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Rat hairs, hormones and chlorine – why food standards matter in trade deals

Posted on 9 September 2019 by Geoff Tansey

I interviewed Dr Charlie Clutterbuck when his book Bittersweet Brexit came out. Given the many stories about the impact of trade deals, particularly with the USA, on current food standards in the UK I asked him for his take on … Continue reading →

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Eating Tomorrow – #Agribusiness, Family #Farmers, and the Battle for the Future of #Food

Posted on 12 August 2019 by Geoff Tansey

In this conversation, Timothy A. Wise takes us to Africa, India, Mexico and the USA to explain the key findings in his book ‘Eating Tomorrow: Agribusiness, Family Farmers, and the Battle for the Future of Food‘. He also discusses trade deals … Continue reading →

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Corporate charity undermines the human right to adequate #food and #nutrition

Posted on 29 May 2018 by Geoff Tansey

It’s nearly 4 years since I interviewed Prof Graham Riches about growing levels of hunger in rich countries in Europe and North America. Since then we’ve had the Hungry for Change report from the Fabian Commission on Food and Poverty, … Continue reading →

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Don’t copy failed US #foodbanks model in UK warns Andy Fisher, author of Big #Hunger: The Unholy Alliance between Corporate America and Anti-hunger Groups”

Posted on 13 November 2017 by Geoff Tansey

Do not create a hunger industrial complex in the UK as has happened in the USA. That’s a key message from Andy Fisher, author of “Big Hunger: The Unholy Alliance between Corporate America and Anti-hunger Groups”, who is touring the … Continue reading →

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Concentration and Power in the #Food System: Who Controls What We Eat

Posted on 11 April 2016 by Geoff Tansey

For years Phil Howard has been proving that a picture is worth a thousand words – or more – with his visualisations of food industry structures. These reveal the growing concentration and connections between the ever fewer firms that control … Continue reading →

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