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Supermarkets vow not to sell cloned food
March 31, 2011 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Supermarkets vow not to sell cloned food

Customers don’t want cloned products say British Retailers Association.

Research shows comfort foods combats loneliness
March 28, 2011 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Research shows comfort foods combats loneliness

Scientific research backs the idea of chicken soup for the soul.

Government failure to tackle rising food prices
March 25, 2011 – 3:04 pm | No Comment
Government failure to tackle rising food prices

Food prices predicted to spiral putting families under pressure. But there is another way and communities are finding their own solutions.

Bayer pays record damages for GM rice contamination
March 23, 2011 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Bayer pays record damages for GM rice contamination

An American jury has insisted the German bio-tech company pay for contaminating rice with its non-approved GM seeds.

Junk food industry funds government anti-obesity programme
March 21, 2011 – 2:22 pm | One Comment
Junk food industry funds government anti-obesity programme

The government’s flagship healthy eating programme has been funded by the junk food industry because of the involvement of a PR company whose clients include both government – and industry.

Pret (and McDonald’s!) pass the sustainable fish sandwich test
March 18, 2011 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Pret (and McDonald’s!) pass the sustainable fish sandwich test

Eco-coalition, Sustainable Fish City, call for better labels on our sandwiches.

Andrew Lansley’s health strategy flounders
March 17, 2011 – 7:08 am | One Comment
Andrew Lansley’s health strategy flounders

Diabetes UK and British Heart Foundation are the latest organisations to say they won’t sign-up to health minister’s grand plan.

Food shortages in Japan
March 15, 2011 – 4:08 pm | No Comment
Food shortages in Japan

Food and water shortages and nuclear contamination are the next big challenges for Japan.

Trans fats linked to depression
March 14, 2011 – 1:29 pm | No Comment
Trans fats linked to depression

Perhaps it’s not the winter blues that’s getting you down – but the type of fat you eat.

People power pushes Princes to commit to our oceans
March 10, 2011 – 9:30 am | No Comment
People power pushes Princes to commit to our oceans

After receiving 850,000 emails from Greenpeace supporters Princes say it will clean up its fishing act.