Alexander J. Stein
@ajstein.bsky.social
Agricultural economist interested in food, nutrition, health, sustainability. PhD. EU. Private account. Posts ≠ endorsements. Blocking trolls, unsupported claims etc. Posts in German at @ajstein-de.bsky.social. More infos at www.AJStein.de
The EU discusses banning terms like “veggie #burger” or “soy #sausage”, but people quickly recognize whether they look at a #meat product or a plant-based alternative. The problem is not with the packaging but with the #supermarket shelves where… (1/2) vegconomist.com/studies-numb... #labeling
What Happens if the EU Bans Terms Like “Veggie Burger”? A New Consumer Study Explores - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
While the EU is discussing banning terms like "veggie burger" or "soy sausage", new data from Appinio provides a surprising insight: It's not the name that
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November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The EU discusses banning terms like “veggie #burger” or “soy #sausage”, but people quickly recognize whether they look at a #meat product or a plant-based alternative. The problem is not with the packaging but with the #supermarket shelves where… (1/2) vegconomist.com/studies-numb... #labeling
#Asia: Large-scale blind taste test showed that several meats enhanced with plant #proteins closely match their conventional counterparts on taste. One chicken #mince product even outperformed conventional #chicken mince, i.e. the healthier and… (1/3) gfi-apac.org/breaking-mea...
BREAKING: Meat enhanced with plant proteins outperforms conventional version in A*STAR study
To objectively measure whether or not the newest crop of products that combine animal meat and high-quality plant proteins were close to reaching taste parity with their conventional counterparts, GFI...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
#Asia: Large-scale blind taste test showed that several meats enhanced with plant #proteins closely match their conventional counterparts on taste. One chicken #mince product even outperformed conventional #chicken mince, i.e. the healthier and… (1/3) gfi-apac.org/breaking-mea...
Police look for witnesses after another fatal shooting in #Brussels that killed a 25-year-old man on Friday night. #Shots were fired at a group of people around 9 pm and the 25-year-old man was fatally struck: www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1831... #shooting #gunviolence #violence #Bruxelles #Brussel
Police look for witnesses after fatal Brussels shooting
A man was fatally shot in Schaerbeek, Brussels last Friday. Belgian police have launched an urgent appeal for witnesses to help track fleeing suspects.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Police look for witnesses after another fatal shooting in #Brussels that killed a 25-year-old man on Friday night. #Shots were fired at a group of people around 9 pm and the 25-year-old man was fatally struck: www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1831... #shooting #gunviolence #violence #Bruxelles #Brussel
Serving #meat at a climate summit is like handing out cigarettes at a cancer-prevention conference as the animal #agriculture industry is a top driver of #deforestation and the #climate catastrophe that is wreaking havoc on the planet: www.euronews.com/culture/2025... #COP30 #livestock #animals
Paul McCartney urges COP30 to go vegetarian to avoid climate hypocrisy
The UN Climate Change Conference takes place in Belém, Brazil, next week... And Paul McCartney has some thoughts regarding the menu.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Serving #meat at a climate summit is like handing out cigarettes at a cancer-prevention conference as the animal #agriculture industry is a top driver of #deforestation and the #climate catastrophe that is wreaking havoc on the planet: www.euronews.com/culture/2025... #COP30 #livestock #animals
The development of new #antibiotics will not be enough to curb the rise in #deaths from drug-resistant #infections, for which the misuse & overuse of #antimicrobials in human medicine & #agriculture are the main drivers… (1/2) doi.org/10.1038/d415... #health #AMR
November 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The development of new #antibiotics will not be enough to curb the rise in #deaths from drug-resistant #infections, for which the misuse & overuse of #antimicrobials in human medicine & #agriculture are the main drivers… (1/2) doi.org/10.1038/d415... #health #AMR
Food price #subsidies are widely recognized as effective tools to improve quality of #diets, but for environmental gains to be realized, it is important to explicitly integrate #environment considerations into food subsidy policies: doi.org/10.1016/j.ei... #prices #health #DALYs #carbon #emissions
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November 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Food price #subsidies are widely recognized as effective tools to improve quality of #diets, but for environmental gains to be realized, it is important to explicitly integrate #environment considerations into food subsidy policies: doi.org/10.1016/j.ei... #prices #health #DALYs #carbon #emissions
