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Leaked EU documents and a post-trilogue statement suggest Brussels is moving to restrict words like “chicken” and “bacon” on food labels, with possible knock-on effects for products from Pot Noodle to bacon-flavoured snacks.
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Brussels could force Chicken & Mushroom Pot Noodle to change its name

Leaked EU documents and a post-trilogue statement suggest Brussels is moving to restrict words like “chicken” and “bacon” on food labels.
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A person eating a salad reads the results of their cancer diagnosis
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Vegetarians and cancer risk: what a study of 1.8 million people actually suggests, and what got lost in coverage

A landmark Oxford study of 1.8M people found that vegetarian and vegan diets tend to lower cancer risk, but The Telegraph's headline told a different story.
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On the left hand side, a picture of a bank. On the right hand side, a picture of a pig in a factory farm
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Why switching banks may reduce your money's role in factory farming more than changing your diet

UK banks channelled £62bn to factory farming between 2015–2022. Here's how the banking system works, and what you can do about where your money goes.
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A person reaches up and takes an apple from an apple tree
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How viral posts about "unnatural" apples may be missing what the science actually shows

Modern apples have been selectively bred, but does that make them bad for you? The science suggests otherwise.
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