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UK newspapers generally report on meat substitutes positively—but high processing of some meat and dairy alternatives, high environmental footprint of protein crops, and big business involvement are portrayed as the biggest concerns.
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/sustainabilitytransformation/article?id=10.1371/journal.pstr.0000044
Article Title: Plant-based protein products in the news: Mind the gap between innovation and public discourses
Author Countries: The Netherlands
Funding: This research has received funding from the European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no 730053 (REINVENT). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
PLOS Sustainability and Transformation
10.1371/journal.pstr.0000044
Plant-based protein products in the news: Mind the gap between innovation and public discourses
26-Jan-2023
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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