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The Supreme Court has upheld a controversial California law requiring pork sold in-state to be humanely raised, no matter where it’s produced. Pork producers say it could drive up food prices.
Though preferable to battery farms, free-range eggs are not as safe and ethical as customers think.
Research shows that food supply chains are unfair, but there are ways to make them more sustainable for all involved.
A drop in gas prices helped tame inflation in December 2022. But grocery prices and housing costs continued to rise.
Lots of kids wonder about this. Here are some of the basics.
To understand the origins of the Yorkshire pudding Christmas dinner debate we need to turn the clock back to the time when the original pudding was first created.
Eggs are hard to beat, but there are plenty of other options.
Hunters are warned to take precautions handling wild birds, and the virus can spill over to non-avian species, so no one should approach wild animals that appear ill.
Pork producers are challenging a California law that animal welfare advocates call the most important measure for farm animal protection in decades.
Our shift to free-range eggs carries a higher likelihood of winter shortages.
Lead levels in backyard hen eggs are often much higher than in eggs bought in the shops. A new study of soil lead, chickens and eggs locates the high-risk areas in our biggest cities.
Climate change has a clear link to rising foodborne illnesses. Blackouts during heat waves and wildfires are a growing part of the problem.
Bird flu is highly contagious in domestic flocks, and a major outbreak is underway in the US. A veterinary scientist explains what consumers need to know.
Cockroaches have been on Earth far longer than humans and may outlast us. Here are a few reasons why.
It’s too hot for bare feet, but that doesn’t mean you can cook a fry-up on the path outside your house. A frying pan is a much better tool for the job, because it conducts heat far more efficiently.
It’s still not known exactly how female birds produce such colourful and intricately-patterned eggs. But we do have some theories about the survival advantage this provides.
Egg production standards are about more than just a happy compromise. Hens are sentient, intelligent beings. Like us, they deserve a good life.
Victorians who need donated eggs and sperm face limited choice, lengthy waits and high costs.
Parthenogenesis, a form of reproduction in which an egg develops into an embryo without being fertilized by sperm, might be more common than you realized.
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