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Science Shorts: Asian vs Western foods, coconut oil for COVID-19, plant-based production and more feature in our round-up

Asian vs Western foods, coconut oil for COVID-19, plant-based production and more food science and technology stories feature in this edition of Science Shorts.

COVID-19 in the Middle East: UAE closes all fresh food markets, supermarkets allowed to open 24 hours

The UAE government has closed all fish, meat and vegetable markets for two weeks in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

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“Meating” market demand for safer and fresher meat, poultry and seafood products

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Small but growing: Middle East healthy snack industry on an upward curve

The snack sector in the Middle East is soaring as consumers become increasingly time poor, with more healthy options also becoming increasingly popular, albeit from a low base.

‘Threat to health’: Salmonella more common in pork than chicken in China supermarkets

Salmonella is more frequently found in the Chinese pork production chain than in chicken, according to new research published by scientists in Chongqing.

Eating right: COVID-19 pumps up sales for India’s protein bread maker

An Indian start-up specialising in making protein bread and cookies saw online sales go up by 15% in mid March, with the firm believing consumers are increasingly making more healthy food choices as COVID-19 continues to spread.

Fold with it: Oasis and Tetra Pak unveils sustainable water carton packaging in UAE

UAE’s food and beverage manufacturer National Food Products Company (NFPC) has launched its Oasis brand of drinking water in sustainable Tetra Pak carton packaging, the first water brand in the region to do so.

Too little too late? Pakistan issues new COVID-19 guidelines for food industry amidst rampant rumours and speculation

Pakistan’s Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has recently issued a set of COVID-19 guidelines aimed at the food industry in hopes of controlling the outbreak, amid rampant rumours and speculations about the virus in the country.