Exclusive: As global demand for chocolate booms, ‘dirty’ beans from deforested national parks have entered big business supply chains

The world’s chocolate industry is driving deforestation on a devastating scale in West Africa, the Guardian can reveal.

Cocoa tra...

There's "a gold rush mentality" in the palm oil sector preventing it from becoming truly sustainable, says Danish NGO NepCon. But its database Sourcing Hub can help manufacturers make the most sustainable possible choices when buying palm oil, soy or beef.

Danish NGO NEPCon has certified ...

CSB-System IT enterprise is creating 150 jobs at its headquarters in Aachen, Germany, as it plans to opens offices in Brazil, China and South Korea.

The company, founded by Dr. Peter Schimitzek, celebrates its 40th anniversary this month and has overseen a number of software developments ...

A newly developed electrical biosensor is able to detect horsemeat adulterated with beef meat within one hour, raising possibilities of a simple, rapid and specific test to identify meat contamination.

Spanish researchers detail a technology that is able to distinguish between 100% raw be...

Unilever has launched its “biggest ever campaign” for the yeast extract spread Marmite, but new research published at the launch has been mocked on Twitter as “egregiously wrong”.

The brand has traditionally been marketed as something consumers “either love o...

The whole food movement may be right; consumption of vegan and organic food can be the best choice for reducing environmental impacts, at least if you're a chicken.

New research findings from UBC's Okanagan campus show that poultry given vegan organic chicken feed can help to produce eggs...

Thanks to recent updates made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, users of the FoodKeeper application can choose to receive automatic notifications for food safety recalls.

Since its launch in April 2015, FoodKeeper has reached about 150,000 downloads. Now, when the USDA’s Food S...

Maradol papayas imported from Mexico by Bravo Produce Inc. have tested positive for Salmonella and are being recalled in relation to an ongoing outbreak traced to whole, fresh papayas grown on Mexican farms.

Bravo sent the papayas to retailers and wholesalers in California between Aug. 10...

One significant provision in Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s most recent realignment announcement would move the U.S. Codex Office from the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to the newly created Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs (TFAA) office.

While th...