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Nearly all U.S. kids eating added sugars before age two

(Reuters Health) – Nearly 85% of toddlers and infants in the United States eat foods containing added sugars and artificial sweeteners on any given day, researchers say. Based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 2011 through ... More »

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Brazil seeks China’s OK for genetically modified sugarcane

BEIJING (Reuters) – Brazil’s agriculture minister will ask Chinese officials on Thursday to greenlight exports to the Asian nation of sugar made from genetically modified (GM) sugarcane, which is expected to be widely used in Brazil in coming years. Minister T... More »

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German minister calls for clearer labeling of unhealthy food

HAMBURG (Reuters) – Germany’s food industry must label unhealthy products more clearly, the country’s new agriculture and consumer protection minister said on Thursday. “About 15 percent of our children and young people are overweight, about 17 billion euros (... More »

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M&M’s maker publishes science policy in bid to boost transparency

FILE PHOTO – M&M candies are on display at a store in suburban Chicago, Illinois April 28, 2008. REUTERS/Frank Polich NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mars Inc, which makes M&M’s candy and Wrigley’s gum, on Monday published its policies on conducting and funding scientifi... More »

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Three years too short to replace glyphosate, French farmers say

French farmer Marc Leprince pulls up a dead weed in an alfalfa field non-treated with weedkillers during an interview with Reuters in Greneville-en-Beauce, France, November 30, 2017. Picture taken November 30, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann NIOVILLE, France ... More »

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Dutch students grow their own biodegradable car

What's made of sugar, can carry four people and travel at 50 miles (80 km) per hour? A biodegradable car, whose inventors say could be the next step in environmentally friendly motoring. More »

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China, France eye Gambian port upgrade to rival Dakar

Port workers are seen in front of a shipping vessel unloading its cargo in the port of Banjul, Gambia June 29, 2017. Picture taken June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Emma Farge Chinese and French companies are bidding to help Gambia build up its Atlantic port Banjul to be... More »

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Too much rain: China`s floods roil hydropower, corn supplies

A man sits in the attic of his flooded house after a flood in Zhaoqing, Guangdong province, China July 4, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer Severe flooding across southern China has forced the world’s largest power plant to slash capacity on Tuesday, delayed grain on bar... More »

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FDA delays rolling out new nutrition facts label

A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo The U.S. Food & Drug Administration on Tuesday delayed indefinitely implementation of a new nutrition facts label th... More »

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Seattle to become latest U.S. city to tax sugary drinks

Seattle’s City Council voted on Monday to levy a special tax on sodas and other sugary beverages sold to consumers, becoming the latest of several local government bodies across the country to take such action for the sake of public health. More »

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U.S. and Mexico sugar talks go into overtime after day of drama

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross sits for an interview in his office in Washington, U.S. May 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Monday extended the deadline for U.S.-Mexico sugar trade negotiations by 24 hours, and source... More »

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U.S. soda sales drops for 12th straight year: trade publication

Regular and mini cans of Coke and Pepsi are pictured in this photo illustration in New York August 5, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri Sales of soda drinks decreased about 1.2 percent in the United States in 2016, falling for the 12th year in a row, a report by tra... More »

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California lawmaker makes push for health warning labels on soda

Cans of soda are displayed in a case at Kwik Stops Liquor in San Diego, California February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Sam Hodgson A California state senator is taking another stab at introducing a law that would require sugary drink manufacturers to put a warning labe... More »

Hurricane Matthew fears grow in Haiti, some resist shelters

Inesia Laguerre cradles her grandchild at the shelter set up in the Lycee Philippe Guerrier ahead of Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti, October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Fears mounted in Haiti as Hurricane Matthew edged... More »

U.S. hopes to release Pacific trade deal text in 30 days: Froman

The U.S. administration hopes to release the full text of a Pacific trade deal within the next 30 days, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said in an interview with CNN. The United States sealed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) with 11 trading partner... More »

Late delay as Pacific trade talks near landmark deal

ATLANTA A dozen Pacific nations closed in on a sweeping free-trade pact on Sunday in Atlanta but failed to finalize terms on the fifth day of round-the-clock talks, dashing hopes raised by an earlier breakthrough on protections for new biotech drugs. U.S. offi... More »