The natural environment cannot be restored — and what’s “natural” about it anyway?
Our understanding of what’s ‘natural’ is often skewed. Take, for example, John Clift’s photo of Shropshire Spring above.
Read National Food Strategy #15: Drug foods and their specific risks to the food supply system
The profits and prevalence of drug-food companies present specific and damaging risks to the UK food supply chain.
Read Annual Report: Timely and pertinent work
“Both the course of events within the UK over a possible Brexit, and the troubling forecasts about climate change, resource depletion and population pressures mean the work described over the next few pages is even more timely and pertinent...
Read Drugs & Rock & Roll?
This blogpost gives background info behind our latest video Drugs & Rock & Roll? about drug foods, what they are and a bit about their history.
Read How the UK VAT system identifies vested interests costing us and the earth
Few realise the UK VAT system can precisely identify, at the point of sale, the major powerful global interests skewing our food system, costing us and the earth. Here’s how it does so:
Read The Chief Medical Officer’s recommendations affect the food system
England’s CMO, Professor Dame Sally Davies, made fifteen recommendations in her 2018 Report: Health 2040 — Better Health Within Reach. Of these, five are directly concerned with the food we eat, and two others (about multi-morbidity) have implications for...
Read Our Annual Report: Enlightening & disturbing, an urgent wake-up call
Here’s what some reviewers of our 2017-2018 Annual Report said: “Enlightening and disturbing: an urgent wake-up call for us to take these issues seriously, talk about them, raise awareness and influence policy-makers.”
Read When is a food company not a food company?
A crowded room, too narrow for the number of people jostling for tea, coffee and the pastries on offer. A chance for people from the food industry to mingle with university researchers and find common ground. A chance for academics...
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