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New analysis from the Weizmann Institute using the concept of opportunity costs suggests hundreds of millions more could eat from the same resources if we switched to plant-based diets.
A secret to lamb with healthier fat levels could be growing unloved and unwanted in your unkempt lawn, scientists have found.
A study to look at the feasibility of introducing DNA traceability as an additional measure to guarantee the authenticity of Scotch Beef PGI, is being commissioned by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have found that nitrates used in the curing process for processed meats can produce chemicals that cause an increased risk of colorectal cancer.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is providing support to 16 African nations in a bid to ensure preparedness and swift response in the wake of the a listeriosis outbreak that started in South Africa in 2017 but is now threatening other countries on the continent.
On any given day, 20 per cent of Americans account for nearly half of U.S. diet-related greenhouse gas emissions, and high levels of beef consumption are largely responsible, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan and Tulane University.
Organic, free-range, high animal welfare standards, and no hormones or antibiotics; a recent study shows that an appetite for these farm-level production practices is evident amongst a growing segment of Irish meat eaters.
Separating vegetarian dishes on a menu can, in fact, reduce the proportion of people who choose a vegetarian option.
As cultured meat appears increasingly promising, anxieties are coming to the surface over how consumers will be able to distinguish between beef harvested in the 'traditional manner' and waves of alternatives.
At least 180 people have died in what has become the deadliest outbreak of listeria since records began. Now, officials have traced it to its source.
Chicken has been plucked as the first product to go on blockchain in an innovative step by a major French retailer. More products, such as eggs and mince, are set to follow.
Seasonal and non-seasonal workers are becoming increasingly hard to come by, creating a near-crisis situation within the food and farming industry.
After 25 years at the helm of 2 Sisters Food Group, Ranjit Singh Boparan has announced he is leaving his position as CEO to take up a new one at the top of the chicken supplier's parent company.
The British newspaper The Guardian has published a story about hygiene failings in American meat plants on the same day as the campaign group Sustain released figures showing US consumers may fall ill with food poisoning 10 time more often than their UK counterparts.
Vanessa Cowan and Barry Blakley, from the University of Saskatchewan, discuss the safety risks associated with mycotoxin contamination of food and animal feeds.
