World consumption of animal protein is everywhere on the rise. Wherever incomes rise, so does meat consumption.

A relatively new test detected horse meat in European hamburger. We wonder: how do they test this? Could it happen in America? What happens to all the recalled food?

Despite the fact that livestock production contributes more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire transport sector, there is an appalling unwillingness to change eating habits in order to make a difference.

According to the research of author David Simon, the externalized cost of our animal food system totals about $414 billion per year, which is carried by all of us.

Is the dream of sustainable agriculture a nightmare for the beef industry?

Guess which industry pushed that one through?

University of North Texas has build a LEED Platinum stadium to be the envy of other college campuses.

Researchers at Stanford found a way to speed up the process of breaking down Styrofoam and other types of polystyrene, with help from mealworms.

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Fernweh Food Co. packages its plant-based, dehydrated food in glass jars and muslin bags.

The gains are even bigger when beef is targeted specifically.

A new study has found the worms excrete plastic and its toxic additives with no residue in their bodies.

The environment minister stated that post-Brexit trade deals will not allow chlorine-washed chicken or hormone-treated beef.

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Numerous meat processing plants have shut down, due to COVID-19, raising questions about food security and diet.

Our photo of the day comes from Eaglehawk, Tasmania.

Sabra Launches New Ad Campaign.

Sabra Launches New Ad Campaign.

Abbott is asking a million people what living fully means to them. See how some people in the U.S. respond.

"We must reduce budget expenditures sharply," the Saudi finance minister said over the weekend. "Saudi finances need more discipline and the road ahead is long."

More specific measures relating to the program will be published in next few weeks.

The supermarket chain executive said Kroger is working with new meat suppliers and diverting meat that would have gone to restaurants to try to stay in stock.

Challenges with the country's meat supply chain will likely linger as long as the coronavirus pandemic does causing periodic shortages.

For everyday Americans with good credit, historically low interest rates on mortgages and credit cards can be a lifesaver. Riskier borrowers will have to look elsewhere for relief.

Garden State homeowners may get a little more time to pay property taxes to their municipalities. An executive order gives cash-strapped residents a break but puts stress on localities' budgets.

Angela Stent, author of 'The Limits of Partnership: US-Russian Relations in the Twenty-First Century,' warns that attention will fall on Vladimir Putin as to whether Crimea will join Russia officially.

Singapore needs sustainable measures in its "prolonged battle" against the coronavirus, so that the country can ease out of its "circuit breaker" period to resume normal activities safely, says Lawrence Wong, second minister for finance, minister for national development and co-chair of the multi-ministry taskforce on Covid-19.

China should still set a growth target this year for the authorities to design a "sensible" stimulus package, says Liu Li-gang, Citigroup's chief economist for China, who adds that the country's unemployment rate risks exceeding 10% without aggressive fiscal stimulus.

"This is not blockbuster drug, but watch this trend. I think it's very exciting for investors," CNBC's Jim Cramer said Wednesday.

Stew Leonard Jr., the CEO of the Northeast supermarket chain Stew Leonard's, discusses President Trump's order for meat processing plants to stay open, even despite concerns about coronavirus cases in some of those facilities.

Bubble-like tech stocks remain among the biggest winners this year, and their strength pushed the Nasdaq Composite into positive territory on Thursday.

"We view this as a massive opportunity for us to drive trial and win consumers over into our segment," Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown said in a "Mad Money" interview.

Should the virus spread in the U.S. as it is spreading in Italy, U.S. earnings could see similar declines.

Citing uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic that's shuttered much of the dine-in restaurant industry around the world, the company suspended its full-year forecast.

Health experts should be driving the timeline while corporate America and government work together to get the economy through this pandemic.

It's difficult to make predictions for the stock market amid the uncertainty of the coronavirus. Investors look towards previous trends for guidance. Nearly six months away from the 2020 presidential election, the market typically performs a certain way during election cycles.

"Beyond Meat is just a huge seller," CNBC's Jim Cramer says. "There are people who are getting appalled by what's happening to meat packers and the more we read about it the more we think Beyond Meat is the way to get protein that skips that thing called the industrial cow."

CNBC's Jim Cramer says Beyond Meat is one of the most dangerous shorts in the market right now because people are turning to the meat substitutes as coronavirus makes retail demand rise.

Plant-based protein is not a passing fad, CNBC's Jim Cramer said.

"We will want, if we possibly can, to get going with some of these measures on Monday," U.K. Prime Minister Johnson told Parliament.

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.

The initial upside target for the Nikkei 225 is the historical resistance level near 23,000, according to Daryl Guppy.

CNBC's "Power Lunch" team discusses the Democrats racing for donations with CNBC.com political finance reporter Brian Schwartz and Robert Frank.

A group of state AGs are raising concerns about the meat industry. CNBC's Ylan Mui reports.

Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown said the meat industry is "reaching a tipping point" and the plant-based meat producer sees a chance to win over new consumers.

Alexia Howard, Bernstein analyst, with a Beyond Meat earnings preview. With CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Guy Adami, Tim Seymour, Dan Nathan and Karen Finerman.