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Cheese shop pulls products from shelves after Listeria outbreak

Cheese shop pulls products from shelves after Listeria outbreak

By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

On 20 March, Wiltshire-based cheese shop the Old Cheese Room announced that they were recalling a selection of their products following a Listeria outbreak. Several other Listeria outbreaks have also taken place in the UK and Europe over the past year,...

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'These products will only take a significant portion of the global market when they can compete with conventional meat on taste, price, and convenience': alt protein sector looks for solutions amid mixed investment figures

By Oliver Morrison

Alt protein advocates are calling for governments to ‘step up’ to build a ‘more sustainable food system’ after data showed that global investment in sustainable proteins decelerated last year and sales of meat alternatives dipped in some countries.

Europe ‘lagging’ in lab-grown meat investments

Europe ‘lagging’ in lab-grown meat investments

By Oliver Morrison

A new report reveals the countries poised to seize the world’s lab-grown meat market, based on investment raised, amid warnings that countries in Europe risk missing out on profitable and sustainable opportunity.

A lack of primary farm-led data means eco-labels risk not reflecting the true environmental and social realities on the ground, it has been warned. Image: Getty/SimonSkafar

Poor data is hindering eco-label plans, group warns

By Oliver Morrison

The UK’s CLEAR consortium complains that a lack of global data that distinguishes between farming methods and countries risks making eco-labels a blunt tool for consumers seeking greater transparency about food products.