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Government Introduces European Food Standards

in Economy & Innovation/Life, Culture & Sports

By Katharina Hoeftmann Ciobotaru Another measure to lower the cost of living in Israel has been introduced. The government wants to now adopt European food safety standards and most Israeli guidelines are to be repealed. The changes affect, among other things, the production and import of canned vegetables, pasta, rice, sweets, spices, soup powder, condiments and…

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How Israel’s Food-tech Industry is Changing Food as We Know it

in Economy & Innovation/Health & Science/Life, Culture & Sports

From plant-based salmon and lab-grown cultured tuna, to real sugar that is 50% sweeter, the innovation happening in the Israeli food-tech system is astounding and changing the very definition of food. The story of DouxMatok follows the life of Prof. Avraham Baniel (recently celebrated 102). Beginning with just an idea in 1944 during WWII when…

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Israel’s Dairy Products in Short Supply

in Life, Culture & Sports

Last year it was butter that suddenly disappeared from the shelves of Israeli supermarkets; now it’s milk, which ran out on many shelves during September. The reason for this is that the Israeli dairy market suffers from two things. One is that the market is highly controlled and subject to the complicated requirements of kashrut, the law…

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Jewish Holiday Season Means…Food

in Life, Culture & Sports

We wish our members, readers, donors, and friends a sweet and happy new year. From our family to yours, Israel Between the Lines Anyone who is Jewish knows what “holiday” really means: massive amounts of food. Of course, the root of every holiday is steeped in meaning, yet the tradition blossoms with the fruits of…

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How Israel’s Drip Irrigation is Changing Rice 

in Economy & Innovation

By 2050, the demand for rice is expected to increase by 70%. Today, rice is grown in rice paddies, known for becoming flooded. The way rice is grown today not only adds toxic chemicals such as arsenic but also wastes water, a most precious resource. For the last ten years, Netafim, Israel’s largest drip irrigation…

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