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Cupffee, a start-up making coffee cups from oats and wheat, is on a mission to stimulate demand for ‘sustainable edibles’.

On 1 October 2023, the UK will ban single-use plastics, with the guidance having been released on 23 May. The EU have also released wide-ranging guidance on plastics.

Edible insects have many benefits. They are a good source of alternative protein, a rival to plant-based meat; they are often considered more sustainable than conventional meat; some insects are even higher in protein than beef. However, many consumers in Europe and ‘Western’ countries more generally find edible insects hard to stomach. How should one go about convincing consumers that insects are worth a try?

The US company behind the EEASY Lid, claimed to be the world’s first aluminium lug lid designed to assist the rising numbers who wrestle with hard-to-open lids, has announced that Germany's largest supermarket EDEKA Kempken is the first to adopt the invention.

New research by campaign group Action on Salt has revealed the vast salt content within pizzas, with one in two pizzas containing at least the entirety of daily recommended salt levels. The group, which is made up of experts and based in Queen Mary University of London, argue that the government needs to do more to reduce salt content in food.