Precision fermentation startups team up to tackle ‘black box’ EU novel foods process
The challenge is that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), has not spelled out exactly what information is required to…
What’s next for Vow on the path to regulatory approval in Australia?
Australian cultivated meat company, Vow recently made headlines as the first company to commence the regulatory approval process for their…
Meat Cultivated From Cow Cells is Kosher, Israel’s Chief Rabbi Rules
Israel’s chief rabbi has given a kosher stamp of approval this week to a company looking to sell steak grown from cow cells – while effectively taking the animal…
Rethinking meat substitutes
It’s great to see all the investment in this space and all the good intentions. But as with a lot…
Swiss Court Rules Vegan Meat Labels Not ‘Deceptive’ To Shoppers
A court in Switzerland has ruled that the “meaty” product terms and labels used by a plant-based food manufacturer are…
Shrimp farming is an ethical nightmare, but a new wave of alternatives
There’s one more victim in the shrimp production process, and that’s the shrimp themselves. It can be harder for us…
Good Meat approved to sell serum-free cultivated meat in Singapore
Good Meat announced today it has received regulatory approval from the Singapore Food Agency to use serum-free media for the…
What does FDA’s greenlight of cultivated meat mean for Europe? ‘There are worldwide implications’
In the US, a cultivated meat product has successfully completed the FDA’s pre-market safety review, moving it one step closer…
A rare glimpse into the global regulatory landscape for alternative proteins
To make this necessary shift to a far more sustainable and secure food system, it is critical that the systems…
Could lab-grown meat pave the way for more ethical, environmentally friendly food?
“If we’re replacing ultra-processed beef burgers with ultra-processed cultured beef burgers, or in this case chicken, that’s not necessarily likely…