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- Safety Gate: the EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10009444 32 comments
- Opinion: COVID-19 exposes weakness in U.S. food system https://investigatemidwest.org/2020/10/22/opinion-covid-19-exposes-weakness-in-u-s-food-system/ 3 comments politics
- The Last Bite: Is the world’s food system collapsing? http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2008/05/19/080519crat_atlarge_wilson 2 comments reddit.com
- Ultra-processed foods damaging immune system's ability to fight cancer https://www.newsweek.com/upfs-immune-system-cancer-2002613 3 comments health
- The EU’s plan to fix the food system: 5 key takeaways https://www.politico.eu/article/5-takeaways-from-the-eus-plan-to-stabilize-the-food-system/ 17 comments europe
- Limiting warming to 2 degrees C will require emission cuts across entire food system https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/icft-lwt060419.php 11 comments science
- Extreme weather and resilience of the global food system https://www.foodsecurity.ac.uk/publications/extreme-weather-resilience-global-food-system.pdf 8 comments geopolitics
- Rise of precision agriculture exposes food system to new cybersecurity threats https://theconversation.com/rise-of-precision-agriculture-exposes-food-system-to-new-threats-187589 3 comments technology
- Global food system is broken says worlds science academies https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/28/global-food-system-is-broken-say-worlds-science-academies?cmp=share_iosapp_other 3 comments worldnews
- Food waste makes up ‘half’ of global food system emissions https://www.carbonbrief.org/food-waste-makes-up-half-of-global-food-system-emissions/ 23 comments climate
- A new science based framework for understanding the regenerative capacity of food systems https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10460-021-10282-2 2 comments science
- How much water is sequestered away from the natural water cycle in food packages, domestic water systems, etc? Does this have a discernible effect? http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html 3 comments askscience
- Feeding a Hotter Planet | Hunger is rising again even though we produce enough food. As the planet warms, it’s crucial to fix a broken system. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/10/climate/food-farming-climate-change.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqYhkTlUaAybeWdkipwGLwvbIx7B5iHbkKSmTRnNJy-UQCpSNvkzNbKxsap0zwzGfDpdnAYMYecZTnKVZLlA_DE6huIeFk5AIZChp9tjpAj9omsnDVrl9rGSzMSzpdesjgbCytUPXYWG8DKHd0mYzZ1ow-esTfl6v0XQLxa7OA7Q1joE4haF9c8g8ETQQZyCKvO3qDAF9ObiFaRLc6AowXoJJSG2Z3I7cu_9bLlIkWR-RR2h_4G089NpYJNgRWa77JBUhc8f46q4DTD4GczrJCTufXtWOBpcb0A 3 comments climate
- Food systems responsible for ‘one third’ of human-caused emissions https://www.carbonbrief.org/food-systems-responsible-for-one-third-of-human-caused-emissions?utm_campaign=hot%20news&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=114919869&_hsenc=p2anqtz-9ouoevktxxl6qim1dwvyb75zvqrl7njrcrwcvgq9tw9h9aasvt6khsxww8md57bch1krowvbjn4d3zdhmh0293qnbupw 15 comments worldnews
- Beekeepers are suing the Trump administration over its decision to use more harmful insecticides: ‘EPA is harming not just the beekeepers, their livelihood, and bees, but the nation’s food system’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/insecticides-bees-deaths-sulfoxaflor-court-lawsuit-a9096826.html 808 comments worldnews
- A 'Common Food Policy' Offers a Guide to a More Sustainable Food System in Europe. Could It Be a Model for the U.S.? https://civileats.com/2019/02/06/a-common-food-policy-offers-a-guide-to-a-more-sustainable-food-system-in-europe-could-it-be-a-model-for-the-u-s/ 47 comments europe
- eatBCH shirts: peer-to-peer electronic cash to food system https://twitter.com/eatBCH/status/988895870614720512 5 comments btc
- Global food system is broken, say world’s science academies | Radical overhaul in farming and consumption needed to avoid hunger and climate catastrophe https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/28/global-food-system-is-broken-say-worlds-science-academies?cmp=share_iosapp_other 50 comments worldnews
- The Inefficiency Of Local Food --- The argument "that local farming is better for the environment than industrial agriculture is an assumption that a 'relocalized' food system can be just as efficient as today’s modern farming. That assumption is simply wrong" http://www.freakonomics.com/2011/11/14/the-inefficiency-of-local-food/ 158 comments business
- The prices of staple foods will more than double in 20 years unless world leaders take action to reform the global food system, Oxfam has warned. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13597657 70 comments worldnews
- Africa doesn't need food, it needs contraceptives and sex education (not to mention working legal systems that punish rape) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6296549.stm 84 comments reddit.com
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Food Production are Far Greater Than Previous Estimates Suggest - A new study finds that if all parts of the food system are included, food production is responsible for as much as 40 percent of global emissions. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10062021/agriculture-greenhouse-gas-emissions-food-production-climate-change-paris-agreement/?amp%3B_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9CiJSB_AflSfDAKCDy_l2RaBgx141HO1FnrkUuoW-5zT8Ow3LDyjM-kKhUQZ12yV08yKKnxpghxXveXaTNV76Zmdkvzg&%3B_hsmi=133116659&%3Butm_content=133116659&%3Butm_medium=email&%3Butm_source=hs_email 12 comments climate
