When we go to the supermarket, the traffic light system helps us to understand how healthy foods are. Foods that are high in saturated fats, salt, and sugar clearly show red labels telling us to make sure we don’t eat too much of them. Traffic light health labels became ubiquitous in the UK in 2013, …
Lots of us are trying to eat foods grown locally to try to reduce the impact on the climate of our diets and support local farmers. In fact, 63% of British people are thought to be buying more locally grown produce than they did before the pandemic. Consuming locally grown produce has so many benefits, including …
In the rapidly moving global news world, last Monday seems a long time ago. Yet it really was just over a week ago when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest report was published. This terrifying report laid bare the reality of the climate crisis, forcing news channels to report on this issue for …
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Food waste is responsible for an estimated 6-8% of all greenhouse gas emissions. The emissions come from producing the energy required to grow, harvest, transport and dispose of food that is wasted. Additionally, the biodegradation of food produces methane. Methane traps 72 times the amount of heat that CO2 traps over a period of 20 years. This is …
We are all aware of the need to live more sustainably, especially with our growing population. We need to find ways to feed ourselves that have a smaller impact on the environment, and vertical farming is touted by many as being a way to produce more food more sustainably. However, there are still lots of …
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Over the past year, we have all had to think about where our food is coming from. The stark reality of empty supermarket shelves was an impactful sight, reminding us that all our food doesn’t magically appear on the shelves for us to purchase and take home. In the UK, we import 45% of our food. …
At Vitabeam, we make sure to keep an eye on the latest trends and patterns in the AgriTech world, to ensure that we can move in the right directions and keep our industry knowledge topped up! We are now halfway through the first month of this new decade, so here is a look into the …
If you’re worried about how safe your food is, you’re not alone. Recent surveys of Brits and Europeans show that how safe the food is, due to bacterial contamination or the presence of foreign objects such as metal or plastic, is one of the top concerns people have when it comes to food. In an …
