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Emma Calvert @emmacalvert.bsky.social · 1d

Think I need a shower after reading this exposé into the dirty tricks of the meat industry (and their paid shills) who worked relentlessly to undermine the EAT Lancet planetary diet...

Having had the misfortune to engage with one of the mis-influencers mentioned, this paragraph👇 rings very true:

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Orlagh Gaynor @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social · Jul 28

Food scarcity as a result of climate change is something we're not speaking about enough, and while the worst effects will be felt in the Global south, the north will feel it too. Already our weather and growing patterns are altered, and it will be difficult to adapt to such unpredictability.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 28

‘Climateflation’ could push up UK food prices by more than a third by 2050, report says

Exclusive: Increasingly extreme weather a threat to production and supply chains in Britain and elsewhere Britain is at risk of a worsening “climateflation” crisis amid the fallout from increasingly extreme weather that could drive up food prices by more than a third by 2050. Sounding the alarm over the financial impact for UK households, the Autonomy Institute thinktank said that climate-induced price increases for everyday food items risked pushing almost 1 million people into poverty without urgent government intervention. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Jul 23

15+ years old, but still VERY relevent — and if we had acted 15 years ago, the “better world” we’d be creating would be a LOT better & easier to reach. There are real consequences we’re just starting to see to not heeding this cartoon a lot sooner.

Even worse if we don’t heed it now. #ClimateCrisis

“What if it’s a hoax and we create a better world for nothing?”

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Emma Calvert @emmacalvert.bsky.social · Jul 24

😵‍💫Another win for the alcohol industry at the expense of people’s health.

The lobby was incredibly intense to prevent simply informing consumers on the harm alcohol use has on their health.

Extremely disappointing to see a government jettison labels at the behest of such pressure…

Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · Jul 23

Ireland has officially delayed the introduction of health warning labels on alcohol from 2026 to 2028

Alcohol Action Ireland said: "Irish people are being denied their right to information regarding the facts about alcohol." @alcoholireland.ie

www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...

Government delays introduction of alcohol warning labels until 2028

Labels which warn of links between alcohol and cancer had been due to come into effect in May 2026

www.irishexaminer.com

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · Jul 14

💡 Denmark’s Plant-Based Action Plan shows the way: built on trust, backed by business, welcomed by consumers.

Now 130+ orgs call for an EU-wide plan + Protein Diversification Strategy. Let’s scale this!

Check the full joint blueprint here 👉 www.beuc.eu/reports/blue...

#ProteinDiversification

Blueprint for an EU Action Plan for Plant-Based Foods: Proposed measures to unlock the full potential of the plant-based sector

Following a call from 130+ organisation looking at the why the EU should adopt an Action Plan for Plant-based Foods by 2026, to strengthen plant-based agri-food chains - from farmers to consumers, thi...

www.beuc.eu

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Emma Calvert @emmacalvert.bsky.social · Jul 10

Interesting -🇨🇭will require disclosure➡️consumers when meat comes from animals mutilated w/o pain relief.

Ideally, these mutilations would be banned or better, not ‘necessary’ in the 1st place.

But it’s a transparency boost + much needed-consumers are poorly informed about animal welfare practices..

Kenny Torrella @kennytorrella.bsky.social · Jul 10

The list of terrible things done to farmed animals is so long, and meat/dairy/egg companies don't have to disclose them. That'll soon change in Switzerland — at least for one set of really awful practices. New story today in our Processing Meat newsletter:

A screenshot of a news story with the headline: Would this food label change how you eat? The picture for the story is of a shrink-wrapped meat package that has a sticker that reads "Warning: The cattle raised for this meat were castrated without pain relief."

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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · Jul 6

So, for JCDecaux, paying for billboards to advertise junk food is 👌… but renting advertising space to give children a commercial break and protect their health isn’t 🙄
Well done to @biteback2030.bsky.social for their #CommercialBreak campaign!
www.newfoodmagazine.com/news/252331/...

