Something fishy about seafood labels

    Environmentalists, scientists and foodies are complaining that regulators are lax in policing seafood, and have been slow to adopt the latest scientific tools even though they are now readily available and easy to use. “Customers buying fish have a right to know what the heck it is and where it’s from, but agencies [...]

Healthy Street Food in Jakarta

    Instead of eating home-cooked food, people in these neighborhoods buy the cheapest meals they can: food from street vendors.  The equivalent of 20 cents in Jakarta can buy a meal of rice fried with soy sauce and a little chicken, or deep fried fish cakes.  Ten cents will buy a snack.   Overcrowded, kitchenless [...]

Climate Graphics by Skeptical Science: 97 out of 100 climate experts

via Skeptical Sciences.

Toxic Flame Retardants Rampant in Baby Products, New Study Finds

    Products designed for newborns, babies and toddlers — including car seats, breastfeeding pillows, changing pads, crib wedges, bassinet mattresses and other items made with polyurethane foam — contain multiple toxic chemical flame retardants, according to a first-of-its-kind peer-reviewed study published today in the Environmental Science & Technology journal. via Huffington Post.

Why we can’t shop our way to sustainability

    Eco labels are cluttered, confusing and unreliable. Organic food gets a tiny slice of the market. Most shoppers don’t pay much attention to environmental factors. Perhaps understandably so. They’re busy, or  ignorant. Or they don’t care. Which makes me believe that we can’t count on consumers to bring about a sustainable food system. [...]

A Bloody Business – the cruelty inflicted on Australian cattle in Indonesian slaughterhouses

    If you want to eat beef, you should know where it comes from, and you should be able to stomach what you’d see if you clicked through and watched ABC’s Four Corners exposé on the horrors of Indonesian slaughterhouses. Who’s culpable? The Indonesians? The Australian farmers? Or the consumers? Via ABC’s Four Corners.

Asia Must Address Climate Change Impact on Water and Food

    The seminar, “Climate Risk and Resilience: Securing the Region’s Future,” examined the threats posed by climate change to water and food security in the region and explored strategies to manage those threats. Key solutions include scaling up efforts to “climate proof” infrastructure, manage disaster risks such as floods and droughts, and adopt regional [...]