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Cashew Nuts: A Toxic Industry

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Slow Food

Publication Date
2020-03-05

As has been discussed both here and elsewhere at length, there’s a hidden world of environmental destruction and human misery behind some of the most in vogue food products in the Global North, from avocados to almonds. Demand for the latter has exploded in recent years, driven by partly a rise in lactose intolerance, healthier dietary habits, and also, increasingly, by veganism[1].

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https://www.slowfood.com/cashew-nuts-a-toxic-industry/