Chemical manufacturers producing phytosanitary products and pesticides are engaged in a merciless war to save their business. Public opinion, more or less relayed by the European or national authorities, is upwind against glyphosates, Roundup and other bee-killing neonicotinoids. In this
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The campaigns of the defenders of nature, the exploits of José Bové and other GMO scoundrels, have, over time, finally won the battle of minds in Europe. The majority of European consumers are opposed to the consumption of GMOs. However, biotechnology is making great strides forward and is not yet a reality.
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All California wines are said to contain glyphosate. Fourteen of Germany's greatest beers, too. The active principle of Roundup, Monsanto's powerful weed killer, glyphosate is considered by many studies to be highly dangerous to health. Everybody is in turmoil. And meanwhile, the Commission
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The acquisition by a Chinese company of 1,700 hectares of farmland in the Indre region, in the heart of the French cereal basin, is causing concern among Berry farmers and the authorities responsible for rural development. A Chinese management fund based in Hong Kong has bought three cereal farms in the last year, namely
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The Ministry of Agriculture revealed the not very glorious figure on 9 March: far from decreasing, the use of pesticides is still increasing in France! A long and lasting trend that nothing seems to stop, despite efforts to explain the dangers for man, health, the planet, biodiversity, of these pesticides.
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That's it: the European Food Safety Authority, EFSA, has just made public its long-awaited assessment of the controversial pesticide glyphosate, better known in France under the label Roundup, Monsanto's flagship herbicide, whose authorisation expires soon. On the basis of this report, it is now up to the European Commission to decide.
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To enter resolutely into modernity without denying its roots: the Alsatian food-processing industry is setting this course until 2017. Its FoodLab will be the guiding thread: it combines the evolution of consumer trends leading to the emergence of new products and the adaptation of industrial tools... The term will no doubt sound suspicious...
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A motion for a resolution has just been presented to the Senate on 19 June to ban all neonicotinoids in the EU to protect our health, but also the environment and pollinating insects. On the occasion of the colloquium organised on 5 June at the Senate on the theme "for a pollinator-friendly agriculture", the French Senate has just presented a motion for a resolution to ban all neonicotinoids in the EU in order to protect our health, the environment and pollinating insects.
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Family farms, to which the United Nations is dedicating the year 2014, are the world's largest employer in agriculture. No less than 2.6 billion people work there... Family farming, far from the dusty image it is given, provides 70 % of the world's food!
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In the light of the movements of opinion that are expressing concern about food safety, it seems legitimate to question the various ways in which the food we consume is manufactured. And in view of changing lifestyles and consumption patterns and the growing number of our fellow citizens in
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According to an article in the New York Times, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is preparing to implement an ambitious new "compost plan" for his city, with the aim of diverting some 100,000 tons of food waste from municipal landfills. Read More
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If man has always practiced food barter, this form of trade had a priori disappeared from our habits, but on the line of the economy of sharing, barter on everything and shared food, the Food Swap is making a strong comeback in several countries. Read More
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Friday, April 12, 2013 - 11:00 a.m. at the CENTQUATRE, Paris - The Scientific Banquet® will offer the sharing of knowledge and flavors at the same time and place on the theme "Pillage and Waste" Read More
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Towards a new consumption: Terra Nova publishes a report to reinvent "abundance". Today, our society of over-consumption rhymes for many with superfluous spending stimulated by novelty and advertising, impoverishing consumers and aggravating the scarcity of natural resources... But today, new forms of consumption are emerging,
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How can we give back purchasing power to consumers by fighting against food waste? Paul-Adrien and Christophe Menez have just created Zéro Gâchis, a web platform and mobile application that allows consumers to list products close to their expiry date for free in stores near them. They can thus choose
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This is the first social network for chefs: chefbychef.com. The idea: Chefs put themselves on stage and recommend their fellow chefs. And who better than a chef to recommend a restaurant to you? Read More
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Ynsect is the winner of the Grand Prix de l'innovation de la Ville de Paris 2012, Eco-innovations category. Fly chips, a few larvae, beetle or mosquito flour for dinner? Before human food, Ynsect first and foremost addresses the animal feed market, fond of
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The modern living paradigm: Cook it Raw, the future will be raw! Once again, I am raising your awareness of the paradigm of the living, which, in my opinion, should not be opposed to technology! This movement, which I often describe as In vivo - living - is expressed in more than one way
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The Water Market: a different way to shop! In Southeast Asia, water markets attract tourists looking for authenticity and beautiful images... But for consumers who are concerned about their carbon impact, there is no need to go that far to taste the joys of these markets.
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In 45 countries around the world, in Paris and in the provinces, the Jamie Oliver Foundation is mobilising for healthy, joyful and sustainable food Jamie Oliver, media leader and activist Jamie Oliver, media leader and activist, has imagined a unique international event to share the pleasures of healthy eating with the family, at school or in the workplace.
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