“Drug trafficking is increasingly linked to gold mining, timber smuggling and land theft”…. ‘an increase in violence, but also deforestation and the encroachment of indigenous lands, among other things’.
Drafted 8 February 2021, updated 25 February 2025 The pitfalls for consumers in packaging and labelling are many: we will…
‘Water is no longer a given’
In Italy, where we had prosciuttopoli, a scandal that broke out in 2019 and was never seriously tackled, absolutely nothing is happening, despite the fact that swine plague licks the borders of Langhirano (Parma), it is surprising that this is happening given that Ettore Prandini, president of Coldiretti, is a farmer. And in the USA there has been the first death of a human being
In Los Angeles, we could have multiplied the number of firefighters by ten and made sure we filled the tanks that would probably have changed. People are safe, that’s the main thing, but the forest and the house are burning
As early as 2022: Stefano Mancuso: ‘Plants under stress are getting smaller’
“We built in fire-prone areas, and fires happen there, like in Malibu.”
A study by Morgan Stanley revealed that monthly food expenditure decreased by up to 9 per cent in households with AQA1 users. More recently, major food and beverage companies have reported a marked decrease in sales of snacks and sweets
The consumption of alcohol can cause at least seven different types of cancer, even if only small amounts are consumed. The most affected areas are the mouth and throat, larynx, oesophagus, colorectum, liver and breast (in women). This was reconfirmed by the US Surgeon General in January 2025 but in Italy social pressure is put on those who do not drink
Given the ongoing climate change and the environmental degradation caused by the industrial management of agriculture and animal husbandry, we will have to resign ourselves to finding alternative raw materials to the current ones. This is the case, after cultivated meat and synthetic milk, of cocoa.
From the entry into force of the new regulations – on 15 October 2024 – the following are prohibited, for example: granules for artificial turf, scrubs and cosmetics containing microgranules, glitter for make-up or detergents, glitter used in stationery and toys
Ultra-processed food causes obesity, diabetes and cancer but the food industry – by recruiting complacent scientists, funding studies, pushing clever marketing messages and influencing politics – has been able to cook up a self-serving narrative that shifts the blame for the harm caused by their products
