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One in seven Glaswegians admit they NEVER manage to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day

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One in seven Glaswegians admit they’ve NEVER managed to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day – while people London and Nottingham were most likely to hit the target In a nationwide poll of 2,000 people, nearly 40% said vegetables are ‘boring’ One in seven in Glasgow said they never eat five fruit … Read more

Cases of coronavirus hit 120 at fruit picking farm where 200 workers were forced to quarantine

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Cases of coronavirus hit 120 at fruit picking farm where 200 workers were forced to quarantine in mobile homes Number of confirmed cases leapt from 74 to 120 at a farm in, Mathon, Worcester Around 200 workers are being kept in mobile homes nearby under quarantine It comes after three workers at the Herefordshire farm … Read more

First crop of blackcurrants bred to cope with warmer winters due to climate change bears fruit 

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First crop of blackcurrants bred to cope with warmer winters due to climate change bears fruit A new variety of blackcurrant has fruited for the first time after being bred for UK The Ben Lawers variety is able to cope with the impact of warmer winters  It has been developed by Lucozade Ribena Suntory, mainly … Read more

Waitrose BANS sale of coconut products made from fruit harvested by ‘slave’ monkeys

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Waitrose BANS sale of coconut products made from fruit harvested by ‘slave’ monkeys Peta Asia found Thai farms training monkeys to pick up to 1,600 coconuts a day Pigtailed macaque have been made to carry loads higher than their bodyweight Ocado, Boots and the Co-op have stopped selling products using monkey labour By Joe Davies … Read more

Microplastics are contaminating the fruit and vegetables we eat including apples and lettuces

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Microplastics have been discovered in apples, carrots, pears, broccoli and lettuce, studies have revealed. Root vegetables including radishes, turnips and parsnips could also be contaminated with the man-made waste, prompting fears over the health impact.  The tiny pollutants are thought to have been sucked into plants roots with water, and then travelled up the stem … Read more

Forget about birds and bees, scientists use SOAP BUBBLES to pollinate fruit trees 

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Forget about birds and bees, scientists prove SOAP BUBBLES can be used to pollinate fruit trees, which could help compensate for the dramatic declines in global bee populations Japanese scientists developed a method to pollinate plants with soap bubbles The bubbles are non-toxic to plants and have a 95% success rate with pear trees They … Read more

Children who drink fruit juice daily have healthier diets as teens

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Young children who drink two cups of 100% pure fruit juice a day have healthier diets as teenagers and eat more fruit, study finds Drinking more pure juice was linked to healthier diets in adolescence   Children who drank lots of fruit juice went on to eat more fruits as teens  Despite drinking more of the high-sugar … Read more

MasterChef fans slam Poh Ling Yeow’s winning ‘fruit bread toastie’

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‘Didn’t meet the brief!’ MasterChef fans slam Poh Ling Yeow’s gourmet ‘fruit bread toastie’… even though she won the challenge By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:02 BST, 4 June 2020 | Updated: 13:02 BST, 4 June 2020 She may have won the challenge, but some MasterChef fans were unimpressed with Poh Ling Yeow’s … Read more

The simple $5 IKEA buy shoppers are raving about for keeping cut fruit fresh for WEEKS

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Shoppers can’t get enough of this bizarre $5 IKEA gadget that keeps chopped fruit and vegetables fresh for WEEKS An Australian woman has found an ingenious product for keeping food fresh Available for $5 from IKEA the ÖVERMÄTT set of three covers are selling fast They simply wrap around the end of cut fruit and vegetables … Read more