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Green News

Euroviews. View: We should be counting carbon on menus, not calories

Diners choose more eco-friendly meals when the carbon footprint of each option is provided, a recent study suggests.

Climate

Billie Eilish wants you to become an imperfect climate activist

Engaging chats on plant-based food, sustainable fashion and community-building kicked off the star’s multi-day event at London’s O2 arena.

Green News

Frankenchickens: How supermarkets ‘profit off nightmarish cruelty'

"It's story about animal cruelty, essentially, on an industrial scale."

Tech News

Supply chain snag: Europe’s wooden pallets hit by Ukraine war

The war and Western sanctions are making it harder for businesses to find the pallets they need to move their goods around - and the Russian army may be feeling the squeeze too.

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Health news

Kinder recall: ECDC urges further investigation at Belgian plant

Belgium halted Kinder chocolate production at a factory and recalled its products following an outbreak of food poisoning across Europe.

Health news

Can artificial sweeteners cause cancer? This study raises questions

A large study in France flags a possible link between artificial sweeteners and an increased risk of cancer. What exactly can we read from it?

Culture Series

'It's not a job, it's a disease': meet Italy's rebel cheesemaker

Just 10 producers continue to make the 'Storico Ribelle' cheese in this traditional way.

Eco-Innovation

Are vegan eggs ready to hatch?

Can vegan eggs become as popular as plant-based milk and alternative meats?

Food and Drink

Sacrebleu! Meet the French brewery using algae to make their beer blue

Lille-based Hoppy Urban Brew are incorporating a naturally-occurring pigment found in algae to create an extraordinary brand of hoppy alcoholic beverages.

Food and Drink

How Paris celebrated Lunar New Year with a new take Chinese cuisine

Paris-based Chinoiseries wants to bring authentic Chinese cooking into the city's homes through cooking classes, dumplings made to order, and their hotly in-demand Supper Clubs.

Living

These French scientists have cracked the art of vegan eggs

Vegan eggs with yolks are finally about to hatch - three years after the pair at Le Papondu perfected their recipe.

United Kingdom

UK supermarket apologises for 'non-EU' food labelling error

Social media users had accused Morrisons of stoking anti-EU feelings, but the company has reiterated that the error was not a "political commentary".

Culture news

Want to try somewhere new for dinner? Ask Attenborough...

Almost half of all Brits would let the famed natural historian sway them to a new restaurant choice - even more so than the Queen.

Living

This rider-owned food delivery service is taking on Deliveroo

A new company in London is hitting back against the gig economy with carbon neutral food deliveries and fair wages for their riders.

United Kingdom

BP temporarily closes forecourts due to shortage of lorry drivers

BP has temporarily closed some of its UK petrol stations due to a shortage of lorry drivers as the country struggles to keep supermarket shelves stocked.

Health Series

Explainer: Do you understand date labels on food? Most Europeans don't

In partnership with The European Commission

Understanding date labelling on food can help you save money and protect the environment.

People

London's Asian foodie community unite with recipes against racism

For Claire Sachiko Fourel and Lex Shu Chan, cooking is a form of activism.

Green News

Milk March: The unspoken symbolism of one UK MP's milk protest

Christopher Sebastian gives us his take on the symbolism of British MP Sir Charles Walker's milk protest.

Green News

‘Sadistic and inhumane’ sale of foie gras must be banned in the EU

Mimi Bekhechi, vice president at PETA UK, gives us her take on foie gras production.

World

'Dark kitchens' popping up all over Madrid. But what are they?

The closure of traditional bars and restaurants due to COVID-19 restrictions has given rise to a new culinary concept - the so called 'dark kitchen.' It's an industry comprised of rented cooking spaces and delivered take-away meals, and it's booming in Madrid.