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Retailer Kroger commits on workers’ human rights
Oxfam reports that America's second largest food retailer, Kroger, has published an updated Statement...
Antoine de Saint-Affrique new Danone CEO
The Financial Times says Danone has chosen Antoine de Saint-Affrique, who has run...
Environment pioneer Buckminster Fuller and an early eco label
How valid is the prospect of a unifying food label scheme addressing all...
Lack of regulation and coherence could undermine “eco” labels
Consistency across labelling is needed before consumer power can drive food systems change,...
UK supermarkets threaten Brazil boycott
Sky News reports that UK retailers have renewed their threat to stop buying...
Corporates asked to play a key role in “ending hunger by 2030”
Businesses and in particular food businesses which have thrived in the Covid pandemic...
Dream big Food Systems Summit – we want a label rating everything that matters
Consumers want to know this stuff. Was primary forest destroyed to produce this...
New ‘organic’ food that fights global warming
A Bloomberg feature says “regenerative” may become a more rarefied label than "organic", introducing...
The quest to make genuinely cheesy animal-free cheese
A Wired feature says the dairy-free cheese fridge at your local health food...
Tesco out-of-date food fine: undermines industry
The BBC reports that Tesco Stores Ltd admitted 22 breaches of Food Safety...
Free, prior and informed consent required as clean energy threatens Indigenous Peoples
A new coalition of Indigenous Peoples is calling for free, prior and informed consent to be negotiated without exception as...
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