Supermarkets have been accused of misleading consumers by not labelling food produced from genetically modified crops.
… Supermarkets caught up in GM label row 19th … Science And Technology News web pic 2_18.jpg Supermarkets have been accused of misleading … of milk, dairy and pork products sold in UK supermarkets are being produced from animals …
Wander down the meat aisle of any supermarket and you will find mountains of chicken being sold at unbelievably cheap prices. The real reasons for this cannot be found on the label.
… Special Report Supermarkets: Chicken Felicity Lawrence | 1st … their margins in the first place – the supermarkets. They are the only customers who … Chicken has become one of the weapons in supermarkets’ price wars, but being able to …
In 1996 there were no farmers’ markets anywhere in the UK. Today they outnumber Asda stores. Dan Box celebrates their comeback and why we should all be using them.
… should all be using them. Market values While supermarkets spend millions on advertising to … are 10-18 per cent lower than those in supermarkets, according to two independent … food, farmers’ markets are much cheaper than supermarkets. A survey by the University of …
The President of the National Farmers Union (NFU) Peter Kendall told supermarkets yesterday that their green "rhetoric" would need to become "a reality".
… Kendall fires shot across supermarkets' bows 27th February 2007 News … Farmers Union (NFU) Peter Kendall told supermarkets yesterday that their green … per litre. Kendall made a plea for the big supermarkets to realise that farming was not …
Confused when shopping? Wondering if, when you go into the nation’s favourite supermarket, you’re getting the maximum green bang for your buck? Andrew Simms’ latest book, Tescopoly, is a forensic investigation of all things Tesco – including the chain’s green and ethical credentials. Forget the hype, he says, Tesco’s most recent charm offensive, the Good Neighbour policy, launched in May 2006, isn’t good enough. Could Britain’s largest retailer do it better? Take a look at Tesco’s Plan A – then read Plan B
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What could be more cheerful than this ubiquitous breakfast fruit? But if you’re not buying them Fairtrade and organic, argues Ed Hamer, then you’re buying into a modern agricultural scandal
… single biggest profit-making item sold by UK supermarkets, with Tesco generating an average … Around 80 per cent of the bananas sold in UK supermarkets are produced on plantations in … alike. Despite their apparent indifference, supermarkets are not oblivious to the concerns …
Antipodean winemakers are still breathing fresh air into the stuffy Old World of wine. Monty Waldin reports
… ago, they usually ended up working for big supermarkets keen to improve the quality of … skills. Their technical prowess meant that supermarkets no longer had to worry so much …
Can big ever be beautiful where organic foods are concerned? Ed Hamer gets to grips with one of the environmental consumer’s greatest dilemmas
… as a direct result of competition from supermarkets, which have driven down the price … of UK organic product purchases were made in supermarkets. Patrick Holden, director of The …
The community supports the farmer and the farmer supports the community. Why isn't everyone taking part in the latest agricultural revolution, wonders Ed Hamer
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Cloned meat moved a step closer to being a supermarket shelf reality yesterday when the European Union's food safety authority was asked to rule on the matter.
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By radically changing the way we acquire our food, the development of agriculture has condemned us to live worse than ever before. Not only that, agriculture has led to the first significant instances of large-scale war, inequality, poverty, crime, famine and human induced climate change and mass extinction.
By Clive W. Dennis (winner of the Ecologist/Coady International Institute 2006 Essay Competition)
… phones, television, genetic engineering and supermarkets all draw a bit of flak, but those …
Is it worse than Mc Donalds? The BLT sandwich is an icon, the ultimate symbol of convenience culture. Tesco alone sells 5 million a year. This is what the £1.80 you pay for your BLT buys...
… companies develop new hybrids to meet the supermarkets’ demand for innovation, or to … more than 80 per cent of the UK bread market. Supermarkets produce around 18 per cent of the …
With vast areas decimated by industrial farming, the salad days are over for mass-produced olive oil. Laura Sevier looks at the effect its rise in popularity has had on the European landscape, and at some more sustainable brands.
… brands are produced intensively, so supermarkets can sell it in high volumes at …
The new People Need Nature report - published to coincide with this week's annual Oxford Real Farming Conference - warns that modern farming practices are not good for wildlife. But they're not good for humans either. And with predictions that we will need to produce 70 per cent more food to feed a third more mouths by 2050 the question of seed ownership and diversity cannot be ignored. KATHRYN HINDESS reports
… but you're unlikely to spot more than 20 in supermarkets. A recent report by charity …
Ros Coward reports from Murcia in southern Spain, the driest place in Europe, where tourism and intensive agriculture is draining its meagre water supplies and causing a growing environmental crisis.
… supplies all-year-round vegetables for UK supermarkets. The supermarkets claim they are simply satisfying …
A seasonally-adjusted contemporary Pantomime, by Paul Kingsnorth
Jack and the Beanstalk Paul Kingsnorth | 21st December 2006 News Jack Beanstalk Gm Monsanto Giant Comedy Agribusiness Farming Animal Husbandry Society A seasonally-adjusted contemporary Pantomime, by …
Allotments are good for the soul and enjoying a resurgence in interest, says Tony Baldry, which is why local councils and developers should be required to grow their own
… was dying out – why grow one’s own food when supermarkets are awash with plenty of produce …
The mainstream farming media dismiss biodynamics as a fad affordable only by the wealthy – so why are big arable farmers sowing seeds under full moons?
… self-serving. Calling for fair prices from supermarkets and consumers is an …
Big may look impressive, but life can be hell for the individual in agriculture today. The problems are vast and complex, and do not lend themselves to easy answers. So what is the agricultural crisis all about, and what can be done to tackle it? Steven Gorelick seeks out the true root of the crisis.
… of chicken breasts costs up to £3 in some supermarkets, farmers can expect to be paid …
Next time you find yourself ‘grabbing a bite to eat’… STOP.
Fast food blights our lives and the environment. It’s time to slow down.
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