World consumption of animal protein is everywhere on the rise. Meat consumption increased from 44 million tons in 1950 to 284 million tons in 2009, … Meat Consumption is RisingRead more
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A flame retardant in your soft drinks
Patented as a flame retardant for plastics, and banned in food throughout Europe and Japan, a brominated chemical called BVO has been added to sodas … A flame retardant in your soft drinksRead more
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The secret horror of the world’s ‘mega’ factory farms
CAFO or ‘Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation’ is the acronym used to describe the industrial farming model that America has perfected and is currently exporting abroad. … The secret horror of the world’s ‘mega’ factory farmsRead more
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Place where Mc Donald failed
Fast food giant Mc Donald’s has 192 restaurants in Argentina, 480 in Brazil, 55 in Chile, 97 in Colombia, 19 in Ecuador, 7 in Paraguay, … Place where Mc Donald failedRead more
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Banks should end ‘secretive’ trade in food commodities
Speculators have swamped the food commodities sector over the last five years causing increasingly volatile prices for key staples like wheat and maize, according to … Banks should end ‘secretive’ trade in food commoditiesRead more
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A guide to food speculation
Financial speculation in rich industrialised countries like the UK and US is pushing up food prices of staples like maize in low-income countries. Banks including … A guide to food speculationRead more
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Speculating on famine
Aid agencies this week are saying some 10 million people could be soon affected by malnutrition as the worst drought for 60 years hits Ethiopia, … Speculating on famineRead more
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Growth without equality
So the economy doubled in five years, and two thirds of Egyptians thought the economy wasn’t good? How is that possible? Perhaps this is a … Growth without equalityRead more
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Nearly Two Billion People Worldwide Now Overweight
More than 1.9 billion people worldwide were overweight in 2010, a 25 percent increase since 2002, a new Worldwatch analysis shows. A survey of statistics … Nearly Two Billion People Worldwide Now OverweightRead more
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Reducing Food Waste
According to staggering new statistics from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), roughly one-third of the food produced worldwide for human consumption is … Reducing Food WasteRead more