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FSIS should 'reject out of hand irrational, counter-productive, and potentially dangerous' labels for cell-cultured meat, say animal welfare groups. Pic credit: UPSIDE Foods

Cultivated meat, cell-cultured meat, lab-grown meat? Stakeholders weigh in on nomenclature as products near commercialization in US market

Comments submitted to USDA over how best to label meat and poultry made from animal cells grown outside of animals reflect the challenge facing US regulators as they seek to nail down nomenclature in this nascent market as startups in the space edge closer to commercialization.

Could Kellogg’s tentative deal with union become a measuring stick for future labor negotiations?

One of the longest – and most contentious – strikes in the food industry this year may come to an end early next week after Kellogg Co. earlier this week offered protesting union workers at four of its US cereal facilities higher wages, enhanced benefits,...

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Four principles that companies engaging in the cell-cultured food market should follow

Companies are touting alternative meat and seafood products as more environmentally friendly than conventional meat. They promise that these products will improve efficiency and/or cut emissions from the global food system. Companies are also highlighting...

WATCH: Apeel CEO: ‘The way I think about it is that waste is this invisible tax on the entire food system…’

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist (although it did take a materials scientist) to work out that if you can double, triple, or even quadruple the shelf-life of fresh produce, you can slash food waste, and save money.

Majority of animal protein companies 'too slow to act' on pressing sustainability risks, reports FAIRR

Animal protein producers are making some strides in managing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks, but the vast majority are still falling short on fundamental practices including measuring methane gas emissions, according to the Coller FAIRR...

‘A transformational event in our history…’ Roquette unveils ‘world’s largest pea protein plant’

Roquette - a key supplier of protein to Beyond Meat – has opened what it claims is the world’s largest pea protein plant in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada, becoming the first player to operate major pea protein facilities on both sides of the Atlantic....

USP commentary sounds safety, quality alarm on delta-8 THC

The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) has published a commentary raising potential safety and quality control concerns about the delta-8 THC products flooding the market. The document also raised issues with other cannabinoids that are being isolated...