Weekly Overview: Water, GM Crops and Product Sustainability
ANALYSIS - Sustainability is the theme of this week. Last Friday was World Water Day, which was marked with the release of a new report on the growing threat of water scarcity in many regions. Surprisingly few food companies monitor the sustainability of their ingredients, according to a new report. The debate over genetic modification has been revived in the EU as the Commission considers the authorisation of new GM crops. FMD and ASF rumble on in Russia.