World UK Tories' support for Orban: Orban is not Hungary, like the Conservative Party is not the UK | View
World UK Tories' support for Orban: Orban is not Hungary, like the Conservative Party is not the UK | View
View 11/07/2017 View: Asian future farms How will Asia will cope with exploding food demand and the challenges of global warming in the coming years?
United Kingdom 28/06/2017 Faecal bacteria 'in ice in Costa, Starbucks and Caffe Nero' Three of Britain’s biggest chains of coffee shops were found to have bacteria from faeces in their ice. According to an investigation by BBC’s
View 14/06/2017 Lobster in the Time of Famine: view ‘How can we be eating lobster, when only 200 kilometres away, in the last 48 hours, 100 people died of starvation?’.
world news 12/04/2017 UN refugee agency warns of mass starvation in Africa Immediate action is required to prevent a humanitarian crisis in at least four countries across Africa
Yemen 01/03/2017 UN warns of looming famine in Yemen A senior humanitarian official is urging both sides in Yemen's civil war to allow more access to the country's ports to let much-needed food, fuel and medicines in.
world news 22/02/2017 Eastern EU countries cry foul over "garbage can" food quality Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic join forces in critiquing food companies they accuse of selling inferior foods compared to richer EU nations
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
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
Egypt 12/07/2013 Egypt: the population time-bomb Confucius told his disciple Tsze-kung three things are needed for government: weapons, food and trust. If a ruler can’t have all three, said the
u talk 05/04/2013 Food safety after horse meat scandal Question from Estelle, Brussels: “After the horse meat scandal, what is Europe doing to ensure food safety?” Answer by Monique Goyens, Director
