The Panorama programme on GM foods and crops last Monday was a masterpiece of spin, bluster, misrepresentation and outright deceit, write Lawrence Woodward & Pat Thomas, with the BBC's top investigatory strand hijacked to force feed the UK population with the purest of pro-GMO propaganda.
Investigation or advocacy? The BBC reveals its pro-GMO bias Lawrence Woodward Pat Thomas | 10th June 2015 Comment GMOs Media UK Science Food Farming Bangladesh …
Animal Equality published footage showing chickens destined for Nando's, Lidl and Asda were being kept in appalling conditions. One month later, has enough been done to ensure animal welfare and food hygiene standards are met? FRANCES RANKIN reports
… the supplier on this matter, whilst their investigations carried out. “We have a code …
Regulatory failures are allowing Danish pigs infected with lethal antibiotic-resistant bacteria into British farms, writes Andrew Wasley, with contaminated pork found in UK supermarkets, and three human infections recorded. The official response? Deny there's a problem, take no action, and hope for the best. Six people may have died from the bug in Denmark, but the UK is safe, surely?
Superbug-infected pigs get into Britain unchecked, contaminate food chain Andrew Wasley Bureau of Investigative Journalism | 14th October 2016 News Health Food Farming UK Denmark EU Regulation …
A BBC documentary claimed 90% success for a controversial GM crop in Bangladesh, Bt brinjal, writes Claire Robinson. But as journalist Faisal Rahman discovered, there's no evidence to support the claim, the BBC relied on biased sources, and its journalists failed to investigate reports of widespread crop failure. Was it all an exercise in pro-GMO propaganda?
… His evidence, together with subsequent investigations by GMWatch, casts serious doubt …
Activists question allowing China to participate in ivory trade, with estimates that as much as 90 per cent of retail items in the country are illegal
Illegal ivory openly on sale in Chinese cities Rosie Spinks | 17th August 2011 News Natural World Ivory Elephants China Africa Endangered Species ivory_360x480.jpg China has become a major market for …
A new report reveals that Chinese-led criminal gangs are conspiring with corrupt Tanzanian officials and senior politicians to traffic huge amounts of ivory. The corruption even extends into the Chinese navy, diplomatic missions and Presidential entourage - all involved in the lucrative but illegal trade.
… could provide ivory from the Selous Reserve. Investigations in China also highlighted the … ivory carving factories and stores. EIA investigations exposed the dubious origin of …
Sugar may seem innocuous enough, but sweet-toothed Western consumers could be fuelling conflict between poor farming communities and big business with every spoonful. Sam Campbell reports from Phnom Penh
Revealed: the bitter taste of Cambodia’s sugar boom Sam Campbell | 13th April 2011 News Tea Africa Cambodia Sugar Food And Farming cambodia-im,age-main-piece.jpg Sugar may seem innocuous enough, but …
Lettuces, peppers and other vegetables grown under 'semi-slavery' conditions in Spain are filling supermarket shelves in the UK, writes Almudena Serpis. Workers are routinely abused, underpaid, sprayed with pesticide, and sacked if they dare complain, an C4News / Ecologist investigation has found. But now they are getting organised to defend their rights.
… the Ecologist Film Unit . Her research and investigations evolve around social movements, …
In Ken Silverstein's 'The Secret World of Oil', Louis Proyect investigates the uber-wealthy middlemen of oil, inhabiting a pampered universe of moral squalor and depravity - one in which Tony Blair found himself completely at home.
A descent into Big Oil's inferno Louis Proyect | 8th July 2014 Reviews Oil Fossil Fuels USA Africa Finance secret-world-of-oil-cut.jpg In Ken Silverstein's 'The Secret World of Oil', Louis Proyect …
A major new investigation exposes how light-touch regulation on London's junior stock market encourages polluting activities in some of the world's most unstable regions, write CHLOE FARAND and MATT HOPE
How ‘light touch’ market regulation encourages exploitation of Africa’s natural resources Chloe Farand Mat Hope | 14th May 2018 News Africa Oil Companies Stock Market Oil in niger delta A major new …
The widely used herbicide glyphosate has been judged 'safe', write Pete Farrer & Marianne Falck. But by the time it's used, it's in a 'formulation' with toxic surfactants, which escape EU regulation despite their known dangers. Germany alone has forbidden the use of the most dangerous surfactant - but is keeping its evidence secret.
Toxic glyphosate herbicides fly under the EU's regulatory radar Pete Farrer Marianne Falck | 12th September 2014 News Health Toxics Food Farming GMOs EU Regulation Corporations Germany …
A charge of 'criminal defamation' against Andy Hall, the Finnwatch migrant labour researcher who revealed the plight of migrant food sector workers in Thailand, was dismissed today. But with another three civil and criminal cases pending, he's back in court tomorrow.
