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17/03/2021Industry News
17/03/2021
End the cage age: Unilever and Nestlé petition to phase out caged hens in Europe
Nestlé, Unilever and Mondelēz International are among the food majors calling for an EU-wide ‘phase out’ of caged hens in farming.
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17/03/2021
Leading food companies call on the EU to phase out the use of cages in animal farming
Leading food companies across the EU sent a joint letter to the EU Commission and Members of the EU Parliament on 17 March, calling for a phase out in the use of cages in animal farming, starting with enriched cages for laying hens
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15/03/2021
Revealed: seafood fraud happening on a vast global scale
Guardian analysis of 44 studies finds nearly 40% of 9,000 products from restaurants, markets and fishmongers were mislabelled
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10/03/2021
Deadly pig disease could have led to Covid spillover to humans, analysis suggests
An outbreak of a deadly pig disease may have set the stage for Covid-19 to take hold in humans, a new analysis has suggested. African swine fever (ASF), which first swept through China in 2018, disrupted pork supplies increasing the potential…
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09/03/2021
China’s appetite for meat fades as vegan revolution takes hold
Concerns over carbon emissions and food crises are fuelling a move away from meat consumption as a symbol of wealth
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09/03/2021
Retailers join calls for ‘urgent’ action to restrict harmful tuna fishing methods
Global condemnation is growing at the increasingly widespread use of harmful “fish aggregating devices” (FADs) in the fishing industry, as retailers including Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and the German chain Edeka joined calls for restrictions.
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08/03/2021
Foie gras will be off the menu after British import ban
Foie gras is about to have its goose very definitely cooked. The government is planning to ban imports of the delicacy, in a move made possible by new freedoms offered by Brexit.
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02/03/2021
Burger King plots greener future with new vegan and vegetarian meals – and less beef on the menu
CEO of fast food giant says beefburgers will be swopped for plant-based burgers in new climate push
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01/03/2021
Intensive fish farming: A call to reform the industry
Sophie Peutrill, Global Campaign Manager – Fish Welfare at Compassion in World Farming, argues that intensive fish farming is unsustainable and unethical and we must do more to reform this growing industry
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