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Reducing waste to feed the world

Amongst all the current – and long overdue – discussion of global food security, a new mantra is increasingly heard: food production must double by 2050 if a projected world population of 9 billion is to be fed. But the world is already producing more than double the food we actually consume: we don’t need another Green Revolution, just to eliminate profligate waste.

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FSA releases full list of meat companies affected by Irish contamination

FSA publishes complete list of meat processors and companies affected by Irish pork contamination alert. FSAI and FSA confirm contamination of beef but offer reassurance of lower risk.

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Contamination of Irish pork exposes our fragile food system

The contamination of some Irish pork with carcinogenic dioxins has led to the recall and withdrawal of almost all pork products from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Both the UK Food Standards Agency and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland are advising the public not to consume any raw or cooked pork products [...]

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Behind the scenes of the food industry: Our Daily Bread

Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s revealing and disturbing Our Daily Bread goes behind the scenes of food industry, revealing the story of food from hatchery to abattoir

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