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Australian police on Tuesday admitted they still don’t know who has been putting sewing needles in supermarket strawberries, but warned perpetrators behind the nationwide...
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A new scientific analysis has found the incorrect application (and in some cases, completely dangerous) of insecticides onto local fruit orchards is associated with...
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The disease citrus greening was first spotted in 2004. Since then the disease has extended to almost every orange grove in Florida. Such is...
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It might be a healthy food choice, but Hong Kong’s latest fruit fad is doing serious damage to shoppers’ wallets. From luxury supermarkets to...
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Citrus greening or “Yellow Dragon Disease” (Huanglongbing) is a disease of citrus plants caused by a vector-transmitted bacterium called Candidatus liberibacter. The infection is...
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To understand incidences of foodborne illnesses in association with vegetables, microbiologists have discovered that some pathogenic viruses can adhere to the surfaces of fresh...
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In 2014, Digital Journal reported on how Florida produced only 104 million boxes of oranges in 2013, which equated to only half the quantity...
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With parts of the land exhausted and climatic conditions making the growing of vital crops in some areas difficult, some scientists are turning the...
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According to New Scientist the legislative practices of governments have led to consumers being confused over food labels and ever changing guidance about what...
Life
The healthy options scheme is based on promoting fruit consumption and milk drinking in schools (insofar that milk drinking is ‘healthy’.) Although the scheme...