All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 234
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Analysis and Features
A cautious year ahead after weather woes of 2012
From scorched earth in the US Midwest to waterlogged fields here, 2012 proved a vintage year for weather chaos…
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News
Food waste report points finger at bogofs and sell-by dates
Supermarkets and their suppliers must shoulder more responsibility for reducing food waste, say the authors of a new study claiming that up to half of all food is thrown away.
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News
High-pressure technology for fresh Spanish guacamole
New technology that boosts the shelf life of certain chilled products from three to 20 days…
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News
'I was wrong about GM', admits former anti-GM campaigner
A leading environmental campaigner who helped set up the anti-GM lobby in the 1990s has admitted he was wrong about GM and now believes farmers in the UK should be free to grow GM crops.
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News
Don't be afraid to make case for GM, Paterson tells farmers
Less than a month after he sparked controversy with pro-GM comments, Defra Secretary of State Owen Paterson has reiterated his support for the technology and urged farmers to not be “afraid” of making the case for GM to the British public.
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News
John West funds MSC sustainability test for Seychelles tuna
Tuna from the Seychelles came one step closer to gaining Marine Stewardship Council certification this week…
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News
RSPCA campaign leads Tesco to stock Freedom Foods-approved duck
Following an RSPCA campaign on duck welfare, Tesco has decided to stock Freedom Food-approved duck…
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Analysis and Features
Maize price stability is set to end in 2013
Maize prices have been relatively stable over the past few months, but are likely to start rising again in 2013…
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News
AB InBev is on track to meet environmental pledges
AB InBev claims it is “well on its way” to meeting the three-year environmental pledges it made in 2009…
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Analysis and Features
Rabobank report predicts volatile food commodities prices in 2013
Wheat, maize and soybean prices will continue to rise…
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Analysis and Features
Peanut prices rise by 99.1% over four years
Few Christmas foods have been spared from price inflation this year…
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News
Sustainable palm oil logo draws a blank with consumers
Just 3% of British consumers recognise an on-pack logo to promote the sustainable production of palm oil…
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News
Delistings and poor wheat crop pile the pressure on Hovis
Premier Foods’ troubled Hovis brand has been delisted from smaller-format Asda…
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Comment and Opinion
The savvy shopper is here to stay
In these difficult economic times, there is a tendency for food retailers to be all doom and gloom….
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News
John West extends its Can Tracker fish tracking scheme
John West is extending its Can Tracker provenance technology from tuna to salmon, mackerel and sardines…
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News
Dairy industry experts warn of milk supply 'catastrophe'
After one of the wettest summers in 100 years, the UK is facing dramatically tighter milk supplies and higher…
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News
Birds Eye trials weather-proof crops in Devon
As veg growers in many areas of the UK struggle with torrential rains and flooding this week…
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Analysis and Features
Palm oil: the burning question
Still the fires burn. In Sumatra slash and burn forest clearance is at a six-year high…
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Analysis and Features
Soaring wheat price headache set to continue
Soaring wheat prices have caused food manufacturers, farmers and consumers plenty of headaches this year already…