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/10/10/California-Food-Safety-Act-signed-into-law-bans-four-food-additives-by-Jan.-2027/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-16T01:19:47.607Z</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/10/02/england-bans-range-of-single-use-plastics-to-tackle-scourge-of-plastic-pollution/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-16T11:18:26.002Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[England has banned a range of single-use plastics. Image Source: Alistair Berg/Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/10/02/philippines-updates-policies-governing-sodium-limits-and-caloric-labelling-in-pre-packaged-food-products/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-16T05:15:09.765Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The Philippines FDA has announced new changes to sodium content limits and how caloric values are to be displayed on the packaging of pre-packaged processed food products in the country. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/09/29/policy-picks-south-korea-gm-foods-new-zealand-grocery-code-india-sweetener-stance-and-more/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-16T10:34:58.767Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[South Korea GM foods, New Zealand Grocery Code, India sweetener stance and more feature in this edition of Policy Picks. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/09/28/higher-food-prices-can-lower-poverty-and-spur-production-growth-research-states/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-15T19:25:11.786Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[It is not what President von der Leyen said in her State of the Union address, but what she didn't say, that has raised alarm bells for environmental advocates. GettyImages/Aneduard]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[South Korea has opened three food safety reports on genetically modified soybean, corn and canola for public comment, with the caveat that all opinions submitted must be ‘based on science and logic’. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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