In most categories the #NutriScore of plant-based meat & #sausage alternatives is better than that of their #animal counterparts. Reformulation & #fortification could improve their #nutrition profiles further and support more healthier #plantbased options: doi.org/10.3390/food... #meat #health
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November 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
In most categories the #NutriScore of plant-based meat & #sausage alternatives is better than that of their #animal counterparts. Reformulation & #fortification could improve their #nutrition profiles further and support more healthier #plantbased options: doi.org/10.3390/food... #meat #health
Food #ecolabelling should follow harmonised methodological guidelines based on empirical findings, scientific principles & societal values and #label formats should be clear for #consumers. A harmonised EU scheme is key for broad & equitable adoption: doi.org/10.1016/j.sp... #sustainable #labeling
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November 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Food #ecolabelling should follow harmonised methodological guidelines based on empirical findings, scientific principles & societal values and #label formats should be clear for #consumers. A harmonised EU scheme is key for broad & equitable adoption: doi.org/10.1016/j.sp... #sustainable #labeling
Cod in the #BalticSea could soon become extinct as #stocks are severely threatened. The #EU Commission wanted to lower catch quotas, but too many member states voted against it: www-deutschlandfunk-de.translate.goog/eu-fangquote... #cod #fish #fishing #fisheries #overfishing #biodiversity
Meeresbiologe Froese - „Den Dorsch haben wir verloren“
Der Ostsee-Dorsch ist vom Aussterben bedroht: Meeresbiologe Froese warnt, doch trotz gefährdeter Bestände gibt es Widerstand gegen strengere Fangquoten.
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November 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Cod in the #BalticSea could soon become extinct as #stocks are severely threatened. The #EU Commission wanted to lower catch quotas, but too many member states voted against it: www-deutschlandfunk-de.translate.goog/eu-fangquote... #cod #fish #fishing #fisheries #overfishing #biodiversity
Pakistan approved the country’s first #GMO sugarcane after assessing the crop's #foodsafety and #biosafety. The development of GM #sugarcane lines within #Pakistan reflects the nation's growing capacity in agricultural biotechnology: pid.gov.pk/site/press_d... #agriculture #plantbreeding #GMOs
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November 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Pakistan approved the country’s first #GMO sugarcane after assessing the crop's #foodsafety and #biosafety. The development of GM #sugarcane lines within #Pakistan reflects the nation's growing capacity in agricultural biotechnology: pid.gov.pk/site/press_d... #agriculture #plantbreeding #GMOs
Adherence to plant-based diets (diets rich in #plantbased foods and low in #meat & sugars) may protect from gastric #cancer, i.e. dietary change has a potential role in cancer prevention: doi.org/10.1093/eurp... #health #nutrition #diets
Association between adherence to EAT-Lancet diet and risk of gastric cancer in the StoP project
AbstractBackground. In 2019, the EAT-Lancet Commission proposed a diet promoting plant-based foods, while reducing red meat and added sugars, aiming to imp
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November 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Adherence to plant-based diets (diets rich in #plantbased foods and low in #meat & sugars) may protect from gastric #cancer, i.e. dietary change has a potential role in cancer prevention: doi.org/10.1093/eurp... #health #nutrition #diets
Despite the #business opportunity from #plantbased proteins, many global food companies are not effectively meeting #consumers demand, limiting the category’s #growth and weakening the #resilience of food #supplychains thru over-reliance on animal protein: www.fairr.org/news-events/... #protein
Global Food Companies’ Plant-Based Protein Approach Misses Opportunity for Growth, Nutrition and Resilience | FAIRR
The FAIRR Initiative is a collaborative investor network that raises awareness of the materiality risks and opportunities in intensive livestock production.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Despite the #business opportunity from #plantbased proteins, many global food companies are not effectively meeting #consumers demand, limiting the category’s #growth and weakening the #resilience of food #supplychains thru over-reliance on animal protein: www.fairr.org/news-events/... #protein
The first European company received regulatory approval to #market a cultivated #meat product for human consumption,—although not in the EU but in Singapore… www.proteinproductiontechnology.com/post/parima-... #chicken #EU #Singapore #foodsafety #cleanmeat #culturedmeat #cultivatedmeat
PARIMA secures Singapore approval for cultivated chicken, becoming Europe’s first company cleared to market cultivated meat for human consumption | PPTI News
PARIMA secures Singapore approval for cultivated chicken, becoming Europe’s first company cleared to market cultivated meat | Alternative Proteins | Food Tech | Food Production | Plant-Based Food | Cu...
