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70% of Asia’s Top Food Companies Are Moving to Cage-Free Eggs, New Report Finds
A new report finds that 70 percent of Asian food companies across the world's largest egg market are shifting away from battery cages or caged eggs.
Battery cages for egg-laying hens are on their way out across five Asian countries:!-->!-->!-->…
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Turkey’s Vegan Cheese Ban Is Unconstitutional, Says Lawsuit
Following a crackdown on the labeling of vegan cheese, Turkey has decided to ban the production and sale of dairy-free cheese entirely across the country. Now, activists are suing.
Despite Turkey's longstanding history with a!-->!-->!-->…
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5 Cultivated Meat Companies Pushing For U.S. Launch in 2022
A number of companies are further along in the development process for cultivated meat than ever before. These innovators are leading the charge to gain U.S. regulatory approvals.
Singapore is currently the only country to have granted!-->!-->!-->…
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Vegan Food Gets Protection In India, a Labeling Blow in France
What exactly is vegan food? While France moved last week to ban language commonly used to describe plant-based products such as "steak" or "sausage," India says it is now moving to further clarify the definition of vegan food in order to!-->…
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Paleo Secures Patents for 6 Heme-Based Precision Fermentation Proteins Including Woolly Mammoth
With what it's calling a breakthrough for plant-based meat, food tech startup Paleo is opening up the opportunity for a range of sustainable proteins including an extinct woolly mammoth "paleo protein" via its novel precision fermentation!-->…
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South Africa Declares War On ‘Meaty’ Plant-Based Food Labelling
The South African Department of Agriculture, Land reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has imposed stringent labelling rules on plant-based foods. With immediate effect, all references to ‘meaty’ terms must be removed from product!-->…
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Don Lee Farms Files New Lawsuit Against Beyond Meat
Don Lee Farms has launched another lawsuit against Beyond Meat. The former co-manufacturer of the plant-based leader are already due to meet at trial in September, with Beyond accused of breach of contract, fraud and unpaid monies, amongst!-->…
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On World Environment Day, U.N. Calls for Climate Action: ‘It Is Vital’
The United Nations leveraged World Environment Day yesterday as yet another call for urgent climate action.
"This planet is our only home," U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said in a statement ahead of the 49th annual!-->!-->!-->…
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Dutch Airline KLM Sued Over Misleading Sustainability Claims
Dutch carrier KLM’s recent advertising campaign, entitled ‘Fly Responsibly’ has caught the eye of climate activists, resulting in a lawsuit over perceived greenwashing brought against the airline. ClientEarth legal experts are supporting!-->…
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New Lawsuit Seeks To Make Accommodation Of Vegan Students A Human Right In Turkey
The Vegan Association of Turkey has taken aim at the Turkish Council of Higher Education. The former has launched a lawsuit claiming that the latter has systematically overlooked vegan university students’ right to source nutritious and!-->…
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This Resale Platform Just Scooped $14 Million To Help Brands Retain Their Consumer Bases
Washington-based recommerce tech Recurate has secured $14 million in a Series A funding round, led by Jump Capital. The raise is the second-biggest for a resale platform, with the company seeking to target the peer-to-peer market. Previous!-->…
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Hong Kong Exotic Pet Addiction Is A Travesty For Biodiversity Says New Report
Hong Kong’s penchant for keeping exotic animals as pets is putting species at risk of extinction, a new study claims. Between 2015-2019, four million animals were imported into the country to be kept domestically, heightening the risk of!-->…
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No New Plastic: Scientists Say a Production Cap Is Needed to Save the Planet
A group of scientists says new plastic production needs to stop in order to protect the world's oceans and the environment from plastic pollution.
In a letter published in the journal Science, an international group of scientists and!-->!-->!-->…
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The Body Shop Refill Stations Are Rolling Out Across U.S. Locations Now
The Body Shop is installing refill stations in almost half of its U.S. stores (the chain currently operates 85 stores in the country). By the end of 2022, 49 percent of locations will play host to a refill facility, designed to help!-->…
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Solving The Plastic Packaging Problem Starts With Rethinking Materials, Says New Report
Techstyle and agrifood innovation platform The Mills Fabrica has released a new report detailing the role and impact of single-use plastic packaging in the fashion and food sectors. Rethink Packaging is designed to act as a guide for!-->…
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The EU Releases Roadmap for Largest-Ever Ban on 12,000 Household and Industrial Chemicals
The European Commission is taking steps to ban thousands of chemicals as part of the Green Deal's Zero Pollution goal.
Europe has been leading the charge in chemical regulations for decades. But its newest move would be the largest!-->!-->!-->…
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Israel’s Cultivated Meat Consortium Gets Green Light and $18 Million From Government
The Israeli Innovation Authority has granted final approval for the world’s largest cultivated meat consortium. The three-year project has been awarded $18 million in government funding to progress developments as the global cultivated!-->…
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Climate Research Shouldn’t Be Funded by Fossil Fuel Companies
The oil and gas industry uses universities to influence environmental policy. Here’s how we fight back.
By Ilana Cohen and Jake Lowe
As student organizers, we’ve seen the power of divestment come to bear by helping secure historic!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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New IPCC Report Says It’s ‘Almost Inevitable’ We’ll Surpass 1.5°C Threshold
In its third report in eight months, the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says humanity is at a crossroads in the battle to curb climate change, calling it "now or never" territory to keep global temperatures from!-->…
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The SEC’s Proposed Climate Rules Highlight the Scope 3 Emissions Debate
A new 510-page rulebook from The Securities and Exchange Commission would force the hands of companies to reveal metrics surrounding their climate impact to potential investors beginning as early as next year.
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The Netherlands Edges Closer to Cultivated Meat Approval With Samples Now Legalised
The Netherlands’ House of Representatives has just passed a motion to make cultivated meat samples legal. Dutch cell-based startups have heralded the move as significant progress towards regulatory approval. The D66 and VVD democratic!-->…
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