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Weekend Reading: Soda Science

Food Politics

Soda Science: Making the World Safe for Coca-Cola. This terrific book picks up where I left off with Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning) (2015) and Unsavory Truth: How the Food Industry Skews the Science of What We Eat (2018). The second half gives an intimate, first-hand account of how science politics works in China.

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Weekend reading: the top 60 food science blogs

Food Politics

FeedSpot, a group with which I am unfamiliar, has just named FoodPolitics.com as one of the top 60 blogs and websites in food science. FeedSpot says that these are the best Food Science blogs from thousands of blogs on the web and ranked by relevancy, authority, social media followers & freshness. Take a look at it.

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Industry-funded advice of the week: interpreting nutrition science

Food Politics

PepsiCo sent dietitians this webinar and handout for communicating nutrition science and evaluating studies. The handout: How to Communicate Nutrition Science Effectively. Food companies fund research for reasons that have everything to do with marketing and little to do with science. Yes, this is a complicated issue.

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Bayer considering spinning off crop science business

Real Agriculture

Bayer’s new CEO says the company’s management is evaluating whether to spin off its crop science division as part of a company-wide restructuring process.

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Bayer CEO rules out spinning off crop science business

Real Agriculture

Bayer’s CEO has ruled out the possibility of spinning off the company’s crop science division as a separate business. In a news conference on Tuesday, Bill Anderson said the company has completed a thorough review of its current structure, which includes three divisions: pharmaceuticals, consumer health, and crop science.

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Recognizing Native American Heritage Month, USDA Science Spotlights Shannon

USDA Blog

During Native American Heritage Month, USDA Science recognizes the invaluable contributions that Native American employees have made in advancing agricultural science and innovation that benefits us all.

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Bayer soybean trait technology offers five herbicide tolerances built-in

Real Agriculture

New trait technology from Bayer Crop Science will allow growers to use five herbicide actives in soybean crops. The new trait technology will be the first in the industry to Read More New trait technology from Bayer Crop Science will allow growers to use five herbicide actives in soybean crops.