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The Giving Cafe (TGC), a social enterprise that works with coffee farmers to make the value chain more equitable and transparent, launched Proud Liberica, four syrups made from byproducts of the Liberica (aka barako) coffee tree.   Proud Liberica is a brand currently composed of four...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A dozen Indonesian families whose relatives died or were injured after consuming tainted cough syrups have sued the government and companies accused of supplying the products, according to a lawsuit. The Southeast Asian country has seen a spike in cases of acute kidney injury...

Meal enders and hors d'oeuvres , respectively Himagas and pamutat are words hardly used by today’s youth, who have little or no idea what they mean. Loosely translated as dessert, himagas and pamutat were always present on my grandparents’ dining table in the form of fruits—fresh and...

The Department of Science and Technology - Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) is studying the effects of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) on a person’s body weight and the lipid profile. (Photo from Pixabay) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña, during his weekly report...

The Philippines has a very limited production and exports volume of fructose syrup and as such it will not be affected by the decision of Indonesia to slap safeguard duty on the said product. Trade and Industry Export Marketing Bureau Director Senen Perlada (Photo credit:...