Category: Food

Food

Chemical status of European surface waters decreases while monitoring improves

Environment International (2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106479" width="800" height="326"/> Graphical abstract. Credit: Environment International (2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106479 The Water Framework Directive was enacted in 2000 with the goal of protecting and restoring…

24 March 2021 · 3 min read

America

Fighting the Mafia on Its Own Turf

Francesco Citarda thinks the grapes in his Sicilian vineyard do more than produce excellent wine. In Alto Belice Corleonese, an area rived by the Mafia’s presence, Mr. Citarda says his…

23 March 2021 · 7 min read

Food

Peta calls on Cyprus to switch to organic vegan agriculture

Animal right’s organisation Peta on Thursday urged Cyprus to include organic vegan agriculture as part of reforms under the EU common agriculture policy, arguing it would reduce greenhouse gas emissions…

12 March 2021 · 2 min read

America

GMOs are unsafe to eat, and other food-related myths

According to a study done by the Pew Research Center, around half of the Americans surveyed say that they believe genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are detrimental to their health. Moreover,…

5 March 2021 · 5 min read