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Modern British Vegetarian Cooking - Who Needs Meat?
by Susan Clark
It's the UK's National Vegetarian Week but what's on the veggie menu at your local bar, pub or bistro? If it's mushroom risotto - again - have a word with the chef because there's no excuse for those second-rate meals that should have been left behind in the 1970s. Susan Clark goes in search of Fine Dining for non-meat eaters more...
Are captive tuna farms a viable alternative to overfishing?
Tom Edathikunnel
22nd August, 2012
The Kindai tuna, bred by scientists at Kinki University, may lead the way for future large-scale tuna farms. Tom Edathikunnel investigates whether the idea really is preferable to overfishing more...
Revealed: the illegal shellfish trade that's putting consumer health at risk
Andrew Wasley
30th May, 2012
The illicit supply of clams, cockles and oysters could spark a serious outbreak of food poisoning from E.coli, novovirus or salmonella. But gangmasters are cashing in on the lucrative trade. Andrew Wasley reports more...
Ireland's 'Grow it Yourself' self-help food growing community coming to the UK
Rebecca Campbell
16th May, 2012
Grow It Yourself is a popular community organisation with a vision of bringing people together in a sustainable and healthier way through organic food growing. Now it has plans to launch further afield in the UK more...
The dark side of soya: how one super crop lost its way
Amy Hall
1st May, 2012
A decade ago, soya was being hailed as a superfood but in recent years, numerous issues surrounding deforestation and its impact on health have come to light more...
Ghosts of farming: Britain's forgotten sheep farmers poisoned by pesticides
Tom Levitt
28th March, 2012
Government orders to use dangerous organophosphate chemicals left hundreds of sheep farmers with debilitating ill health, Tom Levitt reports on the UK's forgotten pesticide tragedymore...
UK fights EU attempts to bring in stricter rules on pesticide and crop spraying
Alistair Driver
28th March, 2012
UK opposition to restricting the use of pesticides in the 1990s and 00s has at times even seen the intervention of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown to lobby the case for the farming industry more...
US-style 'obesogenic' diet being exported to poor countries, says UN expert
Tom Levitt
14th March, 2012
The West is exporting diabetes and heart disease to poor countries, along with the processed foods that line the shelves of global supermarkets warns UN advisor Olivier De Schutter more...
Antioxidants: the natural way to tackle ageing
Matilda Lee
22nd February, 2012
If the roll call of scary ingredients has put you off conventional creams then antioxidants could be the alternative you’re looking formore...
How Dow and Monsanto teamed up over 'Agent Orange' herbicide
Richard Schiffman
24th February, 2012
In a match some would say was made in hell, two of the world's leading producers of agro-chemicals have joined forces in a partnership to reintroduce the herbicide 2, 4-D, - one-half of the infamous defoliant Agent Orange more...
Salmonella study accused of 'exaggeration' in new battle over factory farm antibiotic use
Tom Levitt
31st January, 2012
Debate over role of farm animals in spreading of superbugs intensifies, as scientific study downplaying fears is accused of serious flaws. Tom Levitt reports more...
The truth about food additives: how they threaten your health
Dr Fabrizio Mancini
18th January, 2012
In an extract from his new book, The Power of Self-Healing, Dr Fabrizio Mancini explains why sugar and food additives - from aspartame to trans fats - could have a severely detrimental effect on your health more...
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In season now: what to eat during January
Ben Hudson
9th January, 2012
Love British Food’s Alexia Robinson talks seasonal eats, New Year’s resolutions and a gastronomic alternative to the Olympics more...
Revealed: the child victims of pesticide poisoning in India
Peter Caton and Beatriz Lopez
4th January, 2012
Endosulfan is the pesticide of choice for farmers in rural India trying to control insects threatening cashew nut and other crops - but the chemical can have devastating health impacts more...
Supermarket food waste to power renewable energy instead of tackling food poverty
Matilda Lee
23rd December, 2011
Food aid charities argue supermarket food waste could help prevent hunger in vulnerable people. Yet supermarkets' anaerobic digestion plans may eclipse food redistribution says Matilda Lee more...
Warning as infectious salmon disease spreads from Europe's fish farms to Canada
Anna Taylor
15th December, 2011
Discovery of the deadly salmon virus Infectious Salmon Anaemia in Canada is just latest likely example of disease spreading to wild fish stocks from the world's mega fish farms more...
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Investigative films on key environmental and climate change issues from the Ecologist Film Unit more...
Sick As A pig – the menace of MRSA linked to industrial pig farming
Another strain of MRSA is emerging from the factory farms of Northern Europe, and it is linked to the insatiable demand for cheap meat on our plates. The Ecologist Film Unit investigates more... The Greed of Feed – the hidden cost of your cheap farmed salmon
1st December, 2008
Andrew Wasley & Jim Wickens
A major investigation by the Ecologist reveals a host of unreported environmental and social costs linked to the fishmeal production industry in Peru more...
Chemical warfare: the horrific birth defects linked to tomato pesticides
Barry Estabrook
1st September, 2011
The 'Immokalee babies' were born with severe deformities after their mothers were each exposed to pesticides whilst harvesting tomatoes. Barry Estabrook reports on the case that shocked the US more...
Why 'long-life' sandwiches could be bad for health and the environment
Sarah Lewis-Hammond
4th August, 2011
Processed food is becoming a national favourite but canned sandwiches, cheese that stays fresh for years and ready meals high in salt, sugar and fat come with a worrying health and ecological footprint, reports Sarah Lewis-Hammondmore...
The reason why this deadly E coli makes doctors shudder
Maryn McKenna
6th June, 2011
It is past time for health authorities to curb the antibiotic misuse that created the resistance of this aberrant E. coli strainmore...
'Routine antibiotic use' linked to new MRSA strain found in UK dairy cows
Tom Levitt
3rd June, 2011
Fresh concerns over the spread of antibiotic-resistant infections from farm animals to humans have been raised after scientists find new strain of potentially deadly superbug in dairy cows more...
Spices: the true cost of a kitchen staple
Jeff Holman
24th May, 2011
From habitat loss to human rights abuses; as Jeff Holman discovered, your pepper, saffron and turmeric aren’t quite as innocent as they seem more...
Overuse of drugs in animal farming linked to growing antibiotic-resistance in humans
Tom Levitt
23rd May, 2011
Urgent calls from health experts to reduce antibiotic use on intensive farms are largely resisted by the agribusiness food lobby, who downplay its role in the spread of antibiotic resistance in humans. Tom Levitt reports more...Members
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