The Local Denmark https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Denmark’s bacon exports damaging environment: Greenpeace An export agreement between meat producer Danish Crown and Chinese company Win-Chain, which will see the latter company take 250 tons of pork weekly over a five-year period, has irked climate campaigners in the Scandinavian country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181106/denmarks-bacon-exports-damaging-environment-greenpeace Tue, 06 Nov 2018 17:42:43 +0100 denmarks-bacon-exports-damaging-environment-greenpeace Could Danes face a 'red meat tax' to help climate? Saying that “climate change is an ethical problem”, the Danish Council on Ethics (Det Etiske Råd) has called for a climate tax on red meat. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160425/denmark-eyes-red-meat-tax-to-help-climate Mon, 25 Apr 2016 16:17:13 +0200 denmark-eyes-red-meat-tax-to-help-climate Danish bacon and hot dogs could cause cancer UPDATED: Processed meats including those found in hot dogs and bacon have been listed as potential causes of cancer by the World Health Organisation (WHO) but Danish food officials told The Local that it is unlikely that Denmark will issue new dietary recommendations. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151026/danish-bacon-hot-dogs-cancer-who-report Mon, 26 Oct 2015 17:56:45 +0100 danish-bacon-hot-dogs-cancer-who-report