‘Near-meat’ may taste like beef but it’s very different

"Near-meat" substitutes taste and chew remarkably similar to real beef. But a new study using metabolomics shows they're as different as plants and animals.

Karl Bates-Duke • futurity
July 7, 2021 ~6 min

The UK wastes millions of tonnes of food every year: here's how we can change that

Converting food waste to animal feed – or reducing it altogether by supermarkets working with farmers – could save millions of tonnes of food from being discarded. It could also help raise animal welfare standards.

Christian Reynolds, Senior Lecturer in Food Policy, City, University of London • conversation
June 29, 2021 ~7 min


Organic meat is less likely to hold dangerous bacteria

Organic meat is less likely to carry potentially dangerous or even deadly drug-resistant bacteria, researchers report.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
May 17, 2021 ~6 min

Ethical meat, not trophies, could inspire new hunters

Funding for wildlife conservation relies on hunting and angling fees. A survey suggests new messages could spark a more diverse future for hunting.

Laura Oleniacz - NC State • futurity
May 13, 2021 ~6 min

Pushing chicken doesn’t get people to eat less beef

Pushing for more chicken and less beef doesn't actually benefit the environment, research finds. People just eat more meat overall.

Jim Barlow-Oregon • futurity
May 3, 2021 ~5 min

A nutrition report card for Americans: Dark clouds, silver linings

New research shows both adults and kids are eating more nutritious food. But minorities and low-income populations still lag behind the rest.

Dariush Mozaffarian, Dean of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University • conversation
April 12, 2021 ~7 min

20 years of the American diet: Dark clouds, silver linings

New research shows both adults and kids are eating more nutritious food. But minorities and low-income populations still lag behind the rest.

Dariush Mozaffarian, Dean of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University • conversation
April 12, 2021 ~7 min

Climate labels might get you to buy different meat

A label describing a product's climate impact could get people to make more sustainable purchases, even those who'd rather avoid that kind of information.

Maria Hornbek-Copenhagen • futurity
March 31, 2021 ~6 min


Meatpacking plants have been deadly COVID-19 hot spots – but policies that encourage workers to show up sick are legal

Thousands of workers at meat- and poultry-processing plants have contracted COVID-19, and hundreds have died. A legal scholar recommends ways to make their jobs safer.

Ruqaiijah Yearby, Professor of Law, Saint Louis University • conversation
Feb. 26, 2021 ~9 min

Corporate concentration in the US food system makes food more expensive and less accessible for many Americans

Food production in the US is heavily concentrated in the hands of a small number of large agribusiness companies. That's been good for shareholders, but not for consumers.

Mary Hendrickson, Associate Professor of Rural Sociology, University of Missouri-Columbia • conversation
Feb. 8, 2021 ~10 min

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