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Brexit red tape is leading to shortages in some UK supermarkets

Brexit red tape is leading to shortages in some UK supermarkets

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Plane food handed out to disadvantaged people in the UK

Over a million airline meals rescued to feed disadvantaged families

One social enterprise has been salvaging food to support the most vulnerable people amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

29/04/2020

Chocolate easter egg

Look out, your chocolate Easter egg might contain palm oil

Is palm oil in all kinds of chocolate? And why is it so bad for the environment?

08/04/2020

Scientist Jan Lukacevic checks plants inside an aeroponic growing chamber in Prague

The scientists growing mustard and strawberries to survive on Mars

Scientists in Prague are growing food in Aeroponic conditions to survive the extreme weather on Mars.

01/11/2019

My eco job: saving ugly fruit and veg from landfill

My eco job: saving ugly fruit and veg from landfill

Two city workers decided to give up their high flying careers and do their bit to tackle food waste locally.

24/10/2019

Athlete training on a run

The future of sports nutrition: protein powder made from food waste

28/06/2019

Who's the Boss? You.

Who's the Boss? You.

The initiative that aims to bring back transparency and sustainability into our plates.

07/02/2019

Melon listeria kills three, 12 others ill in Australia

Melon listeria kills three, 12 hospitalised in Australia

03/03/2018

Nutella price cut sparks fights between shoppers in supermarkets across France

Nutella price cut sparks fights in supermarkets across France

26/01/2018

A woman bangs on the gates of a supermarket in Caracas, Jan 6

Caracas stores mobbed as Maduro forces price cuts

07/01/2018

France ranks highest in Europe for food sustainability

France ranks highest in Europe for food sustainability

A national commitment to recycling saw France named Europe's 'global top performer' in the Food Sustainability Index 2017.

08/12/2017

First food and aid arrives in Yemen after almost three-week-long blockage

First food and aid arrives in Yemen after almost three-week-long blockage

A ship carrying some 5,500 tonnes of flour has docked in Yemen's Red Sea port of Hodeidah. It's the first commercial ship to enter the port since a Saudi-led coaltion imposed an air, land and sea blockade in a bid to halt the flow of weapons into Yemen.

26/11/2017

Supermarket shelves empty as French butter shortage hits

Supermarket shelves empty as French butter shortage hits

Signs explaining shortage in shops an increasingly common sight

24/10/2017

'Chipocalypse' now as New Zealanders face up to a crisp crisis

'Chipocalypse' now as New Zealanders face up to a crisp crisis

A winter of unprecedented rainfall has devastated the country's potato crop

17/10/2017

Britain raises estimate of imported contaminated Dutch eggs to 700,000 from 21,000

Britain raises estimate of imported contaminated Dutch eggs to 700,000 from 21,000

10/08/2017

Belgium claims Dutch allowed sales of contaminated eggs for more than eight months

Belgium claims Dutch allowed sales of contaminated eggs for more than eight months

Belgium claims the Dutch knew as far back as November last year of fipronil-contaminaed eggs, but allowed sales to continue.

09/08/2017

EU eggs contamination: concern over who knew what, when

EU eggs contamination: concern over who knew what, when

Millions of eggs have been taken off the shelves as a precaution after traces of the insecticide fipronil were found in Dutch eggs

06/08/2017

View: Asian future farms

View: Asian future farms

How will Asia will cope with exploding food demand and the challenges of global warming in the coming years?

11/07/2017

Faecal bacteria 'in ice in Costa, Starbucks and Caffe Nero'

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

28/06/2017

Lobster in the Time of Famine: view

Lobster in the Time of Famine: view

14/06/2017

UN refugee agency warns of mass starvation in Africa

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

12/04/2017

UN warns of looming famine in Yemen

UN warns of looming famine in Yemen

01/03/2017

Eastern EU countries cry foul over "garbage can" food quality

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

22/02/2017

Famine rears its head in South Sudan

Famine rears its head in South Sudan

20/02/2017

800,000 birds to be culled in France after bird flu outbreak

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

05/01/2017

New EU drive aims to slash food waste

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New EU drive aims to slash food waste

The European Commission is launching a new drive to cut food waste in the bloc.

28/11/2016

UN warning: food running out in besieged part of Aleppo

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.

10/11/2016