The human cost of healthy eating – study finds that some recommended US diets carry higher risk of forced labour

Researchers from the University of Nottingham and Tufts University in the US have measured the risk of forced labour behind ingredients in recommended US diets, and hope their findings will inform how governments and institutions buy food at scale.

Many Americans choose food based on cost and nutrition, but personal values, such as animal welfare and environment concerns, also shape what ends up on our plates. Now, experts from the Nottingham Rights Lab and the School of Geography, and the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, have shown when healthy eating may come at the expense of exploited workers in food supply chains.

Read the full story.