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Nine leading food businesses join the pursuit for higher welfare chicken in the US
The US Working Group for Broiler Welfare welcomes nine new members, all working to fight for higher poultry welfare practices.
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Food industry is perfectly placed to meet phosphorus challenge
Are you aware that the world’s phosphorus cycle is one such issue that’s wreaking far-reaching havoc? Professor Bryan Spears at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology explains what the food industry can do to help.
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Promising opportunities for fish by-products
Today, the world discards over 10 million metric tons of perfectly good fish by-product. Thor Sigfússon proffers achievable ways to solve this waste problem by building a more resilient seafood industry through a circular system.
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Parliamentary committee concerned over CO2 supply
A major fertiliser plant has announced it is halting production, which could cause significant risk to both food production and animal welfare.
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The answer to world food security?
Sajad Mahmood, CEO of the food poverty charity, Charity Right, gives his take on some of the current popular solutions for solving food insecurity.
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Kraft Heinz employees get 11 percent pay increase
Kraft Heinz has confirmed that the pay deal was the result of annual negotiations with staff at its Kitt Green manufacturing site, the largest Heinz facility in the world.
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What to expect at Food Safety Conference 2022
The New Food editorial team guide you through two action-packed days of content at The Food safety Conference 2022.
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Ben & Jerry’s and Tony’s Chocolonely begin “Love-A-Fair”
Tony's Chocolonely gains a new recruit in its Open Chain initiative, as Ben & Jerry's joins the cause to end modern slavery in the chocolate industry by sourcing traceable cocoa and paying a higher wage to its farmers.
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Risk to global food security remains despite Ukraine grain deal
The world could be heading for a period of political instability and violence, after research suggested the effects of the food crisis could be more pronounced than previously thought.
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Cohesive responses required to fight extreme weather
All sectors, not just food production, need to be considered when developing responses to the extreme weather events much of Europe is experiencing.
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New insect control method a success in Mexico
A new technique to eradicate dangerous Mediterranean fruit flies from the Mexican state of Colima has been declared successful by the authorities there, preventing millions of pesos in lost revenue.
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Anti-vax accounts posting inaccurate narratives around food insecurity, says NCRI
The NCRI has uncovered a surge of misinformation online around food insecurity being pushed by Kremlin Proxy sites, Russian media and QAnon-linked conspiracy channels, claiming west is to blame for food crisis and even some which state there are no shortages.
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee to examine food security
The committee will examine whether the Government’s food strategy will affect resilience in the food and beverage supply chain and determine how the current pressures on industry is challenging consumers.
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Catastrophe averted? Ukraine wheat deal signed
The striking of a deal to lift the Black Sea blockade is quite clearly good news, but here Professor Chris Elliott explains just how important the settlement is for global food security.
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Brutal heatwave has farmers worried
As France and the UK experience devastating heatwaves, farmers are concerned that harvest seasons could be shortened and yields could suffer.
