KRAFT HEINZ stay out of school lunches.
Starting in fall this year, the ready-to-eat packaged meals known as Lunchables will be on the menu for children in public schools.The manufacturer, Kraft Heinz Company, claim they meet US federal nutritional guidelines. Food experts doubt their nutritional value.
Unilever and Nestlé profit from food crisis.
The impacts of the food crisis are felt hardest in countries of the global South. Food corporations claim that they raised prices to compensate inflation, but in reality they make huge profits. Taxes on windfall profits of international food corporations could help people struggling with rising food and energy prices.
EU Pesticide Reduction proposal under attack.
Lobbyists from pesticide industry group Croplife and industrial farming group Copa-Cogeca developed a strategy to delay the legislative proposal for pesticide reduction. It's a slap in the face of the 1,1 million Europeans that signed for ambitious pesticide reduction.
TAX MEAT TO FIGHT THE CLIMATE CRISIS
How poorer households could benefit from a meat tax, 2022-11-24
JBS, the world's largest meat company, has increased its greenhouse gas emissions by a staggering 51% over the last five years and is now responsible for greater emissions than Italy's annual climate footprint. In an attempt to greenwash their public reputation, meat companies around the world are trying to follow the hype about plant-based proteins. JBS launched its first line of meat alternatives in 2020. America's largest poultry producer, Tyson Foods, released its own line of fully plant-based products to take advantage of this rapidly growing food segment. The time is ripe for a tax on meat! Taxes on meat and dairy are inevitable to decarbonise agriculture fast enough for limiting global heating to below 1.5°C. If implemented correctly, doesn't increase the pressure on poorer households or the farmers. The meat tax should be levied on all firms selling meat, including restaurants and supermarkets. Some of the revenue raised by the tax could be given directly to farmers, rewarding their work for stewarding the land and restoring peat bogs. At the same time that meat and dairy become more expensive, sustainable plant-based foods should become more affordable. Using revenue from a meat tax to cut value-added taxes on fruit, vegetables, and grains could encourage people to reduce their consumption of animal products. Cooking with vegetables is not difficult - have a go at our vegetarian recipes here!
NESTLE SPONSORS PUTIN'S WAR
Nestle still doing business in Russia, 2022-10-20
Several international food companies, including McDonald's, have pulled out of Russia since it invaded Ukraine in late February. On the other side there are companies like Nestlé, the owner of brands such Cheerios cereal, Gerber baby food and Nescafe coffee, that drop some of their Russian operations, but keep selling products in Russia. After accusations from the Ukrainian President that Nestlé's decision to continue business in Russia was out of "thirst for profit", the food giant vowed to suspend the sales. It would stop sales of many of its products in Russia, including those under the brands KitKat and Nesquik. However, Nestlé continues selling products that they consider "essentials", such as baby food and medical nutrition. In 2021, Nestlé gained 1.82 billion USD in Russian sales, which corresponds to 2% of the company's total revenue. The company has seven factories and 7,000 employees in Russia. As the world’s largest food and beverage company, Nestlé has enormous power to influence policy and advance social good. It must be clear to Nestlé that continuing business operations in Russia provides economic support to the Russian government and fuels the war that is killing Ukrainians. Use the Buycott app to boycott Nestlé products!
MONDELEZ LIVE UP TO YOUR PROMISES
Mondelēz, drop dirty palm oil producers now!, 2022-09-21
Mondelēz , one of the world's biggest snack food companies, is sourcing palm oil from bad players who have taken away Indigenous lands for their palm oil plantations but never delivered on the promised share in the billion-dollar palm oil business. Thousands of families in Indonesia were hoping to have a steady income and send their kids to school but instead were left with nothing. Indonesia produces millions of tons of palm oil each year, much of it destined for supermarket shelves in Europe and the U.S., where it goes into everything from frozen pizza to laundry detergent. When the palm oil industry started in Indonesia in the 1970s, Indigenous communities were supposed to benefit by getting a share of large-scale plantations. From 2007, it became a legal requirement for companies to share a fifth of any new plantation with communities. However, over the past decade, at least 155 palm oil companies have been accused of failing to provide a share. These include subsidiaries of almost every major palm oil conglomerate operating in Indonesia. Mondelēz has sourced palm oil from a plantation in Borneo that was temporarily shut down in February for failing to meet its legal obligations for more than a decade. It again shows that Mondelēz puts profits over people. Use the Buycott app to boycott Mondelēz products!
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