New Study Finds Microplastics In Meat, Milk, and Animal Blood
Samples of beef and pork from the Netherlands contain surprising levels of microplastic contamination, according to new research. A pilot study conducted by scientists at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VUA),…
SA calls for retailers to act on Brazilian pesticide poisonings
Over 30,000 people have signed the Soil Association’s (SA) Stop Poison Poultry petition calling on retailers to tackle pesticide poisonings linked to the chicken being sold in supermarkets. The campaign…
Meat, Monopolies, Mega Farms: How the US Food System Fuels the Climate Crisis
From a beef-heavy diet to growing crops that don’t feed people – the biggest challenges facing the agriculture industry. Food and the climate crisis are locked in a tangled web…
Plant-Based Meat Is the Best Investment to Slow Climate Change, Report Finds
While experts continue to argue over whether or not plant-based meat is healthy, the science appears to be indisputable when it comes to its benefits in fighting climate change. According…
Regenerative agriculture: opportunity or threat for the ecological?
Durante décadas, el término «agricultura regenerativa» existió en gran medida en los márgenes del debate sobre la alimentación sostenible. Pero en los últimos años se ha catapultado en el corazón…
Funding to Curb Methane Emissions Doesn’t Measure Up to the Risk, Report Finds
New research on methane—a greenhouse gas that traps more heat than CO2—shows that despite its big role in climate change, there are fewer financial resources directed at reducing it. In…
California Sets a Precedent With the Nation’s Toughest Plastic Pollution Legislation
Aggressive new California legislation passed and signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom will help the state dramatically cut down on its single-use plastic over the next decade. And, it…
Stefan Hipp: “The main challenge is to reach the ecological target of 25% in 2030”
Stefan Hipp es socio director del productor de alimentos infantiles ecológicos HiPP, que tiene centros de producción en cinco países europeos y vende sus productos ecológicos en toda la Unión…
These 10 Startups Will Change How We Grow and Eat Food
These food startups selected as finalists in Thought For Food's 2021 Challenge are set to sustainably change the way we grow and eat food. The post These 10 Startups Will…
Ecovalia launches the second edition of Ecodesign
La asociación profesional española de la producción ecológica premiará, a través del concurso profesional Ecodiseño, la apuesta de las empresas agroalimentarias y de cosmética por el packaging sostenible. El plazo…