Meat, fish and savory ingredients

Impossible Foods raises another $200m; products under development include milk and steaks

14-Aug-2020 By Elaine Watson

Impossible Foods has raised $200m in a Series G funding round led by new investor Coatue, with participation from existing investors including Mirae Asset Global Investments and Temasek as well as new investor XN. The move brings its total funding since...

Study: Plant-based meat alternatives improve cardiovascular risk factors compared with animal meat

13-Aug-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Adults who swapped out animal protein for plant-based protein saw lower levels of LDL cholesterol, moderate weight loss, and similar sodium intake and blood pressure levels (compared to animal protein consumption) after eight weeks, revealed a two-phase...

Should the 2020 Dietary Guidelines recommend specific seafood to boost consumption?

13-Aug-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

Seafood industry stakeholders and public health advocates want more clarity in the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans around how much seafood children and pregnant women should eat to reap its potential cognitive developmental benefits, but they diverge...

Cell-cultured meat gamechanger? Matrix Meats to showcase nanofiber scaffolding in 'solid meat product' this year

10-Aug-2020 By Elaine Watson

Matrix Meats – an Ohio-based startup developing customizable nanofiber scaffolds for cell-cultured meat production - will showcase a prototype “solid meat product such as a thin piece of steak” in partnership with a cultured meat co by the end of this...

House Ag Committee requests relief for ranchers, specialty crop farmers & seeks investigation of cattle industry amid pandemic

10-Aug-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

Members of the House Agriculture Committee are demanding USDA take a closer look at and provide additional relief for the coronavirus pandemic’s “disproportionate toll on farmers and ranchers,” and the specialty crop sector.

Majority of 1- to 3-year-olds fall short on recommended vitamin D and vitamin E intakes

07-Aug-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Despite parents’ best efforts to introduce their children to a variety of foods, many children between the ages one and three are falling short of key nutrients including vitamin D, vitamin E, calcium, fiber, and iron, reveals a study examining National...

Online grocery usership settles into ‘new normal’, finds Chicory survey

07-Aug-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

While online grocery usership dipped very slightly in July 2020 compared with April 2020, consumer usage still remains higher than pre-pandemic levels, according to new data from New York City-based tech firm Chicory.

USDA proposes stricter oversight, enforcement of organic to better detect, prevent fraud

05-Aug-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

Responding to increasing fraud threats to the organic industry, the US Department of Agriculture seeks to strengthen oversight and improve the transparency and traceability of organic food through a four-prong plan that praises and mirrors actions already...

Talkwalker report reveals shifting consumer preferences and pain points

04-Aug-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Evolving shopping habits brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic are remolding consumer needs, and food brands must build new connections with their customers by paying close attention to new emerging issues, pain points, and desires that matter most to their...

Allowing COVID-19 wrongful death lawsuit to proceed would 'open the floodgates to potentially thousands of speculative claims,' argues Tyson Foods

04-Aug-2020 By Elaine Watson

As lawmakers argue whether COVID-19 liability shields for employers should be built into the next stimulus package, Tyson Foods has told a court in Texas that it can’t be held liable for the death of one of its employees because his family can't...

USDA to launch rulemaking process for labeling of cell-cultured meat; 'success will turn, in large measure, on the nomenclature used,' says attorney

04-Aug-2020 By Elaine Watson

How should meat grown from cultured animal cells be labeled? In a joint FDA/USDA webinar, officials said they would work together to come up with joint principles to govern the labeling of products under their respective jurisdictions (FDA: seafood; USDA:...

Mission Barns tests cell-cultured pork fat with leading pork producer; gears up for hybrid plant/animal bacon tasting

03-Aug-2020 By Elaine Watson

Berkeley-based startup Mission Barns – which is carving a niche in the nascent cell-cultured meat industry by focusing on animal fat – is in talks with leading food companies about incorporating animal fat grown in bioreactors into a range of hybrid meats...

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Baby food doesn’t have an ‘added sugar problem’ it has a ‘too much sugar’ problem

03-Aug-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s recent recommendations that children under 2 years avoid all added sugar to ensure they consume the nutrients they need without excessive caloric intake may not go far enough to drive a significant change in...

Universal free school meals could alleviate hunger for millions of children, financial strain on schools

31-Jul-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

Legislation proposed yesterday to provide all children free school meals not only would help feed the increasing number of children who face food insecurity due to the pandemic and associated economic downturn, but it would also ease financial strain...

The Impossible Burger hits Walmart stores nationwide: 'We have to be available everywhere people shop for meat'

30-Jul-2020 By Elaine Watson

The plant-based Impossible Burger is now available at 2,100 Walmart stores in 50 states, says Impossible Foods, which has been aggressively ramping up its retail presence this year, with distribution expanding from just 150 stores in January 2020 to more...