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New consumer rights report reveals dishonest meat labelling in certain EU supermarkets

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Prices in the eurozone were unchanged in October compared to the same period last year, according to an initial estimate by Eurostat. In September

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Russian police say they have broken up a gang producing millions of dollars worth of contraband cheese using banned Western ingredients. Six people

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It’s a meal that’s literally out of this world. Astronauts have sunk their teeth into food entirely grown in space for the first time. The lettuce

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Russia destroys tonnes of illegal food imports at its border

Tonnes of illegally-imported fresh produce from the West are being incinerated on the Russian border. Moscow banned many Western food imports last

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