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Food and Farming after Peak Oil
May 6, 2010 – 6:07 pm | One Comment
Food and Farming after Peak Oil

Patrick Holden, Director of the Soil Association, explores how to move his farm, and our food chain away from relying on dwindling oil supplies.

Violence and abuse rife in food factories
March 13, 2010 – 11:40 am | No Comment
Violence and abuse rife in food factories

Thousands of workers in Britain’s food industry are routinely mistreated and abused, according to an investigation by The Equality and Human Rights Commission.

The Cove
March 5, 2010 – 2:05 pm | One Comment
The Cove

This film, shot undercover in Japan, exposes the shocking truth about the industry for whale and dolphin meat in Japan.

Chemical found in plastics connected with heart disease
January 25, 2010 – 6:16 pm | No Comment
Chemical found in plastics connected with heart disease

A UK study shows Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical present in most plastics, could be linked to heart disease.

Without added fat processed foods taste like cardboard
January 20, 2010 – 3:06 pm | No Comment
Without added fat processed foods taste like cardboard

Food manufacturers admit that without added salts and fats, processed food would taste like “cardboard”.

Cadbury take over – trouble at mill?
January 19, 2010 – 11:05 am | No Comment
Cadbury take over – trouble at mill?

Cadbury’s great, great grand daughter, Felicity Loudon, says the recent Kraft take-over of the UK company is a “horror show.”

Planeat
January 16, 2010 – 5:00 pm | No Comment
Planeat

This film challenges our love of meat and dairy food and takes a look at how we can change without resorting to a diet of lentils and lettuce.

UK government 20 year food plan
January 6, 2010 – 9:33 pm | No Comment
UK government 20 year food plan

“We can’t carry on just as we are,” admits the prime minister in his introduction to the government’s new 20-year food and farming strategy.