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, 2022A new Europe-wide survey shows that the soil used to produce our food is contaminated with a cocktail of pesticides and, the researchers add, their findings may under-represent the scale of the problem.
23 January, 2019Officials say genetically engineered additives in the EU’s farm animal food chain pose a serious risk to human health and the environment by spreading antibiotic resistance.
4 December, 2018European courts have ruled that the EU’s strong protection against GMOs should be upheld – America and Australia, not so much…
27 July, 2018A worldwide conversion to organic farming can contribute to a comprehensive and sustainable food system, especially if combined with other sustainable measures.
16 November, 2017When it comes to global food waste, eating more than we need is just as wasteful as throwing away what we don’t eat; both sides need to be tackled to feed us all in the future.
22 February, 2017Eating bread made from ancient grains could help lower cholesterol and blood glucose levels – leading risk factors for heart disease – according to a new study.
5 October, 2016Around half the samples of pork and chicken tested in a new UK supermarket survey were found to have resistant bacteria that could harm human health.
5 September, 2016More evidence that organic farms act as a refuge for wild plants, offsetting the loss of biodiversity on conventional farms
20 May, 2015The pharmaceutical drugs we dump into the environment have been shown to have a significant impact on the growth of food crops
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