Bolsonaro government dismantles key sectors of the fight against hunger in Brazil
Employees of the secretariat of food security are exonerated without receiving explanations
Agreement to reduce sugar in Brazil excludes main products
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 planning is international
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 […]
After 26 years-work, the food pyramid does not want to retire
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
Trump wants to feed, even if babies are weaned
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.
Brazil: Danone provided controversial nutritional guidance to 300,000 children
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 […]
Payback time: the sugar epidemic in snapshots
A project by a Spanish photographer uses high-quality images to hit back at food corporations and combat obesity Shopping list in hand, I walk (or run, depending on the day) around the supermarket checking out nutrition tables before I put anything in my trolley. The shelves are vast, visually polluted. The letters are tiny. It’s […]
Australian researcher breaks contract with Nestlé after attack against Brazilian professor
Paediatrician Susan Prescott leaves Advisory Board after ten years. ‘When I see attempts to disparage the NOVA system by industry-funded players I can only conclude that such efforts are the hallmarks of intellectual escapism’ “Researchers who remain entrenched in defending ultra-processed foods are finding themselves on the wrong side of history”, decrees Susan Prescott. Professor of […]
