Deforestation: Lukewarm welcome for deal to protect Amazon
Eight South American countries have agreed for the first time to form an alliance aimed at reducing deforestation in the Amazon.
Archives for August 10, 2023
Large font sizes for low calorie counts can influence healthy eating choices, study shows
There are many reasons why people choose to order healthy food at restaurants, and a new study shows that the font size of calorie counts on menus is one of them. People can be influenced to order healthy options, the study suggests, by the calorie count...
From taste to texture and nutrition: How can plant-based meat reboot category growth?
Faced with a global market slowdown, plant-based meat players are looking is renew demand and encourage repeat purchases of their vegan beef, pork, and seafood alternatives. Pulling levers from taste to texture and nutrition, how can plant-based meat...
Consultation on legislative reform for UK nutrition and health claims
The Office for Health Improvements and Disparities (OHID) has published an open consultation on UK nutrition and health claims to seek views on proposed changes in relation to nutrition labelling, composition and standards (NLCS).
How should the EU go about its risk benchmarking of sourcing regions for soy, cocoa, palm oil and other commodities?
Trase and Proforest say they have they answer. They have published proposals for establishing a “fair and effective risk benchmarking” approach to underpin the EU deforestation regulation.