The former Minister of Health explains how he was pressured by Big Food to bury the document, a reference in this area Arthur Chioro had just assumed his role as the Health Minister of Brazil in February 2014 when he was asked to attend an event in Brasilia.  What was meant to be a laid-back […]

Like the Netflix show: strange things are occurring in the realm of science which has a direct impact on the food you eat

How a food safety and basic nutrition body committed to lifting Brazil out of the World Hunger Map survives amid its dismantling

Oxfam’s survey points to failures in the supply chain monitoring of the traders from the most known food brands

Employees of the secretariat of food security are exonerated without receiving explanations

The initiative of the companies in partnership with the Ministry of Health represents a reduction of less than 2% in the ingredient intake

Coca-Cola´s tax benefits start “at home”, pass through Brazil and concern the European Union By Moriti Neto and Guilherme Zocchio The British magazine Ethical Consumer, created by an independent group of researchers, activists and journalists, is headquartered in Manchester, England, since 1989. Its priority as a mission is to keep track of the “challenging corporate […]

One of the most ubiquitous and discussed icons of a human food controversial era remains in force in several countries, despite recommendations in the opposite direction

Last week in May, Geneva, Switzerland, where the World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Assembly is taking place, with nutrition as the axis for this year. The assembly anticipated a non-controversial discussion about breastfeeding. It was anything but. The debate was replaced by pressure and bullying: “courtesy” of the histrionic Donald Trump administration, who prefer to play to their playground buddies and ignore public interests.

A project in schools prescribes three servings of cheese, milk or yogurt per day, a recommendation that is not consensual within the scientific community A Danone project has given controversial nutritional guidance to at least 300,000 students in Brazil’s public school system. Despite the promise to talk about healthy habits, the 1, 2, 3 Saúde […]