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UPSIDE Foods Announces Cultivated Chicken Sandwiches, Sausage, and Dumplings As It Waits for Regulatory Approval
California-based UPSIDE Foods has announced a new range of cultivated ground meat products and a breakthrough in chicken cell lines.
With its "No Questions" letter from the FDA last year, USPIDE Foods is closer than ever to regulatory!-->!-->!-->…
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OpEd: I’m The Target Of ‘Angry Vegan’ Ire And Truth Be Told, They Have A Point, But It’s Not The Answer
I don’t blame vegans for being angry. When it comes to animal exploitation, there’s a lot to be mad about. But the answer may lie in compassion towards our fellow non-vegan humans.
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FAO and WHO Weigh In on Cultivated Meat Safety With New Report
As the industry gets closer to widespread regulatory approval, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) released their first report on the safety aspects of the nascent!-->…
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Overlooked and Underfunded: Are Climate Tech Investors Missing Out On Precision Fermentation?
By: Beatriz Franco, Managing Partner at Vita Vera Ventures, and Maya Benami, PhD, Advisor to Vita Vera Ventures & Technical/R&D Consultant.
Climate tech investors are missing out on a food technology solution with major GHG!-->!-->!-->…
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The White House Issues Guidelines to ‘Harness the Full Potential and Power of Biotechnology’
The Biden-Harris Administration revealed new priorities detailed in a report last week that will trigger actions to advance American biotechnology and biomanufacturing.
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10 Things You Need To Know About The 2023 IPCC Climate Report
The latest IPCC report is out and the findings are distressing and we highlight the ten most important ones you need to know.
It’s been a big week for the climate emergency. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the!-->!-->!-->…
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Ever After Foods Unveils a Novel Bioreactor Platform to Scale Cultivated Meat
Israel-based food tech innovator Ever After Foods has launched its patented bioreactor platform for producing cultivated meat.
Backed by Israel’s largest food producer, the Tnuva Group, Ever After Foods has developed what it says is!-->!-->!-->…
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TurtleTree Debuts Its Fermentation-Derived Animal-Free ‘Pink Gold’ Lactoferrin
TurtleTree, a global leader in animal-free functional dairy proteins, has announced the launch of the world's first precision fermentation-derived lactoferrin.
Known as "pink gold" for its high value and iron-rich pink hue,!-->!-->!-->…
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Getting Cultivated Meat To Scale Is Key If Australia Is To Protect Itself Against Climate-Related Food Shortages
By Bianca Lê, Honorary Fellow at The University of Melbourne; Technical Strategy and Growth Manager at Mission Barns; and Board Director, Cellular Agriculture Australia.
It didn’t get much attention when US President Joe Biden launched!-->!-->!-->…
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Jellatech Debuts Cell-Based Human Collagen As Investigation Links Industry to Deforestation
The jury's still out on whether or not collagen supplements have any real benefits, but as an investigation links the industry to deforestation, an achievement from Jellatech may bring new opportunities to the booming category.
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Forget Princess, I Want To Be A Scientist: Celebrating Food Tech Researcher Maya Benami This IWD
If you're in the know in the food tech world, then you will surely have heard Maya Benami's name. The Israeli food-tech scientist is the secret research whisperer to the global alternative protein industry, consulting on all matters of!-->…
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An Open Letter To The WSJ: Indonesia’s Deforestation Policies Are Far From A Model Of Success
While it’s true that forest destruction in Indonesia is at its lowest pace in twenty years, deforestation policies in Indonesia are anything but a model of success.
I wrote this response to the Wall Street Journal article, "Indonesia!-->!-->!-->…
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Japan’s Prime Minister Embraces Cultivated Meat As Part of the Country’s Sustainable Future
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says the country will move forward with a plan to develop an industry of "cell agriculture" bringing a focus to cultivated meat and fish as a means to reduce the country's carbon footprint.
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Investments In Early-Stage Israeli Alt Protein Companies Grew 130% Between 2021-2022: Report
Good Food Institute Israel details the strength of the alternative protein market in Israel in a new 'State of The Industry' report.
The new Good Food Institute Israel (GFI) report, entitled Israel - State of Alternative Proteins,!-->!-->!-->…
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India Smart Protein Industry: 4 Things You Need To Know
Our four takeaways from an industry panel covering India’s smart protein sector, from industry growth to the country's indigenous crop diversity.
By Poorvasha Kar
In a country like India where communities have varied and deep-seated!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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The Precision Fermentation Alliance Brings 9 Industry Leaders Together for a More Sustainable Food System
Nine global precision fermentation leaders have come together to establish the Precision Fermentation Alliance, a new coalition that seeks to promote and champion precision fermentation as a trusted solution for a more resilient and!-->…
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Clean ‘Carefree’ Vegan Pulled Chicken Made From Peanuts Launches in China
Haofood, the leading producer of vegan chicken made from peanuts, says its clean-label plant-based chicken is now available in China.
Made without any artificial additives, preservatives, thickeners, or MSG, Haofood's clean Carefree!-->!-->!-->…
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28 of South Korea’s Cultivated Meat Stakeholders Sign MOU to Advance the Industry
Cultivated meat industry stakeholders in South Korea, including manufacturers, academia, and several city and provincial governments are working to advance cellular agriculture.
The memo of understanding (MOU) was led by South Korea’s!-->!-->!-->…
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Carbon Labeling Is Coming For Your Food: Here’s What You Need To Know
As companies race to net zero goals and consumers demand more transparency about the products they buy, carbon labels will become a necessity, particularly on supermarket shelves. But do they work? And how should they be designed? Here's!-->…
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Lobbies, Food Tech & Neophobia: In Conversation with George Monbiot About How To Feed The World Without Devouring The Planet
It's hard to think of someone who holds truth to power as effectively and as committedly as George Monbiot. The multi-award-winning British thinker, journalist, activist, and long-time environmentalist has been speaking out on the ills of!-->…
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2023 Food Trends: 12 Predictions For The Future of Alt Protein
What does the alt protein industry have in store for us amidst a very turbulent 2023 ahead? A lot, actually. Below, I share my 12 crystal ball takes (in no particular order).
I sat down to write these trends and ended up writing a!-->!-->!-->…
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