Category: Food and Health

Food and Health

Synthetic chemicals in food systems lead to trillion-dollar health losses (New Report)

December 12, 2025

Food & Climate Scientists have issued an urgent warning that some of the synthetic chemicals that help underpin the current food system are driving increased rates of cancer, neurodevelopmental conditions…

Food and Health Food Industries

30 Types of sandwich spreads recalled in Belgium
After discovering excessive levels of the fungal toxin ochratoxin A

August 18, 2025

Food & Climate The Belgian Federal Food Safety Agency (FAVV) and food producer Conserverie et Moutarderie Belge have decided to recall approximately 30 types of sandwich spreads from the market…

Food and Health Livestock

Ban on purchasing fast foods in America from a government food assistance program

August 13, 2025

Food & Climate The federal government is approving measures for US states to ban the purchase of fast foods in America, such as soda and candy, from food assistance programs…

Food Industries Fish Production Food and Health

Single-use plastic in Egypt, A campaign launched with the story of dead sheep in the desert
UNIDO officials are optimistic, but manufacturers' concerns remain unabated, and the Japanese ambassador: we did it in Tokyo

June 1, 2025

Food & Climate During the launch of the awareness campaign on the dangers of single-use plastic in Egypt, Minister of Environment Dr. Yasmine Fouad told a story to highlight the…

Food and Health Food Industries Food Legislation

Rejects ultra-processed foods, who is Trump’s nominee to be the U.S. Surgeon General?
Her confirmation would mean a revision of agricultural policies

May 22, 2025

Food & Climate President Donald Trump’s nominee to become U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Casey Means, rejects the ultra-processed foods and alternative meats and advocates for natural foods. Why are some…

Agriculture Food and Health

Localizing pesticide industry in Egypt with tax incentives, agriculture minister says
Cairo imports 66% of total its consumption

May 20, 2025

Food & Climate The government seeks to localize the pesticide industry in Egypt, as this has become a necessity imposed by global economic challenges. Therefore, it is offering numerous concessions…

Agriculture Food and Health Food Industries Food Legislation

To support food security in U.S., Ivanka Trump establishes a for-profit company while her father cuts aid to farmers

May 17, 2025

Food & Climate Ivanka Trump announced that she will support food security in U.S. and boost fresh production through through a for-profit company she co-founded two years ago. In the…

Agriculture Climate Change Food and Health

No-till in U.S. is one of the most pesticide-intensive agriculture, a government report says
Chevron's 1972 "Let paraquat be your plow" ad illustrates the roots of the crisis

May 15, 2025

Food & Climate A government report found that no-till in U.S. is not a regenerative agriculture, but rather, it is one of the most pesticide-intensive agriculture. No-till farming is widely…

Livestock Food and Health Food Industries Meat Production

FAO: Foot-and-mouth outbreak in Europe is the worst since 2001
And an exotic strain is present in Iraq and Bahrain

May 5, 2025

Food & Climate The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced that Europe is experiencing the worst outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease since the beginning of this century…

Food Industries Climate Change Food and Health

India’s ban on 19 types of single-use plastic plastics is environmentally unaffected
Small vendors face implementation challenges due to the high cost of alternatives and lack of support

May 3, 2025

Food & Climate Although a plan to address single-use plastics in India began in early July 2022, it has not significantly reduced plastic pollution. The ban on the manufacture, import,…