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11/11/2019
Whether it’s health concerns associated with eating meat or the environmental impact of animal agriculture, more and more Americans are choosing to reduce meat consumption and seek out meat alternatives instead. In fact, a recent Nielsen Homescan survey found that 39% of Americans are actively trying to eat more plant-based foods. This shift in […]
11/11/2019
FoodNavigator’s latest rundown of the wheelings and dealings in Brussels come as an in-coming group of nominees set out their plans and priorities before the European Parliament ahead of joining the College of Commissioners. Some telling things were said about the direction of travel on future food, farming and fishing […]
11/11/2019
Dutch processor Vion has entered the alternative protein market with the launch of its ME-AT division. Source: Global Meat News
11/11/2019
Nestlé claimed an ‘industry first’ when unveiled a plant-based bacon cheese burger last 9 October. Source: Food Navigator
11/11/2019
As populations grow, and limited natural resources diminish, could the oceans provide a key source of protein and nutrients to the food sector? FoodNavigator speaks to researchers at UIT, The Arctic University of Norway, to learn more. Source: Food Navigator
11/11/2019
Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station just printed meat in space for the first time. On September 25, the Israeli food-tech startup Aleph Farms loaded a spacecraft with vials of cow cells. When the cells arrived at the space station, cosmonauts fed them into a 3D printer, which produced […]
11/11/2019
The way we use land — for farming, mining, logging, and raising livestock — accounts for 23% of human-produced greenhouse gas emissions, a new report from the United Nations has found. The report calculated that the food industry (including the land and resources required to raise animals and grow crops, […]
10/11/2019
Per la prima volta in un telegiornale della Rai si parla di Prosciuttopoli. Il servizio, realizzato da Jari Pilati è andato in onda sabato 5 ottobre all’interno del Tg3 nazionale delle 19,00. La nota fa il punto sullo scandalo ed esordisce con una sentenza del tribunale di Torino del marzo 2019 […]
10/11/2019
The Smart Protein project has been awarded €8.2 million funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme to develop new alternative proteins, resulting in a total budget of €9.6 million. The project is set to launch in January 2020 and will run for four years. Smart Protein’s primary aim is […]
10/11/2019
E’ stato approvato il certificato sanitario per l’esportazione in CINA di carni suine congelate e sottoprodotti della macellazione di provenienza italiana ed è stata definita una prima lista di macelli italiani abilitati a esportare. Con questi atti delle autorità doganali cinesi (Gacc), afferma Confagricoltura in una nota, ”si dà concreta operatività al […]