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Rotting cheese recycled in Italian food scam: report
Eleven thousand tonnes of rotting or out-of-date cheese from European dairies were mixed with fresh products and resold, according to an Italian police investigation reported by La Repubblica on Friday.
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Elite Island athletes who are vegetarians
A group on Vancouver Island is showing athletes don't need meat to compete.
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Extinction risk 'underestimated'
The risk of extinction for many species may have been seriously underestimated, according to new research published in the journal Nature.
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Badger cull proposals rejected
The government has decided against a cull of badgers in England to control TB in cattle, the BBC understands.
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Miracle diet from the Med
Adopting elements of a Mediterranean-style diet, which is high in fruit and vegetables and low on red meat and dairy produce, can reduce the risk of cancer by almost a quarter, according to a major study of people's eating habits.
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New Vegetarian Food With Several Health Benefits
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A new vegetarian food that boosts the uptake of iron and offers a good set of proteins. This could be the result of a doctoral dissertation by Charlotte Eklund-Jonsson at the Department of Food Science.
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Pamela Anderson: 'Jessica Simpson Is A B*tch'
Pamela Anderson has slated Jessica Simpson for wearing a slogan t-shirt proclaiming ‘Real Girls Eat Meat’.
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Animal rights group turns its fire on celebrity meat-eaters
Animal rights protesters have launched a series of angry campaigns against A-list carnivores. They are shifting their focus from celebrities who wear fur to others who encourage the "exploitation" of animals by eating them.
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Is vegan farming all it's hyped to be?
The tradition of farming the land in New Mexico's Espanola Valley had been passed down from Don Bustos's Spanish ancestors, who tilled the same soil centuries before.
But when Bustos realised the traditional farming techniques he was using could harm his children's health, he went organic 15 years ago. Now, Bustos says he has found an even safer method - vegan organic farming without any animal fertilisers or by-products, a technique popular in Europe.