BCCC 2011 Annual Conference - Working Together for a Healthy Future
Date
06 Apr 2011 - 08 Apr 2011
Organizer
Food and Drink Federation
Food Security
When wars drive hunger, nutrition delivery becomes the industry bottleneck
Action Against Hunger warns that in the top 10 countries experiencing acute food insecurity, 196 million people urgently need food. The convergence of global crises is also contributing to rising maternal malnutrition and 30...
Food Security
EU meat remains tax-favored despite links to high diet-driven environmental burdens
New research suggests that applying a full value-added tax (VAT) on meat could significantly reduce the environmental impact of European diets without placing a major burden on household budgets.The Nature Food study, led by the...
Food Security
Scientists want more research on supplements mitigating environmental nutrient gaps
Researchers at the University of California (UC) Irvine, US, call for more research to better understand how dietary supplements can contribute to nutrition security, as this is under threat from environmental challenges. They...
