Fast food versus slow food: A choice of ‘ethics and sustainability’
The choice between ‘fast food’ and ‘slow food’ is a question of “ethics and sustainability”, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis suggests. Source: food navigator.com - Full article here #greenerworld #greenagriculture #sustainablefarming #cuisimaniac #sustainablefuture #developpementdurable
Feeding a growing world as it faces climate change
SAN FRANCISICO, Calif. — The global food system is getting its moment in the spotlight at the Global Climate Action Summit, with several funding announcements signaling a new focus on an industry that accounts for about a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. This comes amidst a debate about the future of meat and how to meet growing demand — consumption of meat and dairy is expected to increase 60-70 percent in the next three decades — while also meeting the climate targ
BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC PACKAGING – IT’S TIME TO ALSO USE IT FOR FOOD!
Biodegradable plastics have been around for a long time, but have so far only been of limited use for food. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research in Würzburg (Germany) want to change this with a new class of materials. Four questions to Sabine Amberg-Schwab, chemist and head of the Barrier and Multifunctional Coatings Department. What is missing from biodegradable plastics so far to be used for food packaging? Amberg-Schwab: Biopolymers do not provide