Soya in the meat and dairy supply chains of UK supermarkets could be contributing to illegal deforestation in the Amazon undermining customer-friendly claims of a ‘clean’ soya supply chain.
14 February, 2022US data finds naturally occurring arsenic, the byproducts of chemicals used to disinfect water and radioactive elements top the list of tap water contaminants.
23 September, 2019Rising CO2 levels resulting from human activities are making staple crops like rice and wheat less nutritious, risking billions of lives.
6 September, 2018Everyday products such as shampoo, lotions, cleaning products and paint now contribute as much to urban air pollution as emissions from vehicles, say researchers.
16 February, 2018A worldwide conversion to organic farming can contribute to a comprehensive and sustainable food system, especially if combined with other sustainable measures.
16 November, 2017Men regularly exposed to chemicals found in everyday plastics materials are at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
14 July, 2017Trace amounts of flame retardants, banned in the US for more than a decade, are still being passed through umbilical cord blood from mothers to their babies.
4 July, 2017New evidence from China suggests that when it comes to measles outbreaks levels of air pollution, and their effect on immunity, may be influential.
14 June, 2017A new study has found that exposure to air pollution can make the bacteria that cause respiratory illnesses, including pneumonia, harder to treat – and more likely to spread.
6 March, 2017Legislators in Hawaii are seeking to ban the sunscreening chemicals oxybenzone and octinoxate due to scientific evidence of harm these chemicals cause to the natural environment.
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