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November 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The first European company received regulatory approval to #market a cultivated #meat product for human consumption,—although not in the EU but in Singapore… www.proteinproductiontechnology.com/post/parima-... #chicken #EU #Singapore #foodsafety #cleanmeat #culturedmeat #cultivatedmeat
#Urbanization drives consolidation of #farm operations, i.e. we will be dealing with a sector that is increasingly able to organize & lobby for what it wants. This could bring more favorable #regulations & #subsidies for a shrinking group of farmers: doi.org/10.1093/erae... #agriculture #farmers #UK
Urbanization and the industrialization of agriculture
Abstract. As urban environments expand, urban pressure is likely to generate increased competition for resources used in the agricultural sector, such as l
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October 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
#Urbanization drives consolidation of #farm operations, i.e. we will be dealing with a sector that is increasingly able to organize & lobby for what it wants. This could bring more favorable #regulations & #subsidies for a shrinking group of farmers: doi.org/10.1093/erae... #agriculture #farmers #UK
In #Africa, dependence on natural resources undermines #foodsecurity thru the quality of institutions, income #inequality & #conflicts. Economic & agricultural diversification should be encouraged and money made from natural resources be invested in #agriculture projects: doi.org/10.1007/s411...
Starving rich: linking natural resource endowment and food insecurity in Africa - Review of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Studies
Given that eating, and especially eating well, is one of our most basic human needs, millions of people in Africa still do not have enough to eat. In African countries rich in natural resources, the p...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
In #Africa, dependence on natural resources undermines #foodsecurity thru the quality of institutions, income #inequality & #conflicts. Economic & agricultural diversification should be encouraged and money made from natural resources be invested in #agriculture projects: doi.org/10.1007/s411...
Better access to formal #credit & support systems reduce regional inequalities in #agriculture productivity, contributing to #foodsecurity, #poverty reduction & rural development in #Ghana. Stronger rural financial systems, infrastructure & farmer support networks are needed: doi.org/10.1007/s411...
The role of formal credit in enhancing maize production and profitability in Africa: empirical evidence from Ghana - Review of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Studies
This study investigates the role of formal credit access in enhancing maize production and profitability in Ghana, focusing on its impacts on farm output, profitability, and regional disparities, whil...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Better access to formal #credit & support systems reduce regional inequalities in #agriculture productivity, contributing to #foodsecurity, #poverty reduction & rural development in #Ghana. Stronger rural financial systems, infrastructure & farmer support networks are needed: doi.org/10.1007/s411...
#Germany: Agriculture Minister Rainer opposes a ban on terms like "tofu #sausage" or "veggie schnitzel" for #plantbased foods as it would cause high #costs for businesses and create more #bureaucracy: People know that a "veggie #schnitzel" is not meat: www-merkur-de.translate.goog/wirtschaft/c...
CSU-Agrarminister Rainer warnt vor „Veggie-Burger“-Verbot
Bundesernährungsminister Rainer lehnt ein Verbot von Begriffen wie „Veggie-Schnitzel“ ab. Er warnt vor den Folgen, die der Vorstoß haben könnte.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
#Germany: Agriculture Minister Rainer opposes a ban on terms like "tofu #sausage" or "veggie schnitzel" for #plantbased foods as it would cause high #costs for businesses and create more #bureaucracy: People know that a "veggie #schnitzel" is not meat: www-merkur-de.translate.goog/wirtschaft/c...
#Review: Transitioning to #plantbased diets can reduce resource use & promote #sustainability. Promoting plant-based #diets can also encourage a more responsible & equitable social culture. Plant-based diets consistently provide various #health benefits across diverse… (1/3) doi.org/10.3390/futu...
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October 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
#Review: Transitioning to #plantbased diets can reduce resource use & promote #sustainability. Promoting plant-based #diets can also encourage a more responsible & equitable social culture. Plant-based diets consistently provide various #health benefits across diverse… (1/3) doi.org/10.3390/futu...
