Sustainability news archive – Page 132
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ArticleUK ‘failing to protect us from pesticide cocktails’
Report warns mixtures of chemicals pose risk to human health and wildlife, with ‘cocktail effect’ potentially making them more dangerous
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ArticleAustralia’s attempt to grow the ‘King of Fruit’
Successful growth and storage trials of highly sought after muskmelon encourages growers and exporters to expand in North Queensland
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ArticleFyffes prepares to launch exotics range
New branded offer will include avocados, red bananas, baby bananas, cassava and plantains
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ArticleSan Miguel switches to renewables
40 per cent of the energy at its main Tucumán facility to be supplied by renewable energy sources
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ArticleTR4 in Colombia: tests offer final proof
Any remaining doubts regarding the cause of Panama disease in two banana plantations have now been ruled out
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ArticleFyffes honoured for supply chain transparency
Dutch retailer Plus rewards Irish banana giant for CSR project to provide climate-neutral and Fairtrade bananas
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ArticleVeggie food names ‘already clear’, says Defra minister
Zac Goldsmith agrees using words like ‘sausage’ and ‘burger’ for veggie substitutes is not misleading and could create barriers for new foods
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ArticleSanLucar scoops sustainability award
Company honoured for its commitment to social and economic development in Tunisia
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ArticleGuadeloupe bananas near organic status
Producers on the French West Indian island of Guadeloupe expect to commercialise organically certified bananas in 2020
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ArticleEnvironment Bill promises binding targets
New office will be created to hold government to account over environmental targets
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ArticleFareShare ties the Waste Knot with Ferryfast
The UK’s biggest food waste redistributor has begun taking surplus produce from Midlands-based supplier Ferryfast thanks to Defra funding to help make food rescue commercially viable
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ArticleHaciendasBio builds up premium organic offering
Arra grapes and flat white nectarines are among the newest additions to the company’s growing portfolio
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ArticleUN paints food waste picture
A new report has provided an updated understanding of the world’s food waste problem allowing for more effective action
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ArticleSoil Association launches Brexit hotline
New service dedicated to keeping organic producers up to speed on Brexit developments
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ArticleWhen a banana is not just a banana
Banana supplier Daabon is taking its social responsibilities to the next level with an innovative project to empower Colombian women. Tommy Leighton reports
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ArticleWater sustainability in focus
With the new fruit season in South Africa getting underway this month, the issue of water is again at the forefront of growers’ minds
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ArticleStaay Food Group to launch fresh box
Convenient meal box contains enough fresh ingredients to feed four people and includes unique taste cup
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Oxfam reveals abuse in supermarket supply chain
Mango, grape and melon farm workers in Brazil denied water and toilet breaks according to new Oxfam report
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ArticleOnions 52 join food safety campaign
Leading US grower-shipper joins PMA’s gold circle campaign, strengthening commitment to food safety
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ArticleFareShare opens Milton Keynes warehouse
New facility aims to address shocking statistic that one in three children in the city is living in poverty