All news articles for May 21, 2021

‘Foie gras production is not cruel’: Resistance against proposed UK ban on foie gras imports

21-May-2021 By Flora Southey

Due to their anatomical makeup, assisted feeding does not cause any suffering to duck and geese in the production of foie gras, argues Euro Foie Gras.

FAO and MEPs issue call to action on food systems transformation: ‘We urgently need to do things differently’

21-May-2021 By Katy Askew

The ‘fragility’ of the food system has been exposed by rising hunger levels, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. At an event staged ahead of the UN’s Sustainable Food Summit, the Food and Agriculture Organization and Members of the European Parliament...

Can the cultured meat sector get conventional farmers on board?

21-May-2021 By Flora Southey

Is there opportunity for the conventional and cell-based meat industries to collaborate? Cultivated fat and scaffolding experts weigh in.

Sustainabilty

‘Despite progress, deforestation is continuing at alarming rates’: Europe’s business leaders call on EU to set standards for internal market

21-May-2021 By Anthony Myers

Nestlé has announced it has joined other business leaders across the food industry to support ambitious action by the European Union (EU) to increase supply chain transparency and traceability for commodities that may be linked to deforestation.