Food
The latest Environmental News affecting the
Food and Drink Industry, from
food miles and
food security to sustainable food production, carbon footprints and biofuels to
grants, technology and regulations
UK scientists have released draft sequences of the wheat genome, which they think could make a vital contribution to securing global food supplies.
With more mouths to feed and increasing demands on land, Duncan Graham-Rowe asks if vertical farms are the future?
Russia has imposed a ban on grain exports until the end of the year, after a severe drought and a spate of wildfires devastated crops.
A second case of meat from the offspring of a cloned cow entering the UK's food chain has emerged.
Reports that milk from a cloned cow's offspring is on sale in the UK are being investigated.
Alex Smith, founder of Alara Wholefoods, talks to Louise Bateman about getting people to buy organic again.
The organic industry, which is experiencing its worst trading conditions in 20 years, is to launch a £2 million consumer awareness campaign after securing funding from the European Union (EU) and retailers and brands.
A UK company has developed a 'green’ sterilising solution powerful enough to kill life-threatening germs, such as MRSA, C.Diff and Salmonella, but harmless to humans and the environment.
The European Union is to radically overhaul its approval system for genetically modified (GM) crops from next month, opening the way to large-scale GM cultivation in Europe, EU sources said on Friday.
Tory MP Caroline Spelman has been appointed Secretary of the State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the new Con-Dem coalition.
A supermarket that aims to wrestle some of the control away from the big superstores by putting the power back into the hands of local shoppers and growers, is set to open in a few weeks time in London’s Camden district.
The decline in stocks of popular fish, such as cod, haddock and plaice, could be far worse than previously thought, according to scientists.
A new international restaurant chain that is set to open outlets in London later this year is making carbon footprinting the centerpiece of its menu.
A fall in consumer demand brought on by the worst trading conditions in 20 years has led to a slump in sales of organic food, drink and other products, new figures released today by the Soil Association reveal.
Businesses are being encouraged to invest in climate adaptation projects that aid children in developing countries through a new initiative being launched today by UNICEF UK.