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Regulatory compliance for precision fermentation is speeding up in the US, with Vivici the latest to achieve self-affirmed GRAS status for its animal-free whey protein. The first products containing Vivici's beta-lactoglobulin are set to…
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New Zealand food tech startup Miruku has raised $5M in a pre-Series A financing round to expand its molecular farming platform for dairy proteins and fats, and conduct field trials in Australia. The $5M pre-Series A fundraiser was led…
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Big agriculture and far-right parties set farmers against the environment, but producers on the ground in Brussels told a different story. By Rachel Sherrington Across France, Italy and Belgium last week thousands of farmers …
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South Korean cultivated meat startup Simple Planet has raised ₩8B ($6M) in a pre-Series A funding round to optimise its technology for its powdered ingredient, secure regulatory approval, and expand internationally. Simple Planet's ₩8M…
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San Francisco-based New Wave Foods and Germany's Ordinary Seafood have become the latest casualties in the alternative protein sector, spotlighting the troubles experienced by the vegan seafood category in recent times. In a short space…
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Cargill has added to Scottish-Dutch food tech startup ENOUGH's Series C funding round with an undisclosed sum to expand their existing partnership, which will see the meat giant co-create and market products with the latter's ABUNDA…
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Over four in 10 Japanese consumers are willing to give cultivated meat and seafood a taste as long as it's safe, but 58% have never heard of it, highlighting the challenge for the country's alternative protein sector. In April, the…
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The Cakery founder Shirley Kwok speaks to Green Queen about her new businesses shaking up Hong Kong's plant-based scene: vegan cheese brand Cultured and plant-forward bakery Maya. Shirley Kwok is one busy lady. Under her entrepreneur…
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US fast-casual chain Smashburger has partnered with jackfruit meat producer Jack & Annie's to debut a new burger across its locations nationwide, the latest example of a QSR embracing whole-food plant-based products. With health and…
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Christina Dean, founder and CEO of Redress and The R Collective, speaks to Green Queen about the evolution of sustainable fashion, what she's learnt in her 17 years as an activist, and the impact of online shopping and e-commerce. A…
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Singaporean startup TurtleTree has become the first precision fermentation dairy company to earn a vegan certification, with its animal-free lactoferrin protein LF+ now sporting the Certified Vegan logo by Vegan Action. Called LF+,…
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Despite facing a tough time globally, Australia's plant-based meat sector has proliferated in the last few years, with the number of products on sale in retail channels growing by 14% from 2022-23, according to alternative protein think…
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A new 17-country survey says that 65% of Europeans are concerned about the health implications of ultra-processed foods, with over half of respondents avoiding plant-based meats because they are ultra-processed. With an increasing focus…
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US precision fermentation company New Culture has obtained what it claims is the world's first self-affirmed GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status for animal-free casein in the US, paving the way for its market entry with Nancy…
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In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Dr. Praeger's new veggie-forward offerings, Applewood Vegan's…
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Marc Washington, CEO of superfood brand Supergut, speaks to Green Queen about riding the Ozempic wave, the importance of prebiotic fibre, boosting GLP-1, and formulating plant-based products. For Marc Washington, it was a…
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The authors of a new book, ‘The Conceivable Future’, discuss how people are thinking about family planning in a time of climate change. By Daisy Simmons A particular sort of demographic thing was going on for us both — you know, the…
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A new investigation reveals the adverse effects of Norwegian farmed salmon on malnutrition, food insecurity and loss of livelihoods in West Africa. Seafood producers in Norway – the world's largest supplier of farmed salmon – are…
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The US Pharmacopeia has finally released draft guidelines to allow the use of human-made alternatives to horseshoe crab blood – a critical element in biomedical and pharmaceutical testing. After failing in 2020, can the guidance pass this…
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By Christopher Damman, Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of Washington Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro are weight loss and diabetes drugs that have made quite a splash in health news. They target…
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The press is covering the 2024 campaign as if climate isn’t on the ballot, but 56% of US voters are ‘concerned’ or ‘alarmed’ about the crisis. By Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope Fact one: more voters face national elections in 2024…
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