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21 Nov 2025
The Lancet releases papers adding weight to the evidence that UPFs harm human health
A study by The Lancet reveals that ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are linked to harm in nearly all organs. Ultra-processed diets are rapidly overtaking less processed diets worldwide...
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14 Nov 2025
Ultra-processed foods linked to prediabetes in young adults
A US study has linked ultra-processed food intake with higher risk of prediabetes and disrupted glucose regulation in young adults. The study, led by researchers from the Universit...
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28 Oct 2025
130+ organisations urge von der Leyen to strengthen enforcement of EU pesticide law
SAFE and more than 130 other European civil society, scientific, water, and farming organisations warn that the EU pesticide legislation is poorly implemented. Together, we have co...
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09 Oct 2025
Very high levels of short-chain PFAS (TFA) found in 12 out of 16 mineral water samples
A study by Greenpeace has found very high levels of TFA, a type of “forever chemical” resulting from the degradation of PFAS, in 12 samples from 16 mineral water brands tested ...
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09 Oct 2025
Diet and Sugary Drinks Linked to Higher Liver Disease Risk
A recent study presented at UEG Week 2025, the annual congress of United European Gastroenterology, has revealed that consuming diet drinks may affect health just as much as sugary...
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03 Oct 2025
‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds
Adopting a plant-rich “planetary health diet”, including moderate meat consumption, could prevent 40,000 early deaths a day across the world, according to a report by the EAT-L...
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30 Sep 2025
UPFs proven more addictive earlier in life
21% of American women and 10% of American men in their early 50s and 60s meet criteria for an addiction to ultra-processed foods (UPFs), a study by the University of Michigan has f...
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25 Sep 2025
Fourth High-level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on the prevention and control of NCDs and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing (HLM4)
On 25 September 2025, world Head of States and Government will meet at the UN General Assembly to set a new vision for tackling noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and promoting mental...
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24 Sep 2025
Pesticides banned in Europe but sold to poor countries
An investigation by Greenpeace, Unearthed, and Public Eye has found that in 2024, the European Union authorised the export of pesticides containing 75 chemicals banned within the E...
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23 Sep 2025
A study finds nanoplastics in edible parts of vegetables
A study has revealed the presence of nanoplastics, plastic particles even smaller than microplastics, in the edible parts of vegetables for the first time. The study demonstrated t...
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11 Sep 2025
UNICEF warns child obesity surpasses underweight population worldwide for the first time
© UNICEF/Florence Goupil For the first time in history, obesity surpasses undernutrition as the most common form of malnutrition in young people, a report from UNICEF found. One i...
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09 Sep 2025
Paris Court of Appeal holds French State accountable for inadequate assessment of pesticides
The Paris Administrative Court of Appeal has held the French State accountable for its inadequate assessment of the environmental impacts of pesticides, including soil and water po...
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