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Food Production are Far Greater Than Previous Estimates Suggest - A new study finds that if all parts of the food system are included, food production is responsible for as much as 40 percent of global emissions. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10062021/agriculture-greenhouse-gas-emissions-food-production-climate-change-paris-agreement/?amp%3B_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9CiJSB_AflSfDAKCDy_l2RaBgx141HO1FnrkUuoW-5zT8Ow3LDyjM-kKhUQZ12yV08yKKnxpghxXveXaTNV76Zmdkvzg&%3B_hsmi=133116659&%3Butm_content=133116659&%3Butm_medium=email&%3Butm_source=hs_email 9 comments environment
- Scientists have found bits of polystyrene in the guts of tiny, soil-dwelling organisms in the Antarctic, raising concern that microplastics pollution has already "deeply" entered the world's most remote land-based food systems https://www.france24.com/en/20200624-plastic-has-entered-antarctic-terrestrial-food-chain 16 comments worldnews
- Why skimping on sleep makes your brain crave sweets - Sleep deprivation can affect the endocannabinoid system, leading people to choose fattier, higher calorie foods, a new study shows. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/10/here-s-how-skimping-sleep-can-change-your-appetite 364 comments science
- Mexican government proposes to tax junk food, soda, alcohol and tobacco and seeks to pour funds right back into its healthcare system https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/higher-taxes-on-junk-food-cigarettes-alcohol-urged/ 1717 comments worldnews
- Lab-grown meat is being hailed as the solution to the problems with our food system. But, unless you're a strict consequentialist, it doesn't solve the ethical problems with eating animals - and it raises ethical problems of its own. http://greenphilosopher.com/lab-grown-meat-isnt-the-answer/ 36 comments philosophy
- Global food system is broken, say world’s science academies - - Half the world's population are hungry, malnourished or overweight https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/28/global-food-system-is-broken-say-worlds-science-academies 11 comments worldnews
- “Lab-on-a-glove”, a flexible glove-based electrochemical biosensor with highly stretchable printed electrode system, developed as a wearable point-of-use screening tool for defense and food security applications by scientists. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acssensors.7b00051 37 comments science
- A German organization helping distribute leftover food via free street fridges and other systems has facilitated the sharing of over 10,000,000 pounds to date http://weburbanist.com/2016/08/21/street-eats-free-urban-refrigerators-for-sharing-spare-food/ 71 comments worldnews
- Nestle says "forced labor has no place in our supply chain" following a U.S. class action lawsuit that alleges the Swiss food company knowingly supported a system of slave labor and human trafficking to make its Fancy Feast cat food http://bigstory.ap.org/article/9660fe1196e04fac82c822b3f838ec6f/nestle-forced-labor-has-no-place-our-food-supply-chain 7 comments europe
- Scientists mapped a worm's brain, created software to mimic its nervous system, and uploaded it into a lego robot. It seeks food and avoids obstacles. http://www.eteknix.com/mind-worm-uploaded-lego-robot-make-weirdest-cyborg-ever 828 comments technology
- Aid Undermined. The U.S. government spends more than half of its international food aid budget transporting life-saving commodities through a tangled system of special interests and government bureaucracy – more than $9 billion in taxpayer dollars over the past decade http://foodaid.nationalsecurityzone.org/aid-undermined/ 3 comments politics
- NASA will be producing its own food in orbit for the first time ever -- The Vegetable Production System (VEGGIE) program will produce lettuce ready to harvest after just 28 days in the International Space Station http://modernfarmer.com/2013/09/starship-salad-bar/ 321 comments science
- Talking about the self is intrinsically rewarding--even if no one is listening (self-disclosure activates the mesolimbic dopamine system, which is associated with reward/motivation, and is also activated by food, sex, and cocaine). http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-neuroscience-of-everybody-favorite-topic-themselves 4 comments science
- Walmart's Death Grip on Groceries Is Making Life Worse for Millions of People: Walmart's tightening grip on the food system is unprecedented in US history. http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/15404-walmarts-death-grip-on-groceries-is-making-life-worse-for-millions-of-people 127 comments politics
- A bill introduced by Rep. Kaufert would cut the use of food stamps on junk food. In other words, for people in FoodShare, it’s out with the Cheetos, Coca-Cola and Suzy Qs and in with the leafy produce. “The system is being abused. Some people are not spending their benefits wisely." Kaufert said. http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/viewart/20130317/gpg0101/303170394/use-food-stamps-no-junk-food-neenah-lawmaker-proposes 48 comments politics
- How Huge Food Corporations Will Make Upcoming Food Price HIkes Even Worse: The entire American food system is built on one crop -- corn. And that is really bad news. http://www.alternet.org/food/how-huge-food-corporations-will-make-upcoming-food-price-hikes-even-worse?paging=off 131 comments politics
- Food Politics: What Are We Really Eating? Reporter Goes Undercover to Reveal the Real Story of Our Broken Food System http://www.alternet.org/food/154280/what_are_we_really_eating_reporter_goes_undercover_to_reveal_the_real_story_of_our_broken_food_system/?page=1 30 comments politics
- Today, the House will be asked to vote for a Farm Bill that keeps intact a food and farming system that has failed our country. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, together with House Agriculture Committee leaders, has called this Farm Bill a step in the direction of reform and good for family farmers. They couldn’t be more wrong. http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/07/27/2800/ 4 comments reddit.com