FDF rails at ‘slap in the face’ junk food ad ban, campaigners welcome Government action
The UK’s leading food industry trade association says Government plans to impose a blanket ban on junk food advertising would be a “slap in the face” to manufacturers and retailers.
“Sustainability is not good enough…we need to move on”, CIWF global CEO urges
The limits and usefulness of the term sustainability were called into question by key figures within the worlds of animal welfare and organic farming this week.
Trader Joe’s pulled up over ‘racist’ product labelling
US natural foods retailer Trader Joe’s has been pulled up by anti-racism campaigners over labelling of its own-label international food lines.
Intensive farming is the ‘single most risky behaviour’ for pandemics, report claims
"There is a fundamental and often-overlooked connection between pandemics such as the current COVID-19 crisis and our animal-based food system," claims a new report published today.
Power of the plate: How America’s food system has led to an epidemic of chronic disease – and what to do about it
A new white paper released by Rodale Institute and The Plantrician Project reveals how the American food system has contributed to epidemic levels of chronic disease and lowered immune systems – and how…
Plant-based meat sales rose 23% when sold in the meat aisle
A study by US trade group the Plant Based Foods Association in partnership with Kroger, found that plant-based meat sales increased by 23% when products were ranged in the meat…
Organic is part of the solution, Congress speakers all agree
High-level speakers from the European Commission, European Parliament and the German Presidency of the EU Council delivered a unified message at the European Organic Congress 2020: Our system is experiencing…
Webinar: Sense, Science and Sustainability
Join us for a live webinar that asks the question 'can genome editing and agroecology co-exist in the sustainable food and farming mix?'
Urgent wake up call to UK Government to ‘fix the failings of food’
The UK House of Lords Select Committee on Food, Poverty, Health and the Environment has today published a new report which calls into question the affordability of the Government’s recommended…
“The organic sector is like a living lab” senior EC official tells Congress
“The organic sector is like a living laboratory. It allows us to look at practices that we have forgotten or ignored.”