meat, fish & eggs
26 May 2023
--- FFP has launched a clean label antimicrobial ingredient, VegStable Secure, that allows brands to naturally protect a variety of foods from pathogens and spoilage by inhibiting the growth of Listeria monocytogenes without...
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26 May 2023
--- The UK government has made a U-turn on its animal welfare initiatives, scrapping the Kept Animals Bill which has been met with heavy criticism from the Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWR) and The Humane Society...
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25 May 2023
--- Solein – the sustainable protein developed by Finnish food tech company Solar Foods – is being tasted today for the very first time in Singapore. This landmark moment for the F&B industry is being slated as a...
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24 May 2023
--- Dutch food tech pioneer Meatable has reached an industry milestone in its history: its technology can now create cultivated pork products in just eight days. This is due to a “unique and superior differentiation...
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24 May 2023
--- Taste and texture remain crucial in encouraging shopper retention, and stabilizers and texturizers are important pieces to this puzzle. Addressing the challenges of price and supply fluctuations of key ingredients like...
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23 May 2023
--- EU cases of African swine fever in pigs fell significantly in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to a new report by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). But the organization is warning that farmers must...
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18 May 2023
--- Kerry has opened an innovation hub for food protection and preservation in Wageningen University’s “Food Valley” in the Netherlands, pioneering new food waste and clean label ingredient solutions. The new...
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16 May 2023
--- Civil society organizations from South America and Europe are calling for the immediate halt of the EU-Mercosur trade deal. The signing organizations highlight the detrimental consequences it would bring as they argue that...
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15 May 2023
--- Berkeley-based Prime Roots, a plant-based innovator who uses koji mycelium in its products, has netted US$30 million in series B funding, bringing their total funding to approximately US$50 million. This latest financing...
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12 May 2023
--- The US Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is urging the federal cabinet agencies charged with publishing the Dietary Guidelines Advisory (DGA) to increase transparency between individual committee members and...
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12 May 2023
--- The meat industry has faced increasing scrutiny in recent years over its impact on the environment and food waste. Corbion is tackling both of these challenges through the use of plant-based antioxidants....
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12 May 2023
--- Global food companies are transitioning to cage-free eggs at unprecedented rates, according to the latest data released by the Open Wing Alliance (OWA) in its Cage-Free Fulfillment Report. Notably, 89% of the companies...
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10 May 2023
--- Meat and fish products have some of the most stringent hygiene requirements in F&B packaging, with safety legislation and consumer appeal often outweighing environmental sustainability concerns. At Interpack 2023, we...
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09 May 2023
--- Tyson Foods is experiencing the double challenge of highly competitive meat prices and soaring inflation in feed and operational costs. While the company’s sales kept increasing in the last quarter (0.1%), its...
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09 May 2023
--- Amcor will acquire New Zealand-based Moda Systems, which creates state-of-the-art protein packaging machines. Moda designs, assembles and supports innovative, high-performance modular vacuum packaging solutions for the meat,...
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08 May 2023
--- The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s Food Price Index has increased amid higher international quotations for sugar, meat and rice. According to the FAO’s latest figures, the benchmark index of global...
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03 May 2023
--- The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) is teaming up with the broader food industry to strengthen ways to protect against rogue actors and criminal activity, particularly targeting meat fraud.
03 May 2023
--- Harmful fisheries subsidies are causing more fishing vessels to chase fewer fish, leading to adverse environmental and societal impacts, according to a study by the University of British Columbia. The study quantified the...
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28 Apr 2023
--- Cargill, Mars, Walmart, Costco, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Finance Earth are among the major players jointly launching what they describe as an innovative concept to finance the transition to more sustainable fisheries...
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27 Apr 2023
--- Hundreds of scientists worldwide are pushing for global diets to account for the benefits that meat brings to the table, as they say that the narrative toward more green and vegan diets might have gone too far....
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