Following a surge in demand for alternatives to regular meat, Singapore has approved ‘clean meat’ that is slaughter – free in a world first. This decision will allow companies such…
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The company, known for its plant-based egg made of mung beans, announced in early December that its cultured chicken pieces have been approved for sale in Singapore. This paves the…
For the first time in history, cultured meat – produced in bioreactors, has been approved for sale by a regulatory authority. The Singapore Food Agency gave a safety review to…
by Maria, Dec 3 2020
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A new housing development in Tsawwassen, Vancouver is seeing 950 new homes built just next to a 325-acre agricultural land. The project is based on the concept of a farming-centric…
DeepMind’s AI, has made a major breakthrough in the protein-folding challenge, one of the key outstanding biological challenges. So what? The advance, which means protein shape will be predictable within…
Samuel Smith on Twitter Another novel protein source? New tech consortium exploring the conversion of woody biomass into protein meal for animal feed. @FuturesCentre. via @FeedNavigator https://t.co/l9CfL0Rzlh
Forum for the Future’s Future Plates project has created four possible futures to explore what your meal might be like in 2040. Each takes a different approach to what’s important for both you and the food system. So, if the future of the planet and our food was in your hands, which would you choose?
Dr Agnes Kalibata, UN Special Envoy to the 2021 Food Systems Summit, explores what it will take to build nutrition for all into the foundation of our future food systems.
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Plant-based foods have broken into the mainstream, occupying more shelf space in supermarkets, area on menus, and attention in the media than ever before. This comes as flexitarianism (eating less…
Last November, the European Commission launched a report on the development of plant proteins – specifically soy, chickpeas, lentils and rapeseed – across the EU in order to tackle its…
Future Meat Technologies, an Israeli company that exclusively develops lab-grown meat, has announced its plans to build the world’s first cultured meat production plant. Cultured meat, also known as ‘clean’…
The major seafood producer Thai Union has announced a partnership with the Israeli start-up Flying Spark which aims to promote insect protein as a sustainable and healthy protein source. Flying…
