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Ali Morpeth

@alimorpeth.bsky.social
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On a mission to build a better food system for people + planet 💚🌍 Live on edge of Yorkshire Dales. Love getting lost in hills www.planeatryalliance.com 📚Substack @alimorpeth 🌐LinkedIn @alimorpeth

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Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming @sustainweb.org · 28/04/2025
Shocking truth about high sugars & low vitamins & iron levels in baby food pouches revealed by BBC Panorama TODAY ▶️Health experts call for tighter regulation inc @childrensfood.bsky.social @1stepsnutrition.bsky.social @thebda.bsky.social @alimorpeth.bsky.social www.sustainweb.org/news/apr25-p...
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BBC Panorama reveals the shocking truth about baby pouches | Sustain
BBC Panorama has exposed serious concerns about the growing market in commercial baby food pouches and their nutritional impact for babies and toddlers. Children's Food Campaign responds.
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Our work assessing 630 products for nutrition and marketing is live here #panorama environment.leeds.ac.uk/faculty/doc/...
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Commercial Baby Foods In Crisis: Addressing Health, Marketing and Inequalities in the UK
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
👶Babyfoods full of sugar but lacking critical Nutrition www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Baby food pouches low in key nutrients, lab testing finds - BBC News
Parents are being "misled" by marketing from leading baby food companies, experts tell BBC.
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Unbelievable attempts to derail climate scientists www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows
Eat-Lancet report recommended shift to more plant-based, climate-friendly diet but was extensively attacked online
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Join us 8 May ⤵️ www.sustainweb.org/events/apr25...
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Commercial Baby Foods in Crisis: Addressing Health, Marketing and Inequalities | Sustain
A webinar to launch the groundbreaking findings from the University of Leeds' research into commercial foods for infants and toddlers, and implications for public health policy.
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
This ⤵️ www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
theguardian.com
Rewind and be kind: what happens if you do one act of kindness every day?
When Bernadette Russell decided to perform one good deed every day for a year, it made a difference to the world around her but also had a big impact on her own life
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
👀Increased yield + more sustainable www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Harpenden firm trials sustainable algae fertiliser - BBC News
Field trials of a firm's algae fertiliser have shown it has led to a 21% increase in yield.
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Whatever storm comes at you, you're still standing here 🌳
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
My view on the reasons the food industry can't stay the same ⤵️ Via Substack 🙌 open.substack.com/pub/planeatr...
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
🍅Fresh produce🍅
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Massively disappointing to hear of this today www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Andrew Gwynne: Labour health minister sacked over WhatsApp messages
Gwynne apologises for the
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
🇩🇰Way to go Denmark, bringing everyone on a journey with a vision of a better future for all www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Insanely tasty green food’: how the meaty Danes embraced a world-first plant-based plan
Agreement between farmers, politicians and environmental groups led to a €170m action fund for plant based food
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
💥NEW💥 this is us ⤵️ www.planeatryalliance.com Building a better food system for people + planet
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
SunYAYs in the Yorkshire Dales 🐎💚
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Well, that's a relief www.ndtv.com/world-news/b...
ndtv.com
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg To Fund UN Climate Change Body After US Withdrawal
Bloomberg's intervention aims to ensure the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) remains fully funded despite the United States halting its contributions.
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
The rollbacks to net zero commitments are already happening as a consequence of Trump's election, despite the fact we know business as usual is not compatible with a livable planet www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
World’s addiction to fossil fuels is ‘Frankenstein’s monster’, says UN chief
António Guterres issues warning at Davos, days after Donald Trump pulled US out of Paris climate agreement
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Food, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Good to see politicians debating the impact of food and diet on obesity, including the @houseoflords.parliament.uk's Food, Diet & Obesity Committee’s latest report, in a Backbench Business Debate in the House of Commons yesterday 👉 www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=...
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Obesity: Food and Diet
– in the House of Commons at 6:46 pm 20 January 2025
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Risk to global health if USA leaves WHO www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Trump orders US to leave World Health Organization - BBC News
Trump has long been critical of how the Geneva-based institution handled the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Reminder. Setting net zero targets for your business is not a PR exercise, it's a business imperative for rescuing our planet that is on fire www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Dietary consumption of fruit + veg in UK already too low , with increasing cost driving lower consumption Price set to get higher Veg led diets are a lever for climate smart eating but fresh produce increasingly out of reach for many www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK faces broccoli and cauliflower shortage this spring
Growers blame weather challenges in UK and Europe, which Met Office says will become more frequent with climate breakdown
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
So little effort goes into making fresh produce visually appealing in UK food retailers so was v happy to see this Retailers can learn lots from food markets like Ridley Road (London) and Leeds City Markets
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Lets not forget climate change is also an issue of power and inequality www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
World’s richest use up their fair share of 2025 carbon budget in 10 days
Emissions caused by wealthiest 1% so far this year would take someone from poorest 50% three years to create
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Market power is imbalanced and doesn't protect farmers and growers who often receive less than the cost of production www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Food for public sector to be monitored to see how much is grown in UK
Environment secretary says Labour is aiming for half of food procured for the public sector to come from British farms
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Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
The right “new deal for farmers” could be a new deal for all of us - greener, healthier, fairer food and farming for a resilient, secure and prosperous future
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Ducks 🦆 in my home town news.sky.com/video/ducks-...
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Ducks spotted swimming in a melted circle of a frozen lake in Ilkley
The frozen lake comes as weather alerts hit the UK.
