The retailer, fast food company, and NGO took part in an interactive panel debate during a workshop style event, at our conference, Feed Protein Vision 2018, last month. They were asked to explain why sustainable animal feed protein is relevant for the...
Preparations for the UK’s exit from the EU continued with news of a new Livestock Information Service designed to better track livestock movement and aid in total farm to fork traceability.
A collaboration between the Bel Group and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has introduced a global charter committing the French cheesemaker to a higher standard of sustainable dairy farming.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has updated its product labelling guidelines to ensure food information contained in QR codes and RFID technology is made more accessible to the consumer.
Quorn Foods’ rapid rise in the European meat-free segment is perhaps unsurprising considering the food taps into consumer desires to cut down on meat with a sustainable, affordable and tasty alternative.
By Kamel Chida, Deputy Director, Private Sector Partnership Development for Nutrition, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Despite significant progress in recent decades, malnutrition is still a huge barrier to children’s health and development around the world. The numbers speak for themselves: poor nutrition is an underlying cause of nearly half of all child deaths, and...
Ferrero has disclosed the locations of 116 palm oil mills across the globe, shortly after the publication of a report by environmental group Greenpeace.
Plans to double production of salmon could have disastrous environmental implications, but an online tool could help drive more sustainable consumption.
You wouldn’t want to be Margrethe Vestager at the moment. In the next few days (perhaps as early as tomorrow), the European Commission’s competition chief will publish the conclusions of her investigation into the proposed €55 billion deal between German...
A European Commission report that identifies beef, soy and palm oil as contributors to deforestation, has attracted criticism from Greenpeace, who have urged the EU to “break its silence” and take action.
Norwegian-based food firm Orkla places an emphasis on lowering salt and sugar in its products as part of a sustainability drive that also includes a curb on food waste.
While consumers are being offered more vegetarian meal options, if these choices are segregated it can actually reduce the proportion of people who opt for them, a new study suggests.
Industry responds to bottled water microplastics study
The bottled water industry has cautioned against drawing conclusions from a non-peer reviewed study that found microplastic particles in bottled water: sayings the findings are ‘weak’ and ‘alarmist’.
The UK government has launched a consultation on approaches to reducing plastic waste, with fiscal measures including a tax on single-use plastics on the agenda.
