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Nutrition
Microplastics
MicroÂplaÂsÂtics are everÂyÂwheÂre – in the sea, in the air, in cosÂmeÂtic proÂducts. The small plaÂsÂtic parÂticÂles have becoÂme an inteÂgral part of our enviÂronÂment. AccorÂding to sciÂenÂtists and reseÂarÂchers, theÂre are virÂtualÂly no more plaÂsÂÂtic-free areÂas on earth. MicroÂplaÂsÂtics are ubiÂquiÂtous, espeÂciÂalÂly in the food secÂtor. PackÂaÂging and plaÂsÂtic bags often end up across the rivers in the oceÂans, wheÂre they are conÂsuÂmed by fish and other mariÂne aniÂmals as supÂpoÂsed food. UltiÂmÂateÂly, microÂplaÂsÂtics have also becoÂme part of our diet. In the new blog post we shed light on the topic of microÂplaÂsÂtics and its effects in detail and give helÂpful tips for easy reduction.
Climate change
CliÂmaÂte chanÂge is currÂentÂly the most disÂcusÂsed topic in socieÂty and is becoÂming increÂasingÂly important for most peoÂpÂle. How exploÂsiÂve the cliÂmaÂte criÂsis realÂly is, is also made clear in countÂless press and media reports. We have looÂked at various facÂtors that play a role in the cliÂmaÂte criÂsis. In our blog post, we would like to take a cloÂser look at them and highÂlight the actions that are necesÂsaÂry to achieÂve greaÂter susÂtainaÂbiÂliÂty and enviÂronÂmenÂtal friendliness.
Quality seals and certificates
In order to make the right choices from the wide ranÂge of proÂducts offeÂred by various manuÂfacÂtuÂrÂers and brands when shopÂping for food, many conÂsuÂmers use seals and cerÂtiÂfiÂcaÂtes as a guiÂde. TheÂse were oriÂgiÂnalÂly creaÂted to assoÂciaÂte proÂducts with cerÂtain chaÂracÂteÂristics and to proÂviÂde conÂsuÂmers with a basis for making decisÂiÂons. The seals of apprÂoval can be clasÂsiÂfied accorÂding to enviÂronÂmenÂtal or social aspects as well as accorÂding to the proÂduct groups to which they refer. Learn more about it in our blog post.
Resource consumption of animal breeding in comparison
As conÂsuÂmers and buyÂers, we are used to full refÂriÂgeÂraÂted counÂters in GerÂmaÂny: wheÂther beef, pork, poulÂtry or fish, everÂyÂthing is always available in rough quanÂtiÂties. If we now conÂsider how many superÂmarÂkets theÂre are in our area, this conÂsuÂmer offer quickÂly adds up. What conÂsuÂmers often fail to conÂsider, howeÂver, is that enormÂous resourÂces are requiÂred for the growth of the aniÂmals. LogiÂcalÂly, the larÂger the aniÂmal, the more water and feed are neeÂded. Due to the increÂasing scarÂciÂty of water and the rising proÂteÂin requiÂreÂments of our rapidly groÂwing world popuÂlaÂtiÂon the quesÂtiÂon ariÂses as to which aniÂmal is most effiÂciÂent in the use of natuÂral resourÂces in terms of meeÂting our proÂteÂin requirements?
German nutrition habits
Over the last decaÂdes, issues like susÂtainaÂbiÂliÂty, enviÂronÂmenÂtal proÂtecÂtion and mindfulÂness have becoÂme more preÂsent in GerÂmaÂny. TheÂreÂwiÂth, the health-conÂÂscious behaÂviÂor of the conÂsuÂmers rose and due to their demand, the ranÂge of whoÂleÂfood proÂducts and whoÂleÂfood shops grew. Even the selÂecÂtion of healtÂhy foods and bioÂloÂgiÂcal oriÂgiÂnaÂted proÂducts in drugsÂtoÂres expanÂded. So various stuÂdies surÂveyÂed difÂfeÂrent age groups with regard to their nutÂriÂtiÂon habits, preÂfeÂrenÂces, the subÂject cooÂking and more aliÂÂÂmenÂÂtaÂry-releÂÂvant quesÂtiÂons. We looÂked into it and sumÂmaÂriÂzed the results of the studies.
Fish as food product
SinÂce the beginÂning of time, fish is a typiÂcal food in coasÂtal areÂas. As fish is relaÂtively easy to catch, its high-quaÂliÂty proÂteÂins conÂtriÂbuÂting essenÂtiÂalÂly to a healtÂhy nutÂriÂtiÂon of humanÂkind. But this is not the only reason why fish is an belÂoved proÂduct. Here is a…