Thailand: migrant labour investigator 'not guilty' The Ecologist | 29th October 2014 News Thailand Food Labour Human Rights pineapple-workers-cut.jpg A charge of 'criminal defamation' against Andy …
The UK Government is to examine the activities of London-based oil company Soco over alleged violations of environmental protections and human rights abuses in Africa's first National Park, home to 200 Mountain gorillas.
Virunga - UK Government to investigate oil company The Ecologist | 17th February 2014 News Africa Congo Natural World Oil Fossil Fuels UK virunga-gorillas.png The UK Government is to examine the …
Violence and incarceration for months or even years found on ships off coast of west Africa, which supply European consumers with fish
'Slavery' uncovered on trawlers fishing for Europe Felicity Lawrence The Guardian | 30th September 2010 News Fish Food And Farming Africa bycatch.jpg Workers were found to be living in squalid …
A Complaint has been filed today with the European Commission to prevent import of the 'super-GM' SmartStax maize developed by Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences.
Stop import of 'super-GM' SmartStax maize! Oliver Tickell | 9th January 2014 News GMO Gm Food EU Food Farming Health poison-pollen.png A Complaint has been filed today with the European Commission to …
A pilot study of American mothers' milk has found levels of the herbicide glyphosate around 1,000 times higher than allowed in European drinking water. Campaigners are demanding a ban on the use of glyphosate on food crops.
Glyphosate found in breast milk The Ecologist | 28th April 2014 News Food Farming Water Regulation USA EU mothers-milk-cut.jpg A pilot study of American mothers' milk has found levels of the …
A 2001 study that showed that glyphosate caused cancer in mice was ignored by the EFSA after the unsubstantiated allegation of a former US-EPA official that the mice used in the study were suffering from a viral infection that might have given them cancer, writes Claire Robinson. The EFSA failed to properly investigate the allegation, which appears to originate in a document linked to Monsanto, maker of the world's top-selling herbicide, glyphosate-based Roundup.
EFSA dismissed glyphosate cancer study after unsupported 'viral infection' slur of ex-EPA official Claire Robinson GMWatch | 25th May 2017 News Science Pesticides Regulation Corporations Food Health …
A broad community of independent scientific researchers and scholars challenges claims of a 'consensus' that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are 'safe' to grow and eat. The claims - which continue to be widely and often uncritically aired - are a false and artificial construct that have been misleadingly perpetuated through diverse media.
… and should be followed up by more detailed investigations over an extended period of …
Industrial logging in the world's second largest rainforest is out of control, writes Raoul Monsembula, and spells disaster for both wildlife and forest people. There is an alternative: community forestry has just been enshrined in law. But resources must be committed to law enforcement in Congo and abroad, and to empowering forest communities.
… Africa reveals the findings of two years of investigations into the operations both at … Bonobo, is found only in the DRC. Through its investigations Greenpeace Africa discovered … Member States, China and the USA need to open investigations immediately into companies …
From the day that Danish pig farmer Ib Borup Pederson switched away from GM soy, his animals became healthier and more productive. Birth deformities reduced, sows became more fertile, medicine costs fell, and profits went up. The changes were linked to the reduction in the levels of the herbicide glyphosate in their feed.
… seen on my farm and about the on-farm and lab investigations carried out in collaboration … not connected. The researchers note: "Further investigations are urgently needed to prove or …
The Ecologist Guide to Food is no soft-centered feel-good flim-flam, warns Jan Goodey, as it tackles tough topics like the slave labour behind your prawns and tomatoes: essential reading for concerned gourmets everywhere.
… The positive side of change But the investigations don't end there. Interviews … When it comes to livestock and farming the investigations at home and abroad lead to …
The discovery of oil in Uganda was a blessing to the impoverished East African country. But before the oil has even started pumping, disputes over tax, accusations of corruption and fears for the environment plague the sector. Alice Klein reports from Hoima
… Alice Klein | 9th March 2012 News Oil Energy Investigations Pollution Africa …
Unilever denies some female employees at its Rainforest Alliance-certified tea plantation in Kenya are subjected to sexual harassment. But Dutch research outfit SOMO paints a very different picture. Verity Largo and Andrew Wasley report
PG Tips and Lipton tea hit by 'sexual harassment and poor conditions' claims Verity Largo Andrew Wasley | 13th April 2011 News Tea Natural World Food And Farming Africa tea-main-image.jpg Unilever …
Only a few years ago, stories about Whole Foods Market became famous for their poetic quality, as journalists waxed lyrical about how the fresh, organic fruit in their stores was proof that you could be a successful business while remaining environmentally friendly. Last year, however, sustained questioning by consumers and regulators alike saw the shine come off the company’s glossy image.
Whole Foods failure Chris Milton | 1st March 2008 News Food Supermarkets Whole Foods Market Wheatgerm Supermarkets Supply Chain Local Food Production Food And Health Processed Foods Food And Farming …