Official Dutch food advice: Eat less meat – for the planet
The Dutch official nutrition authority has unveiled a major update to its long-standing dietary guidelines.
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US fast-food chain KFC has announced that 24 of its restaurants in France will switch to offering exclusively halal-certified chicken from January 21.
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Rice prices have fallen to a record low after the Philippines announced it would suspend rice imports for 60 days.
EU consumer waste now as big as food imports
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Dutch advised not to eat eggs from ‘backyard chickens’
Dutch people have been advised to stop eating eggs from "backyard chickens" and opt for buying them from a shop or market instead.
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European supermarkets could soon see a surge in products containing insect-based ingredients.
The new EU defence commissioner, not much money, not much influence
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Danes to rely on bean burritos to achieve green transition goals
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Delicious: Dutch are eating more meat despite government veggie push
The Dutch public has increased their meat consumption despite a government attempt to impose a top-down "protein shift" towards no-meat meals.
Dutch airline drops vegetarian sausage rolls as nobody bought them
Dutch low-cost airline Transavia has stopped selling vegetarian sausage rolls on board because customers said with their wallets that they preferred eating meat.
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Dutch supermarket chain stops promotions on meat, to push ‘protein transition’
Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo will no longer offer promotions on its meat products, to encourage customers to eat "plant-based" food instead.
Irish Government’s anti-meat tweet deleted amid farmers’ outrage
A tweet encouraging the public in Ireland not to eat meat was axed by a state agency of the Irish Government after a backlash from farming organisations in the country.
Vegan food is just the wurst say German car factory workers
Worker backlash in Germany has reportedly seen major car manufacturer Volkswagen pull back on its wurst vegan policies.
Germany records 6 per cent drop in meat production
Germany has seen a 6 per cent drop in nationwide meat production so far this year, the country's Destatis central statistics office has revealed.