Find out about the most recent organic production update from the EU with a report on Organic Agriculture.

Read this month's pesticide update highlighting Europe and Canada.

In the journal Advances in Nutrition, a recent study aimed to review and analyze current research on the association between consuming tree nuts and peanuts with the risk of cancer and its mortality.

A newly identified “metabolic signature” can evaluate the individual consumption and metabolic response to walnut consumption and was associated with a reduced risk of future type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to new research in collaboration between Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and two Spanish universities (University Rovira i Virgili and University of Navarra).

The INC was recently invited to participate in the official launch of the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV), organized by the United Nations General Assembly and FAO as the lead agency of the Year.

A new faster-spreading variant of COVID-19 was found in the UK and has been detected in countries like Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, many EU countries, India, Japan, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey and the US, among others. For the time being, there is no evidence that the new strain is more lethal, or that it can cause more severe illness or that vaccines would be less effective against it

Countries around the world are preparing for the largest vaccination introduction in history.

A new study from The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition explored how replacing white rice bars with peanuts in snacking can lower the risk of cardiometabolic diseases. The study observed isocaloric substitution of peanuts for white rice bars and focused on changes in fasting glucose, lipid profile, body weight, and changes in metabolic syndrome (MetS) for participants with MetS or at risk for it.