39% of entrepreneurs Industriales said that its productive activity is affected by some modality of Illicit tradereveals a recent study by the National Society of Industries (SNI). Among the affected companies, the most indicated illicit trade modalities by the entrepreneurs consulted are adulteration (29%), Undervaluation (27%), understood when a lower value is declared to pay […]
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Food costs on the rise: tips to save money at home
If you have noticed that you are paying more than before for the same amount of food, is not the only one. The inflation in USA declines slightly, but grocery prices are still high, up an average of 21% since inflation began to rise more than three years ago. “When inflation rises, it reduces people’s […]
Finland: they create edible protein from air and electricity
In a Finnish factory the “farmers of the futurehunched over their computers, make an edible protein by feeding a microbe with air and electricity. Cellular agriculture, which consists of producing food or nutrients from cell cultures, is increasingly considered an ecological alternative to livestock farming, one of the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Meat, […]
China: experts create food packaging using techniques used in space
The Chinese Academy of Space Technology has introduced a method of food preservation which is based on technologies used in the Chinese space station, with this method the food freshness on earth. A system has been developed that involves the use of a flexible membrane that can block gases and germs. In a video shared […]
Food insecurity in Colombia was reduced from 30% to 25% in 2023, according to the WFP
The food insecurity in Colombia was reduced in 2023 from 30% to 25%, according to the report presented this Tuesday by the World Food Program (WFP) of the UNwhich points out that there are still 13 million people in the South American country who are in moderate or severe food insecurity. This is a reduction […]
Cuba asks the WFP for help for the first time due to a lack of milk for children under 7 years of age
The government of Cuba requested help for the first time through an official communication to the management of the World Food Program (WFP) due to the country’s difficulties in being able to continue delivering milk to those under 7 years of age. As confirmed by the WFP, the executive management of this arm of United […]
Peru and the Arab Emirates will begin the trade agreement process in May
The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) has reported that Peru and the United Arab Emirates (USA) agreed to begin negotiations in May with a view to reaching a trade agreement. “We agree that there is a great opportunity to increase trade between our countries if we have a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). […]
This happened to a man who broke a panda’s strict dietary rules
Do not give food to the pandas. That was the rule that seemed to have been broken by a man banned for life from one of the main panda centers in Chinaafter throwing “objects” unidentified persons to a compound on Monday. The statement from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding did not identify […]
The fight against trans fats is making progress, but the slowness fails to meet the WHO objective
Measures against the presence of trans fats in foods, related to a higher risk of heart attack, are advancing in the world, but at a slow pace, which has led to the failure to meet the objective of eliminating this ingredient from the diet. food chain at the end of 2023. The World Health Organization […]
Inflation in 2023 was leveraged by food, education and hotel services
The National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) reported that the 3.24% inflation recorded in 2023 – for the third consecutive year, above the target range – was anticipated by an increase in the prices of the consumer divisions of Restaurants and Hotels (6.46%), Education (6.40%), Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (3.74%). Other divisions that increased […]