At least 174 #racehorses died from racing or training #injuries in the past 12 months in #Australia alone. The real figure is likely higher as fatal injuries that occur in training or at the stables are not publicly reported: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... #sports #horses #racing #animalwelfare
At least 174 racehorses died from racing or training injuries in past 12 months in Australia, report finds
That’s the highest number recorded by the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses since they began tracking deaths 10 years ago
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October 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
At least 174 #racehorses died from racing or training #injuries in the past 12 months in #Australia alone. The real figure is likely higher as fatal injuries that occur in training or at the stables are not publicly reported: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... #sports #horses #racing #animalwelfare
The spread of #birdflu among farm & wild #animals put authorities across #Germany on high alert. In just two infected #poultry farms, they ordered the killing of 130,000 ducks & #chickens. Many states ramp up preventative measures… (1/2) taz-de.translate.goog/Vogelgrippe-... #AvianInfluenza
Vogelgrippe in Deutschland: Behörden ordnen in Brandenburg Massenkeulung an
In Brandenburg müssen rund 130.000 Enten und Hühner getötet werden. Die Branche ist wegen der Ausbreitung der Seuche alarmiert.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The spread of #birdflu among farm & wild #animals put authorities across #Germany on high alert. In just two infected #poultry farms, they ordered the killing of 130,000 ducks & #chickens. Many states ramp up preventative measures… (1/2) taz-de.translate.goog/Vogelgrippe-... #AvianInfluenza
Nutrition can play a helpful role in broader strategies to promote physical & mental #health. Largely plant-based #diets showed significant effects in this regard. #Nutrition strategies should be incorporated into public health policies: doi.org/10.3390/psyc...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Nutrition can play a helpful role in broader strategies to promote physical & mental #health. Largely plant-based #diets showed significant effects in this regard. #Nutrition strategies should be incorporated into public health policies: doi.org/10.3390/psyc...
Transforming #foodsystems is key to mitigate #environment degradation, reduce #disease burdens & protect sentient individuals. Despite overwhelming evidence linking animal-sourced foods to ecological damage, resource depletion & public health challenges, gaps remain in… (1/5) doi.org/10.1002/sd.7...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Transforming #foodsystems is key to mitigate #environment degradation, reduce #disease burdens & protect sentient individuals. Despite overwhelming evidence linking animal-sourced foods to ecological damage, resource depletion & public health challenges, gaps remain in… (1/5) doi.org/10.1002/sd.7...
Food packages with health-related cues are rated as healthier & more desirable to purchase, even when warning #labels are present. Warning labels can attract attention but their impact may be diluted by underregulated health-related packaging cues: doi.org/10.1016/j.fo... #Colombia #labeling #health
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October 30, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Food packages with health-related cues are rated as healthier & more desirable to purchase, even when warning #labels are present. Warning labels can attract attention but their impact may be diluted by underregulated health-related packaging cues: doi.org/10.1016/j.fo... #Colombia #labeling #health
#Argentina: Diets based on national guidelines are the most expensive, while a diet with fewer #animal protein sources is more affordable, i.e. there are #diets that can reduce GHG #emissions and provide #health benefits without increasing food expenses: doi.org/10.1186/s129... #costs #foodsecurity
Cost and affordability implications of transitioning from current diets to National dietary guidelines and EAT-Lancet recommendations in Argentina: a modelling study - Nutrition Journal
Background Current dietary patterns contribute to health issues and pose high demands on the food production system, leading to environmental degradation. This paper aims to analyze the cost and affor...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
#Argentina: Diets based on national guidelines are the most expensive, while a diet with fewer #animal protein sources is more affordable, i.e. there are #diets that can reduce GHG #emissions and provide #health benefits without increasing food expenses: doi.org/10.1186/s129... #costs #foodsecurity
Dietary changes, like increasing the share of #plantbased foods, may require motivational drivers that are stronger than eco-guilt (that may arise when #consumers reflect on the #environment consequences of their behaviour, in which #empathy also plays an important role): doi.org/10.1016/j.cl...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Dietary changes, like increasing the share of #plantbased foods, may require motivational drivers that are stronger than eco-guilt (that may arise when #consumers reflect on the #environment consequences of their behaviour, in which #empathy also plays an important role): doi.org/10.1016/j.cl...