Climate crisis, a spring without broccoli in the UK. And smaller oranges in Italy
As early as 2022: Stefano Mancuso: ‘Plants under stress are getting smaller’
Los Angeles fires: ‘What is going to happen to the world is visible on the map’ of the city
“We built in fire-prone areas, and fires happen there, like in Malibu.”
Exploiting the Ozempic boom: how food companies must adapt
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
There is no minimum consumption of alcoholic beverages that is ‘safe’ for health
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
Food groups develop a taste for cocoa alternatives
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.
What are microplastics and which ones have been banned by the European Union
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
How our food has turned into rubbish
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
Monsanto compensates Oregon with 698 million for decades of PCB pollution
Monsanto is known not only for glyphosate, but above all for the controversial Roundup herbicide, which has been linked to numerous lawsuits for its possible link to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Maxi tomato fraud: BBC scoop on British supermarkets and the Petti group
Coldiretti: ‘Chinese tomatoes ready to invade European markets’
Global food prices are recovering
The FAO index calculates the average price of commodities and is at its highest since April 2023
A history of fighting environmental degradation in Albiate, between illegal dumps and climate change
From the fight against illegal dumping, which began in 2006, to the attempt to change species in forest areas to save ‘what can be saved’ from the extreme climatic events that afflict them
How Big Tech is quietly trying to reshape the way pollution is reported
Big tech companies have made many well-intentioned pledges that, in practice, are at odds with reality: data centres could account for 5.1 per cent of global emissions by the end of the decade, up from 1.9 per cent this year. Soaring water and electricity consumption
