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EU Council announces first-ever seafood trade ban against illegal fishing nations
FOUR LEADING environmental groups – Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts and WWF have welcomed a decision by the EU Fisheries Council to place trade restrictions on Belize, Cambodia, and Guinea for failing to cooperate in fighting… Read More
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Frankenfood debate lurches back into life
GENETICALLY MODIFIED crops are on the agenda again as supporters raise fears the EU’s hostility could mean missing out on major benefits. Genetically modified food is firmly back on the agenda. After… Read More
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The Committee on Climate Change concludes that there is no basis to change the fourth carbon budget
THE COMMITTEE on Climate Change (CCC) today advised that there has been no change in the circumstances upon which the fourth carbon budget (2023 – 2027) was originally set in 2011 that would justify a lowering of ambition. … Read More
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Neonicotinoid restrictions shroud crop future in uncertainty, says NFU
WITH ONLY days to go before restrictions on crop protection products begin, the NFU has described the lack of an EU impact assessment to determine the effect on pollinators and crop production as ‘alarming’. The NFU believes that the… Read More
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Scientists quantify number of human deaths due to antibiotic use in chicken production
According to Dutch data 280 people are dying every year in the UK from blood infections caused by a highly antibiotic-resistant E.coli superbug, acquired from chicken. According to a new study, poultry-associated ESBL E.coli infections in the UK result… Read More
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Environment Secretary urges UK to embrace GM
IN A speech this morning [Thursday 20th June] Owen Paterson, the environment secretary, called for the UK public to back Genetically Modified (GM) crop production, claiming that Europe was falling behind the rest of the world. Paterson pointed to… Read More
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Political stand-off reflected in fresh sustainability ratings for the nation’s favourite pelagic fish
ONLY MACKEREL caught by the best method is given revised ‘fish to eat’ rating by the Marine Conservation Society. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has refined its ratings for mackerel to help consumers better differentiate between the various fisheries… Read More
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Reviews of horse meat scandal announced
THE WAY in which the Food Standards Agency (FSA) responded to the horse meat scandal will be assessed as part of an independent review. Whilst the agency’s… Read More
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GM needs a hero
GENETICALLY MODIFIED foods have very little chance of being accepted in Europe unless celebrity chefs and retailers back them. With UK retailers having put expansive GM-free policies… Read More