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The destruction of Ukraine’s agriculture: All part of the masterplan
Professor Chris Elliott highlights a frightening tactic employed by Russia one year on since the invasion of Ukraine – the weaponisation of food.
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Antimicrobial resistance: It hasn’t gone away
Professor Chris Elliott highlights an issue that, wish as we might, has not gone away. He examines the efforts to reduce antibiotic use around the world as we attempt to curb antimicrobial resistance.
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Growing evidence to ban the use of nitrites from our meat
Professor Chris Elliott lays out his case for getting nitrites banned from use in meat production in the UK.
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From the horse’s mouth: three steps forward and one leap back
Professor Chris Elliott marks ten years since the infamous Horsemeat Scandal and assesses how resilient we are to fraud now.
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Will supply chains become part of the permacrisis?
Professor Chris Elliott teaches us all a new word in his latest column for New Food – and it’s not a good one.
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I agree with Clarkson, and I don’t say that very often
In his latest column for New Food, Professor Chris Elliott explains why low food prices are not always a good thing…
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Dot com déjà vu: This time it’s cellular meat
In his latest Chris' Corner, Professor Chris Elliott compares the buzz around cultured meat to the infamous dot com bubble of the 90s.
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The soy sauce scandal and why it’s important
Professor Chris Elliott delves into a potential scandal unfolding in China surrounding soy sauce manufactured by Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food and highlights a warning food and beverage manufacturers should heed.
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FareShare: An amazing organisation doing amazing work
Chris Elliott takes a moment to reflect on two of the key themes of the Food Safety Conference – food security and accessibility – and shines a light on the excellent work of FareShare in helping to create a fairer and less wasteful industry.
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The law of the jungle is becoming the law of our land
Professor Chris Elliott expresses concern over the decisions being made under the Truss ministry and the potential ripple effects it will have on our food system and environment for years to come.
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How food insecure is the UK?
Professor Chris Elliott reviews the trends identified in two of the FSA’s biannual surveys to assess the position of UK food security by numbers.
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Is the reduced lack of trust in our food something to really worry about?
Professor Chris Elliott offers his two-cents on the recent news that trust in food among UK consumers is falling and whether this is media-fuelled nonsense or a cause for real concern.
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Catastrophe averted? Ukraine wheat deal signed
The striking of a deal to lift the Black Sea blockade is quite clearly good news, but here Professor Chris Elliott explains just how important the settlement is for global food security.
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A coalition call to ban nitrites from our meat
Professor Chris Elliott urges the UK to follow France in a move that would see the use of nitrates – which have been linked to cancer and arguably have no real purpose in production – prohibited in red meats such as bacon.
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A loud call for harmonised sustainability labelling
Professor Chris Elliott examines the dire need for a single system backed by science in which front-of-pack labelling can detail the sustainability credentials of a product honestly, consistently and properly.
