Netherlands 10/08/2017 Britain raises estimate of imported contaminated Dutch eggs to 700,000 from...
South Sudan 20/02/2017 Famine rears its head in South Sudan Parts of the war-ravaged country have been hit by famine. Officials fear almost half the territory could be in a state of food insecurity by July.
France 05/01/2017 800,000 birds to be culled in France after bird flu outbreak The slaughter will affect farms in three departments in the South West of France, a region famed for its foie gras
brussels bureau 28/11/2016 New EU drive aims to slash food waste The European Commission is launching a new drive to cut food waste in the bloc.
Syria 10/11/2016 UN warning: food running out in besieged part of Aleppo An SOS has been sent out from the UN about food running out in eastern Aleppo in Syria.
Venezuela 22/09/2016 Venezuelan opposition out manoeuvred by Maduro as shortages persist Venezuela, a country with the world's largest oil resources, is mired in a crippling economic crisis and tens of thousands of anti-government protesters are demanding fresh elections.
Venezuela 12/07/2016 Venezuela seizes US factory after closure due to lack of raw materials Venezuela’s government has seized a factory belonging to Kimberly-Clark Corporation after the US personal care giant said it was halting production as it was unable to obtain raw…
Venezuela 11/07/2016 Venezuelans rush into Colombia seeking food and medicine During a brief border opening tens of thousands of Venezuelans flooded into neighbouring Colombia to buy food and medicine not available in their economically troubled country.
Venezuela 16/06/2016 Hundreds are arrested in Venezuela during food riots and looting Security forces in Venezuela have arrested at least 400 people after the latest bout of looting and food riots sweeping the country.
brussels bureau 13/04/2016 MEPs call for restrictions on weed-killing substance MEPs have voted to renew the licence for glyphosate – a chemical widely used in popular weed-killing products – but only for an additional seven
world news 27/07/2015 Who pays the most for their meat in Europe? Farmers have put the spotlight on meat prices in France over the past week by blockading roads and supermarkets and stopping imports at the
USA 21/05/2015 Drought- suffering California in Nestle protest Protesters in Los Angeles have demanded the company Nestle stop its water bottling operations. California is suffering its fourth year of a serious
Food basket attack with olive oil and chocolate in the firing line This week we have decided to focus on food glorious food. It seems likely that we will have to pay more for some of our favourite treats and staples
Willy Wonka worried as world faces chocolate shortage Leading confectioners have warned the world may be running out of chocolate as global demand continues to outpace production. The problem is the
UN promotes family-run farms on World Food Day October 16 is World Food Day with events taking place across the globe to focus on the importance of the family farm in ending hunger and
China 25/07/2014 McDonald's stops nugget sales in Hong Kong following food scare Fast food giant McDonald’s has suspended sales of chicken nuggets and other products in Hong Kong. It was taken off the menu after the restaurant
Gaza 25/07/2014 Gaza shortages: food, water, electricity. British charity Oxfam says water and food supplies in the besieged Gaza Strip are dangerously low. Gaza’s water infrastructure has been damaged by
Chinese food scandal probe causes fast food chains to remove products Shanghai police have arrested five people in an investigation into a supplier of foreign fast-food brands, including KFC and McDonald’s. The firm –
Ukraine 04/07/2014 Ukraine: living amid the violence in Kramatorsk Residents of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk surveyed destroyed buildings as they described another night of shelling on July
United Kingdom 21/10/2013 Shock as Tesco says it threw away nearly 30,000 tonnes of food in six months UK supermarket giant Tesco has admitted it threw away close to 30,000 tonnes of food – in just six months. It also said a combination of
Brussels: Protesters pile pressure on EU over food prices and shortages Demonstrators in Brussels have been calling on EU negotiators to do more to tackle financial speculation on food. Speculators have been blamed for
