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Time for a food tax?
Taxing unhealthy foods has long been seen as a high-impact solution to the UK’s obesity crisis

Crying fowl
A schism has emerged over the best vehicle for improving chicken welfare after a group of leading hospitality operators responsible for 18 brands withdrew from the ‘Better chicken commitment’ (BCC)

What’s in a name?
Arguments over the terminology used to describe plant-based meat and dairy alternatives reached a new crescendo last week after Oatly lost a long-running legal battle over its use of the word “milk” in its marketing
