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  • Time for a food tax?

    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

    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?

    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