Food and Human Health
Is The Next Pandemic On Our Plate
COVID-19 has highlighted the dangers of ignoring potential crises until they are hard upon us. Other crises - climate change. antibiotic resistance, biodiversity loss, and water…
Download (PDF 20.65MB)Dutch slower growing chickens require less antibiotics than fast-growing chickens
Evidence from the Dutch industry shows that chickens in higher welfare systems are much less likely to require antibiotic treatment.
Read moreWhy fluoroquinolone in poultry should be banned
Fluoroquinolones are antibiotics classified by the World Health Organization as ‘critically important in human medicine’ due to their importance for treating infections such as…
Download (PDF 0.98MB)Antimicrobial resistance - 2015 briefing
Why the irresponsible use of antibiotics in agriculture must stop
Download (PDF 6.14MB)Feeding the Planet - Building on the Milan Charter
The Milan Charter is designed to be the legacy of EXPO 2015. It helpfully identifies the major challenges related to food as “combating undernutrition, malnutrition and waste”…
Download (PDF 0.76MB)Position paper on sustainability and livestock
The Food Security, Sustainability, Public Health and Animal Welfare Implications of Livestock Production, November 2014.
Download (PDF 0.70MB)A Sustainable Food Policy for Europe
Towards a sustainable, nourishing and humane food policy.
Download (PDF 0.24MB)Fats, Farming and Food
This briefing describes the different types of dietary fats, and which to eat and which to avoid.
Download (PDF 0.10MB)Nutrition
Is there a definitive link between welfare and nutrition? Having looked at the findings from over 200 studies based on the relationship between the welfare of the animals and the…
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