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Don’t get carried away by cans of water

Don’t get carried away by cans of water

By David Burrows

This week, Tesco became the first major supermarket to sell cans of water. There were gushing appraisals of the move to “forget plastic”. On-the-go drinking options “just got way more sustainable”, noted the Huffington Post, citing the fact that...

Infected meat hits grocery shelves in Russia

Infected meat hits grocery shelves in Russia

By Vladislav Vorotnikov

Russian meat processors have been found to be distributing meat infected with African swine fever (ASF) and even in some cases with highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI).