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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The vertical farming standard was developed over the course of ‘several rounds’ of consultation with industry, technology providers, and academic research. GettyImages/LouisHiemstra]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[United Caps and Mimica have developed a new closure for perishable products beverages, such as milk. GettyImages/ASphotowed]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[How can the food industry help drive down food waste in people's homes? / Pic: GettyImages-tbradford]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[South Korea has announced new plans to utilise rice flour as a substitute for wheat flour where possible to combat rising inflation and supply chain challenges. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Fruits and vegetables produce low levels of emissions, but have a short shelf-life which researchers claim can be extended with new processing techniques. GettyImages/redstallion]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[APAC Ministers responsible for food security have failed to reach an agreement to prohibit countries from imposing food export bans. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Australia food cybercrime, China allows low-risk COVID-19 positive foods, India food counterfeits and more feature in this edition of Safety First. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Sadia says that frozen chicken can be the answer to solving Singapore’s supply instability concerns in the wake of shortages from previous top supplier Malaysia. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[In the UK, consumers are thought to eat around 11m tonnes of meat derived from wild-shot gamebirds. Pic: GettyImages/Shaiith]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[China has relaxed entry rules for ‘low risk’ food and beverage imports that ‘test positive’ for COVID-19. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[India has seen a renewed spate of food and beverage counterfeit cases in the past few months. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The label provides a life cycle monitor of fresh, pre-packaged or frozen foods, so that consumers know when perishable foods are at their best. GettyImages/gpointstudio]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Australian food and beverage firms have been urged to implement a new five-step to-do list endorsed by the National Australian Bank to minimize their risk of financial and data security losses. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[New food safety technology, food packaging COVID-19 contamination, phosphorus mismanagement and more feature in this edition of Safety First.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Thai authorities have stressed that stringent control measures will be enforced as more food and beverage firm seeks to use cannabis-derived ingredients. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Image: Ÿnsect ]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2022/06/28/How-CP-Foods-Golden-Agri-Thai-Union-and-more-are-tapping-new-tech-for-safety-and-provenance/</loc>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2022/03/08/We-can-fight-food-fraud-at-species-level-EthiChain-develops-rapid-DNA-analysis-for-processed-foods/</loc>
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