ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND — Attendees at a major conference have been urged to “wave the food safety flag” to keep the topic on the table during discussions around moving to more sustainable food systems.
Wayne Anderson, director of Science and Standards at the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), said it
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Stifling heat waves, droughts, devastating forest and wildland fires, flooding, violent cyclones, rising sea levels, human lives lost — we’ve heard about this and more in the news this summer. And while each story is grim enough in itself, they add up to what UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns is
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According to a University of New South Wales study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, Beef produced in feedlots has a smaller carbon footprint than meat raised exclusively on pastures. The study also found that the greenhouse gas impact of Australian beef and sheep meat production is equal
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The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), recently released a report detailing dairy greenhouse gas emissions.
According to Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Dairy Sector, dairies account for 4 percent of all global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. The 4 percent figure includes emissions associated with the production, processing, and transportation
