Social Responsibility Archives - Just Food

CMA decides against infant-formula investigation despite “significant concerns”

Eve Thomas — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 15:44:05 +0000

The CMA has raised concerns around weak price competition and a lack of information in the infant formula market.

Conor Reynolds — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 16:19:15 +0000

EU member states have backed a proposal to ban the use of the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) in food and drink packaging.

Susanne Hauner — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0000

In this issue: an outlook for cultivated fish, plant-based meat’s battle with clean label, harnessing AI for efficiency, and a supplement on ESG.

Henry Mathieu — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:39:34 +0000

WHO has listed ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and alcohol among four products as causes of 19 million deaths per year globally.

Simon Harvey — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:30:04 +0000

Chiquita has been ordered to pay $38.3m in damages by a US court to the families of victims murdered by a Colombia para-military group.

Andy Coyne — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:18:40 +0000

US food major General Mills is being sued by eight black employees over practices at a plant in Georgia which they describe as racist.

Fiona Holland — Tue, 21 May 2024 10:37:05 +0000

A group of shareholders have called on global chocolate heavyweights to improve cocoa farmer pay within their supply chains.

Fiona Holland — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 11:09:59 +0000

Depsite closing the gap by $1,130, total net income for cocoa farming households is still $2,780 below the living income benchmark.

Henry Mathieu — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:35:43 +0000

The US has updated its WIC nutrition programme to promote fruit and vegetable consumption for more than 6.5 million women and children.

Henry Mathieu — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:45:18 +0000

Nestlé is set to invest R2.5bn ($131m) over the next five years in its work with Black-owned businesses in eastern and southern Africa.