Articles
Sep 12, 2016 News.com.au - Aldi unveils bold new fresh face buying strategy
Apr 28, 2016 SBS - Is our fruit and veg full of chemicals?
http://www.sbs.com.au/food/article/2016/04/28/your-fruit-and-veg-full-chemicals
Feb 21, 2017 Animals Australia - Vietnam Cruelty Shows Live Export industry can’t be trusted
Sep 15, 2014 Choice Australia - How Fresh Is It?
https://www.choice.com.au/shopping/everyday-shopping/supermarkets/articles/fresh-food-tricks
Mar 20, 2014 One Green Planet - How Pesticides are Harming Animals
http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/how-pesticides-are-harming-animals/
Jul 7, 2016 Treehugger - 8 Natural and home-made insecticides to save your garden without killing the Earth
https://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/8-natural-homemade-insecticides-save-your-garden-without-killing-earth.html
Jul 14, 2017 Ethical Foods.com - What is sprayed on produce after harvest?
https://ethicalfoods.com/sprayed-produce-harvest/
Apr, 2012 Ecosystems - A Global Assessment of the Water Footprint of Farm Animal Products
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10021-011-9517-8
Links
Food Standards
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
European Food Safety Authority
Food Standards Agency (England, Wales & Northern Ireland)
Sustainable Fishing Resources
Australian Marine Conservation Society
Marine Stewardship Council - Global Impacts Report 2017
Marine Stewardship Council - Product Finder
Animal Welfare Institute - Fish Farming
Animal Welfare - Farm Animals
Animals Australia - Fact Sheets - Dairy Cows
Reduce, Reuse & Recycle
Planet Ark - Positive environmental actions for everyone
Earth First - A Guide to Earth-Friendly Products and Services
World Organisation for Animal Health
Pesticide Watch - The Truth about Cats and Dogs and Lawn Chemicals
Apps
Cruelty-Cutter
Developed by the Beagle Freedom Project, Cruelty-Cutter™ is cruelty-free shopping made simple. Cast away any doubts when purchasing items by scanning an item and having an immediate response about its animal testing status.
There are many more apps available. Check Google Play or Apple iTunes for more information.
Palm Oil Investigations
This app is free to download and available to anyone concerned about the impact of unregulated palm oil supply used in products. It makes it easier for people to choose which products to purchase at the supermarket with the app telling them immediately whether the product contains palm oil and if so, if it has been sourced ethically.
CluckAR
Created by Australia’s leading consumer advocacy group Choice, this free app allows you to point your phone at the top of an egg carton and it will tell you whether or not it is free-range. If it’s free-range, the app will tell you how good its free range claims are.
The Australian Seafood Guide
Download the Australian Marine Conservation Society’s free app to find out which species of fish are sustainable and which ones to avoid.