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A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides

Eat-Lancet report recommended shift to more plant-based, climate-friendly diet but was extensively attacked online [...] The report recommended that if global red meat eating was cut by 50%, the “planetary health diet” would provide nutritious food to all while tackling the harms caused by animal agriculture, which accounts for over 14% of all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. It suggested individuals – particularly in wealthy countries – should increase their consumption of nuts, pulses and other plant-based foods while cutting meat and sugar from their diets.

Antarctica's remote and mysterious current has a profound influence on the climate, food systems and Antarctic ecosystems. Can we stop it weakening by 2050?

Depleted soil leads to reduced yields, forcing farmers to rely on fertilizers that raise food production costs, consumer prices.

L’ONG Foodwatch, qui conteste l’accord judiciaire signé avec Nestlé pour éteindre les poursuites, dépose deux plaintes contre X pour « tromperie ».

L’association de défense des consommateurs a déposé ce mercredi 25 septembre deux nouvelles plaintes pour les traitements de purification illégaux auxquels les deux géants de l’eau en bouteille ont eu recours.

High-level policy discussions have built momentum for “food system transformation” that would help farmers address the climate crisis.

Mogen lokale besturen ingrijpen om de vloedgolf aan nieuwe fastfoodzaken tegen te gaan? De aankondiging van minister Hilde Crevits om de mogelijkheden daartoe te onderzoeken, lokte vorige week veel reactie uit. In De Morgen noemde Bart Eeckhout het ‘micromoralisme’: de neiging van politici om voortdurend in te grijpen in hoe burgers hun persoonlijke leven inrichten’, en hij ziet meer brood in betere gezondheidspreventie. Volgens Maarten Corten van Rikolto zijn er een aantal kanttekeningen te maken bij deze lezing van de feiten.

Microplastics and nanoplastics may be present in food, primarily from environmental contamination where foods are grown or raised.

This report reveals the tactics of Big Meat and Dairy companies to delay, distract, and derail action on transforming the food system, mirroring strategies used by the tobacco and fossil fuel industries. Food systems are responsible for around a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, with approximately 60% coming from animal agriculture, the largest source of man-made methane emissions.

Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2024

Nieuw onderzoek in het vakblad Nature Foods waarschuwt voor een toenemend tekort aan kalium in landbouwgrond. Dat vormt een ernstige bedreiging voor de wereldwijde voedselzekerheid.

L’association de défense des consommateurs dépose ce mercredi 21 février une plainte contre les deux groupes pour les traitements de désinfection auxquels ils ont eu recours sur leurs eaux telles que Vittel ou Perrier.

Existing production destroys more value than it creates due to medical and environmental costs, researchers say

The world could fall short of food by 2050 due to falling crop yields, insufficient investment in agricultural research and trade shocks, according to Joe Biden’s special envoy for food security, Dr Cary Fowler. Fowler, who is also known as the “father” of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a global store of seeds for the most significant crops, said studies by agricultural economists showed the world needed to produce 50-60% more food by 2050 in order to feed its growing population. But crop yields rates were projected to decline by between 3-12% as a result of global heating.

After hottest day ever, researchers say global heating may mean future of crop failures on land and ‘silent dying’ in the oceans

Climate breakdown and crop losses threaten our survival, but the ultra-rich find ever more creative ways to maintain the status quo, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Welk voedsel willen we en wat willen we ervoor opgeven? vraagt MO*columniste Virginie Platteau zich af. ‘De wereldbevolking voeden, dat wíl de agro-industrie niet. Overproductie en inadequate distributie zijn inherent aan het systeem waarin winstmarges voorgaan op het voeden van de mensheid.’

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Recycled and reused food contact plastics are “vectors for spreading chemicals of concern” because they accumulate and release hundreds of dangerous toxins like styrene, benzene, bisphenol, heavy metals, formaldehyde and phthalates, new research finds.