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We should all have beef with the EU plant-based labelling decision

2026-03-12T16:14:00+00:00By

We have all been deemed too daft to differentiate between a plant-based ‘steak’ or ‘drumstick’ and one that was cut from the carcass of a cow or chicken, says Karen Spinner, sales & marketing manager at The Vegan Trademark

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Is ‘the UK’s most sustainable neighbourhood’ pie in the sky?

2026-03-11T16:30:00+00:00By

It posed questions for supermarkets, but two years on the most pressing question seems to be whether it will actually happen

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Beyond matcha: the green stuff that really keeps Britain healthy

2026-03-11T11:36:00+00:00By

When most people picture the food filling UK supermarkets, very few think of grass – yet it quietly drives some of the most important outcomes our food system relies on, says Jack Munro, farmer and part of the UK Youth Food and Farming Forum

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Our food system needs a future-proofed protective shield

2026-03-11T10:07:00+00:00By

The disruption of the pandemic demonstrated just how essential our food networks are to national life, says Daniel Zeichner, former minister for food security & rural affairs

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Oil price chaos means choppy waters become a maelstrom

2026-03-10T16:35:00+00:00By

Even with Trump pushing the narrative that the Iran war ‘will be over very soon’, the latest hit to the global economy from US foreign policy now looks increasingly like it could have long-standing implications – for us all

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