One Brit dead in E-coli outbreak linked to artisan cheese sold at Waitrose and in Christmas hampers - with at least 30 people including children as young as seven ill
Health officials suspect a dairy farm near Preston, Mrs Kirkham's Lancashire cheese, to be the source of the outbreak. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Inside the family-run dairy farm at centre of E-coli outbreak in artisan cheese thought to have killed one Brit and left 11 hospitalised - as health officials recall products
Mrs Kirkham's Lancashire Cheese was established in 1978 by Ruth and John Kirkham before they handed it over to their son, Graham. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Going Low-Carb? Avoid Meat to Keep the Weight Off Long-Term
THURSDAY, Dec. 28, 2023 -- New research offers yet more evidence that veggies, whole grains and low-fat dairy products are good for you in the long run. " Our study goes beyond the simple question of, ' To carb or not to carb? ' " said lead study author... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 28, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
The U.S. is not pleased with Canada's digital services tax proposal
The U.S. and Canada are sparring over another trade issue. They’ve put disputes over softwood lumber and dairy products behind them; now they’re at odds over Canada’s proposed tax on digital services. The Biden administration says it’s unfair to U.S. businesses. But, as Canada points out, other…#ottawa #renuzaretsky #taxpolicycenter #ustreasurydepartment #marketplace #allisonchristians #mcgilluniversity #montreal #austria #spain (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Experience Economy is Thriving in the Post-Covid World
The term “experience economy” was coined in the late 1990s in the Harvard Business Review. Economists B. Joseph Pine II and James Gilmore described the concept with a simple story about birthday cakes. In our early agrarian society, people harvested the flour, sugar, and dairy they needed at…#bjosephpineii #jamesgilmore #chuckecheeseor #discoveryzone #allianz #federalreservebank #deltaairlines #edbastian #fortune #visa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Infographics: How shaky is Japan's food supply chain?
TOKYO -- In Hokkaido, Japan's top raw milk producing prefecture, one dairy farmer goes out of business every two days. With calve prices collapsing and feed prices skyrocketing at an unprecedented rate, dairy farmers are losing money every time a calve is born. The situation on Japan's…#tokyo #hokkaido (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Don't say vegan: People less likely to buy any food when labeled as 'plant-based', study finds
Red meat lovers are much more likely to reach for meat and dairy free products when they don't have the word vegan associated with them, a study by City University of New York has revealed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cheap electricity could recycle animal waste, recover valuable chemicals
Talk about a crappy problem. Every year the world’s livestock farms generate more than 3 billion tons of animal waste, equivalent to more than 9000 Empire State Buildings. All that manure pollutes bodies of water and releases noxious fumes and greenhouse gases. But a new recycling technique could reduce those burdens while turning a profit.
Researchers have shown that they can
use electricity to break down organic nutrients in animal waste
, all while recovering valuable chemicals. Initial projections—reported this month in
Nature Sustainability
—suggest that in most cases the value of these...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 11, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
U.S. Misuses Trade Agreements to Undermine Food Sovereignty
This article summarizes the author’s presentation November 30, 2023 at the International Conference on Food Self-Sufficiency and Agroecology held in Oaxaca City, Mexico.
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Timothy A. Wise Tags: Economy & Trade Food and Agriculture Global Headlines Health Latin America & the Caribbean TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Big meat and dairy lobbyists turn out in record numbers at Cop28
Lobbyists from industrial agriculture companies and trade groups have turned out in record numbers at Cop28, with three times as many delegates representing the meat and dairy industry as last year. Representatives are present from some of the world’s largest agribusiness companies – such as the…#cop28 #jbs #nutrien #bayer #desmog #dubai #benlilliston #karinagonçalvesdavid #brazil #bp (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Danone ’s Chechen takeover: inside a Russian expropriation
Business handed to warlord’s nephew has retained much of the French dairy group’s previous management#warlord (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Not dumb creatures.’ Livestock surprise scientists with their complex, emotional minds
Dummerstorf, Germany
—You’d never mistake a goat for a dog, but on an unseasonably warm afternoon in early September, I almost do. I’m in a red-brick barn in northern Germany, trying to keep my sanity amid some of the most unholy noises I’ve ever heard. Sixty Nigerian dwarf goats are taking turns crashing their horns against wooden stalls while unleashing a cacophony of bleats, groans, and retching wails that make it nearly impossible to hold a conversation. Then, amid the chaos, something remarkable happens. One of the animals raises her head over her enclosure and gazes pensively at me, her widely spaced eye...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 7, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Trial shows more than 90% of women trying for baby lack essential nutrients
Most of those tested lack nutrients crucial for healthy foetal development as found in abundance in meat and dairy productsMore than 90% of women who are trying for a baby may have marginal or low levels of vitamins that are essential for a healthy pregnancy, according to researchers, who say the problem is likely to worsen as vegetarian diets become more popular.Tests on more than 1,700 women in the UK, New Zealand and Singapore who planned to conceive revealed that most were lacking nutrients found in abundance in meat and dairy products, many of which are crucial for healthy foetal development.Continue reading... (Sourc...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 5, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Science Health Pregnancy Nutrition Fertility problems UK news Society Source Type: news
Kraft ’s newest Mac & Cheese is ditching cheese
Kraft’s new Mac & Cheese is ditching the cheese and going vegan. For the first-time ever, the household staple is going plant-based with a new version of the boxed favorite that contains a dairy-free alternative to its signature cheese. It’s called “Kraft NotMac&Cheese” and will soon roll out on…#kraft #maccheese #notco #niq #curiosity #sherryfrey #totalwellness #frey #kraftmaccheese #banzadaiya (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
India announces phased introduction of biogas blending for domestic use
Biogas, methane collected from dairy farms, is piped into a cleaning facility at the Calgren facility in Pixley, California, U.S., October 2, 2019. Picture taken October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NEW DELHI, Nov 25 (Reuters) - India will start blending…#biogas #calgren #pixley #saf (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
