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This summer’s extreme weather and wars in Iran and Ukraine have made our need for food stockpiles more pressing than ever

Des milliers de personnes à travers quasiment tout le pays sont touchées par une infection liée à un parasite, dont une partie a été reliée à une salade vendue dans le célèbre fast-food Taco Bell. Les cas mortels restent rares, précisent les autorités américaines.

Farmers warn food shortages are just 10 days away – the signs suggest they’ve already arrived As farmers sound the alarm about a growing food crisis, experts say that Britain's food insecurity needs to be treated as a growing national security risk. As climate change and conflict affect fragile supply chains, the warnings are becoming impossible to ignore, writes disaster planner Lucy Easthope

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Depuis environ deux mois, les Etats-Unis traversent l’épidémie de cyclosporose la plus grave de leur histoire. En effet, des milliers de cas d’infection intestinale parasitaire ont été recensés. Une enquête toujours en cours a déterminé la cause de la contamination : une simple laitue commercialisée dans une chaine de fast food.

Weather cycle threatens harvests worldwide, adding to inflation already fuelled by the Iran war

Members of parliament have demanded full publication of an explosive report by the UK’s spy leaders that found the collapse of ecosystems overseas would have catastrophic consequences for the UK’s national security, warning that the UK has “no future” if the findings are not urgently acted on.

The climate and nature crisis threatens all aspects of British life, from national security to the food supply. Despite the scale of the risks now facing the UK, there has been no comprehensive national emergency briefing delivered to the public by the Government.

Patrick Pester is the trending news writer at Live Science. His work has appeared on other science websites, such as BBC Science Focus and Scientific American. Patrick retrained as a journalist after spending his early career working in zoos and wildlife conservation. He was awarded the Master's Excellence Scholarship to study at Cardiff University where he completed a master's degree in international journalism. He also has a second master's degree in biodiversity, evolution and conservation in action from Middlesex University London. When he isn't writing news, Patrick investigates the sale of human remains.

Ce mardi, l’association Foodwatch dévoile que 80% des produits qu’elle a testés contiennent des pesticides interdits dans l'UE. Des épices Ducros aux thés Lipton, elle exige le rappel immédiat de ces aliments et une meilleure régulation.