Eats, Fruits and Leaves

Fantastic to see this paper out - brilliant work by and colleagues Martin Chadwick, . First Eruca genome/transcriptome published and insights into and sulphur biosynthesis

So what do you reckon to this article FB? Flies in the face of common dogma that ‘local is best.’ For me the carbon footprint isn’t the only consideration - we need to connect people with where their food comes from and promote quality (meaning good welfare, nutritious, excellent flavour, environmentally sound production methods) and support our own farming community. Give me grass finished UK beef and lamb over an imported chicken from the US any day, no matter what difference it makes to my C footprint.

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How to change consumer behaviour?

When it comes to sustainable diets, peer pressure can make a difference If you love talking about food as much as we do, this should be easy.

Lovely figure from Scarborough et al https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1003025 demonstrating that the soft drinks industry levy (=sugar tax) on soft drinks had had a considerable impact on the content of sugar in soft drinks. Good response from the manufacturers. We will have to wait for sales data to understand the impact on the amount of sugar actually being consumed via soft drinks and to understand the extent to which the tax has shifted consumers’ purchasing habits.

Radical change required to make Europe and the UK (meaning the people living there) take ownership of dealing with plastic waste

Plastic waste and recycling in the EU: facts and figures | News | European Parliament Less than a third of plastic waste in Europe is recycled. Find out more facts and figures on plastic waste and its recycling in the EU with our infographic.

Are you a FAN? Check out the EIT Food Accelerator Network if you are an entrepreneur or owner of a start up agriculture or food business

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Research from our colleagues showing that if you alter the diet of cows it can have health benefits for the human consumers of the dairy products made from their milk

Modified dairy products beneficial for health, scientists say People at risk of developing heart disease could benefit from consuming dairy products naturally lowered saturated fat levels, according to a new study.

Very topical meeting organised by RSC/SCI - if you have an interest in improving plastic management in our food supply chains check out the PhD we have on offer! https://www.rsc.org/events/detail/36536/sci-rsc-plastics-from-cradle-to-grave-and-resurrection

Ambitious plans from a leading retailer. Nice to see more than carbon offsetting.

Sainsbury's in £1bn investment to become carbon neutral by 2040 Retailer’s plans include cutting down on waste and a plastic bottle deposit scheme

Worried about plastic waste and how it affects our food chain and the environment? Fancy doing a PhD on it? Great opportunity for a talented student who is passionate about environmental science/chemistry/biology to study macro, micro and nano plastic contamination of vegetable crops at University of Reading and University of Surrey

Apply here: https://research.reading.ac.uk/foodbiosystems/apply-for-a-phd/

Worried about plastic waste and how it affects our food chain and the environment? Fancy doing a PhD on it? Great opportunity for a talented student who is passionate about environmental science/chemistry/biology to study macro, micro and nano plastic contamination of vegetable crops at University of Reading and University of Surrey

Apply here: https://research.reading.ac.uk/foodbiosystems/apply-for-a-phd/