Kazakhstan PCR test detects meat substitution in sausage
Seifullin University created a PCR test to identify meat species. It detects DNA from 17 animal and bird species, for raw meat and processed products, from sausages to canned goods.
FoodSecurity
Kazakhstan will lose its only producer of baker's yeast
Bread is a staple for many Kazakhstanis, yet the raw material for it has been produced by a single plant in the country all along.
France recalls pumpkin seeds after 80 cases of salmonellosis
Salmonella is usually linked to raw meat, eggs, and dairy, but an outbreak in France shows plant-based foods pose just as much risk.
Afghanistan became the main buyer of Kazakh rice.
Kazakhstan's grain exports and imports. Infographics.
Lamb and beef require the most land of all food products.
Fresh infographic from Visual Capitalist ranks 15 foods by land area needed to produce every half kilo of finished product.
NYT: The global food system rests on three conditions that are not being met
NYT, citing industry experts, sounds the alarm.