Press releases in English

For the seventh year, Relais & Châteaux and Slow Food present their annual Food for Change campaign to protect local biodiversity and promote sustainable food consumption.   Since 2014, Relais & Châteaux has been striving to make a better world through cuisine and hospitality in a manifesto presented to UNESCO. One of the association’s 20 …

“The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023 report (SOFI) worryingly points out how almost 30% of the global population has not had constant access to food and how the capacity of people to access healthy diets has deteriorated across the world. The urgency to reshape the agrifood system is everyday getting …

Today, a worrying proposal to deregulate new GMOs (or “new genomic techniques” (NGT)) in the European Union has been released by the European Commission. This is bad news for our food, biodiversity, farmers and for citizens. Slow Food rejects the Commission’s plans to exempt the majority of new GMOs from existing GMO requirements, which means …

The Slow Food festival dedicated to raw milk and natural cheeses returns to Bra, Italy, from September 15-18 The program is online at https://cheese.slowfood.it/en/  Cheese, the largest international event dedicated to raw milk, natural cheeses and artisanal dairy products, returns to the city of Bra, Italy, from September 15-18, 2023. Organized by Slow Food and …

European citizens’ ethical and environmental concerns about the industrial exploitation of farmed animals have shed light on the need to update the current EU rules. As the European Commission is finalizing its proposal on the revision of the EU Animal Welfare legislation (expected in September 2023), Slow Food publishes a new policy brief outlining various …

From June 17 the market will welcome visitors on every other Saturday   The newest Slow Food Earth Market will be inaugurated in Kastamonu on June 17 at 11 a.m. It is the fourth in Turkey and will reach the global network of 94 worldwide. It is located in the Kastamonu Republic Square foot passenger …

Safe food should always be the easy choice. Yet, everyone is exposed to varying degrees of pesticide residues through food and water, with direct adverse effects on health. Slow Food marks today’s World Food Safety Day by launching Say Goodbye to Toxics!, a European-wide online campaign, in collaboration with other organizations, to involve citizens and …

One third of the food we produce globally goes to waste. ONE THIRD! This is the reason why for 7 years, SFYN and Slow Food communities across the world have spread the message of World Disco Soup Day: saving food from being wasted from markets, restaurants and more, cooking in a convivial way and celebrating …