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Transforming UK Food System with Fix our Food in York
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Snow day ❄️⛄
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
This is so cool 🦟💦🦋 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Back from the dead: the ‘zombie’ ponds repumping nature into Essex farmland
A conservation project is helping identify and restore wildlife-rich sites previously degraded and dried up
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Way to GO Middleborough www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Middlesbrough given gold sustainable food status - BBC News
Middlesbrough is recognised for reducing waste, tackling food poverty and promoting healthy eating.
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Stuart Gillespie @stuartgillespie.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
go.bsky.app/3vj4Fnb
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Good discussion here on food for climate ⤵️ www.bbc.com/future/artic...
bbc.com
From nuts to kelp: The 'carbon-negative' foods that help reverse climate change
Eating low-carbon foods helps reduce emissions, but some foods actually suck up carbon from the atmosphere for good, leaving the climate in a better place. Could we eat more of them?
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Dividing us based on how we eat is not a receipe for success Instead, trynuniting people around the idea of plant rich diets that are delicious, versatile, quick + nutritious 😋 www.theguardian.com/food/2025/ja...
theguardian.com
Veganuary need not be divisive – it’s simply a chance to reassess our relationship with food
The month-long challenge doesn’t have to be a battle between meat and plant eaters. It’s a great way for people of all persuasions to experiment with new foods and flavours
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Poor diet quality risk factor for hospital admissions (and a plethora of other poor public health outcomes) www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Hospital admissions for lack of vitamins soaring in England, NHS figures show
Admissions for vitamin or iron deficiencies up by more than 10% year on year and as much as tenfold on 1998-99
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Almost every organization I'm working with is engaging with me on how to counter misinformation www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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TikTok has opened the door to a new age of medical misinformation – and I’m seeing the results in A&E | Ammad Butt
I am now seeing patients who have chosen not to take medication on the advice of online wellness influencers, says doctor Ammad Butt
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Living on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales is 10/10 💚🌱
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
28% cut in public health spending since 2015 Carving out ring fenced budget for prevention needs to be top of treasury agenda www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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Treasury must focus on prevention in UK public spending, says report
Analysts say ‘measurable, lasting outcomes’ require long-term planning after Tory cuts of up to 78% in some cases
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Blowing away the cobwebs with a trip to 12 apostles 🪨🐶
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
What to expect on global health commitments from the Trump administration TLDR: it's not good news www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...
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Global Public Health for a New President | Milbank Memorial Fund
In every major global health milestone in our lifetimes, the United States has been at the forefront—from smallpox eradication in 1980 and the ongoing
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
🇧🇷 Brazil taking action on public health incl. taxes on unhealthy foods healthpolicy-watch.news/brazils-cong...
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Brazil's Congress Hikes Taxes On Sugary Drinks, Alcohol And Tobacco While Boosting Healthy Foods - Health Policy Watch
Brazil’s National Congress approved a selective tax on tobacco, soft drinks, and alcohol this week as part of wide-ranging fiscal reform that also saw a
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Great work from @chefsinschools.bsky.social showing the positive difference that school meals can make 🥣 www.ft.com/content/b503...
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The junk food crisis harming Britain’s children
As their diets worsen, young people are suffering increasing levels of malnutrition and obesity. Can the UK turn the tide?
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Good news 👏
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Good luck FDA getting this voluntary policy over the line against industry back lash www.independent.co.uk/life-style/f...
independent.co.uk
What’s really ‘healthy’? FDA’s new guidelines shake up food labels
The FDA says they aim to ‘empower’ consumers by redefining healthy foods
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Robbie Lockie 🦋 @robbielockie.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Is Raw Milk the Health Craze You Should Avoid? 🤔🥛 It’s gaining popularity among health enthusiasts, and even Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can't stop raving about it! But before you dive into the latest raw milk trend, consider this: Are you risking your health for a glass of this unpasteurized dairy?
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Merry Christmas to those of you celebrating 🌲⭐ These are Yorkshire's very best mince pies 😋
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Inconvenient truth from diet modelling we have done on meat reduction is a corresponding increase in fish needed to make up micronutrients. Barrier = acceptability of bivalves compared to other animal proteins www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Time to be shellfish: why the UK should go back to feasting on oysters and mussels
Popular in Victorian times, they are sustainable, a good source of protein and brilliant for biodiversity, say those championing the bivalves
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
SaturYAYs in the Yorkshire Dales 🐎💚
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Q: is our just in time food system really secure? unherd.com/2024/12/a-fo...
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A food apocalypse is coming
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
USA guidance on use of term "healthy" @gourmetmetrics.bsky.social thanks for the flag! content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USF...
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FDA Updates “Healthy” Claim, Providing a Refreshed Tool for Consumers
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Biodiversity recognised as a business risk www.ft.com/content/fed3...
ft.com
Biodiversity hit to economies estimated at up to $25tn a year in landmark report
Equivalent of one-quarter of global GDP lost annually, report by 165 scientists finds
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Ali Morpeth @alimorpeth.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
10 (UK) food system wins in 2024 www.linkedin.com/posts/ali-mo...
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Ali Morpeth (RNutr) on LinkedIn: 10 2024 Food System Wins | 23 comments
🌟10 Food System Wins we celebrated this year... What did we miss? Add yours in comments👏 1️⃣ Junk food marketing rolling back 1/5 London councils, 9… | 23 comments on LinkedIn
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