Ad giants 'silence' youth-led campaign against junk food advertising

Bite Back’s award-winning anti-junk food advertising campaign has been blocked by JCDecaux and Global, sparking censorship claims from young activists.

www.newfoodmagazine.com

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Emma Calvert @emmacalvert.bsky.social · Jul 4

New ridiculous health claim on food just dropped…

Anti-aging granola 🙃

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Emma Calvert @emmacalvert.bsky.social · Jul 1

‘Scientists say climate breakdown caused by the burning of fossil fuels means more frequent floods and droughts are likely in the UK.’

Almost as if the biggest risk to food security is the climate crisis…🤔

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 1

Food prices pushed up by hot weather hitting harvest yields, say UK retailers

Rising fruit and vegetable prices contribute to jump in annual food price inflation in June to 3.7% Britain’s largest retailers are warning that food prices are being driven up by hot weather hitting harvest yields, as the latest UK heatwave pushes temperatures close to record levels. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said rising fruit and vegetable prices had contributed to a jump in food price inflation in June, while retailers also passed on tax rises and employment costs to consumers. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Emma Calvert @emmacalvert.bsky.social · Jun 26

🌱Good news buried in this article is that consumers are almost unanimously (91%) willing to try *plant * based alternatives to meat.

As the 🇩🇰 minister says, we need to enact policy levers to make that shift ‘easy and tasty’ instead of blaming.

@eu2025dk.bsky.social should have lots to share!

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Emma Calvert @emmacalvert.bsky.social · Jun 25

And this is not even a concern for most consumers, as long as the label is clear! ➡️ tinyurl.com/BEUCVeggieBu...

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BEUC - The Consumer Voice @beuc.eu · Jun 23

✍️We've written to @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu reiterating consumer groups’ position that the #GreenClaimsDirective is essential to build consumer trust in markets.

This comes after @ec.europa.eu announced on Friday that it was withdrawing the legislation.

www.beuc.eu/letter/green...

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Teresa Ribera @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu · Jun 23

You may claim being green or you may decide not to do it.
But customers deserve respect.
We should honour their trust and ensure a reliable information support.

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Emma Calvert @emmacalvert.bsky.social · Jun 23

😔Child obesity rates in England set to rise in *90%* of the country. Of course the areas most affected are also the most deprived.

Who can doubt that the food system is broken? And at what point does the drastic deterioration in children’s health see a policy response at the necessary scale?

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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · Jun 22

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Medicalisation of public health: a narrative review

Yep

This stuff matters enormously

The medicalization of population health policy is a significant risk to, well, health

Read alongside Lantz
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37096631/

Medicalisation of public health: a narrative review

To critically examine the medicalisation of public health and its implications for addressing upstream social, environmental, and structural determina…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Emma Calvert @emmacalvert.bsky.social · Jun 16

Would any parent be reassured knowing that the food industry decides what's acceptable to be advertised ▶️ their kids?

Our @beuc.eu report on EU self-regulation underlines the need to end this failed experiment.

Time to put children's health first + #stopmarketingtokids

tinyurl.com/pledgebeuc

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BEUC - The Consumer Voice @beuc.eu · Jun 16

🤳🍟Unhealthy food ads impact childhood obesity. And kids are inundated by them.

As European governments start to act to protect children, the 🇪🇺 continues to allow food companies to set their own rules.

@beuc.eu outlines in this article why this needs to stop👇
www.euractiv.com/section/heal...

www.euractiv.com

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Emma Calvert @emmacalvert.bsky.social · Jun 12

🚥 So who said the #NutriScore was over?

Fantastic news as Romania prioritises consumer interests and approves the use of the label + officially notifies it to the Commission.

Let the momentum continue 👀

technical-regulation-information-system.ec.europa.eu/en/notificat...

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BEUC - The Consumer Voice @beuc.eu · Jun 11

Live from our event “An EU Action Plan for Plant-based Foods", hear from BEUC's director general Agustín Reyna 👇