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Op-Ed: Increasing Animal Cruelty is Not the Answer to Climate Change
Dr Sarah Ison, head of research at animal advocacy group Compassion in World Farming, makes her case for why simply moving to lower-emitting animals isn't the climate solution we need from our food system.
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Earth Day 2024: 10 Things to Know About Our Food System
As we celebrate Earth Day, the importance of transforming our food system is higher than ever – here are 10 things you should know about the food we eat, and its impact on the planet.
Food system action is paramount
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Aligning Ready Meals with Health Guidelines Could Save the EU Tons of Emissions – and Money
Healthier ready-to-eat meals in line with international guidelines could bring huge climate benefits and cost savings to the EU, according to a new report.
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Beer Proteins: Researchers Develop Method to Extract Protein from Brewers’ Spent Grain
Researchers have come up with a way to extract useful proteins through leftovers from beer production, which could help reduce waste and produce a circular, more sustainable source of protein.
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Flexitarian Diets Can Reduce Emissions & Help Meet 1.5°C Climate Goal: Study
Certain dietary shifts can bring carbon benefits, according to a new study, which notes how plant-heavy flexitarian eating patterns can reduce greenhouse gas emissions (especially methane) and help the planet meet its 1.5°C goal.
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The Live Green Co Announces Breast Milk Fat & Postbiotic Ingredient Made from Precison Fermentation
Boston-based AI food tech company The Live Green Co is tackling infant nutrition and gut health with a human breast milk fat and a postbiotic ingredient made from precision fermentation.
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‘Music to Our Ears’: Meat Lobby Celebrates ‘Positive Outcomes’ for Industry at COP28
As meat and dairy representatives turned out to COP28 in record numbers, the climate summit's promised food systems transformation policies fell short – and the livestock lobby is delighted.
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Food, Inc. 2 Sheds Light on Big Food, UPFs, Modern Slavery & Cultivated Meat – But Lacks Focus
The sequel to the Oscar-nominated documentary from 2008, Food, Inc. 2 shows just how much power Big Ag wields on the food system, tackles solutions like cultivated meat and seaweed, and highlights the problem with workers' rights and UPFs.!-->…
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Plant-Based Dairy Just Became More Accessible for 7 Million American Women and Children
The US Department of Agriculture has just updated its supplemental food as medicine programme for women and children, providing access to more produce and plant-based dairy products to nearly seven million low-income Americans.
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Meal Reveal: Hellmann’s Launches AI Recipe Tool to Cut Household Food Waste
Unilever-owned mayo brand Hellmann's has rolled out an AI-enabled tool that uses an ingredient scan to produce recipes that can help households use up food and reduce waste.
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‘A Global Tragedy’: We Waste A Billion Meals Every Day, Just as 780 Million Go Hungry Globally
Despite more than 780 million people facing hunger around the world, over a billion household meals are thrown out every day, resulting in over $1T in economic losses, reveals a new UN report.
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In An Open Letter to Biden, the US Congress is Asking for More Plant-Based Food
Highlighting the climate and health benefits of vegan diets, 55 Congressional leaders in the US have penned an open letter to president Joe Biden, urging him to increase plant-based food options across all federal facilities nationwide.
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Ozempic, But Without the Side Effects: Scientists Identify Plant Extracts with GLP-1 Agonist Potential
Scientists in Spain have discovered two plant extracts that have potential as GLP-1 agonist weight loss pills akin to semaglutide injections like Ozempic and Wegovy, following an AI-led study.
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PrimeJack: Why Fiber Foods is Championing Dehydrated Jackfruit as A Solution for Plant-Based & Blended Meat
Ugandan women-led company Fiber Foods is using a food that often goes to waste, and turning it into an ingredient that can solve plant-based and blended meat's texture problems, servicing consumers' increased fibre needs, and supporting!-->…
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Beyond Meat Reformulates Beef Crumbles with New Flavour and Heart-Check Certification
Continuing its health-centric marketing drive, Beyond Meat has reformulated its line of plant-based beef crumbles, which now come in three flavours and are certified as heart-healthy and suitable for diabetes prevention and management by!-->…
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More Heat, More Inflation: Study Confirms That Climate Change is Driving Up Food Prices
Climate change and related extreme weather events will speed up global inflation and lead to higher prices for food, goods and services in the coming years, according to a new study.
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The Power of Portions: How Reducing Portion Sizes Can Cut Food Waste & Tackle Obesity
Reducing portion sizes of food and beverage offerings in both the foodservice and packaged goods spaces can address the United States' growing food waste and obesity problems, according to a new report.
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Sweet Protein: Oobli Receives FDA GRAS Letter for Game-Changing Precision-Fermented Sugar Alternative
Californian food tech startup Oobli has received a 'no further questions' letter from the FDA for its Oubli Sweet Protein made from precision fermentation. The ingredient leverages West African fruits to make a sugar alternative that has!-->…
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The Pure Veg U-Turn: The Zomato Debacle That Divided the World’s Largest Vegetarian Minority
This week, Indian food delivery service Zomato launched a Pure Veg Mode in its app for people to order from 100% vegetarian restaurants – but it has sparked intense debate about casteism and religious discrimination after announcing a!-->…
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63% of the USDA’s Climate-Smart Funding Goes to Farming Practices That Don’t Cut Emissions
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) funding for climate-smart agriculture is flawed, with 63% going to farming practices that don't reduce – or actually increase – greenhouse gas emissions, a new report has found.
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Eat At Least 75% Plant-Based Foods, Say Germany’s New Dietary Guidelines
The German Society for Nutrition has updated its dietary guidelines to recommend halving meat consumption, limiting dairy intake, and eating more plant-based foods – the latter should make up at least 75% of your diet.
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