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What implications, if any, will the FDA’s greenlight on the safety of cultivated meat have on Europe’s sector? GettyImages/Mindful Media

What does FDA’s greenlight of cultivated meat mean for Europe? ‘There are worldwide implications’

In the US, a cultivated meat product has successfully completed the FDA’s pre-market safety review, moving it one step closer to commercialisation. What implications does this regulatory greenlight have for Europe’s cell-based meat sector?

Founded in 2021, Yeasty is offering food manufacturers an alternative source of protein with very high nutritional qualities, derived from unused brewer's yeast recovered from brewers.

Upcycling brewers' yeast for an alt protein source boasting ‘unparalleled nutritional quality’

French food-tech start-up Yeasty is offering food manufacturers an alternative source of protein from unused brewer's yeast.

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Fostering biodiversity together

Fostering biodiversity in and around sugar beet fields as an important commitment for a more sustainable future.

Is Europe facing further quarrels over sustainability measurement methodologies? / Pic: iStock-Grunfnar

Progress on Europe's greenwashing clampdown? EC publishes sustainability reporting standards but delays green claims directive

As concerns over corporate greenwashing mount, the European Commission has published the first draft of proposed sustainability reporting standards. However, the Commission has also delayed plans to outline how green claims can be communicated to consumers...

The Swiss food giant won't advertise confectionery or sugar sweetened drinks, among other categories, to children under 16 / Pic: GettyImages-ViewApart

Nestlé’s clampdown on marketing to kids: ‘We will prohibit direct advertising of confectionery, ice-cream, biscuits and beverages with added sugars to under 16s’

Nestlé is strengthening its policy on responsible marketing to children by voluntarily banning the direct marketing of products that don’t meet the Nestlé Policy Nutrition Criteria to audiences under 16-years-old.

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Beauty can be skin deep: new evidence supports link between microbiome and skin health

The Probiota conference in Copenhagen during 2022 was yet another sign that ‘postbiotics’ are on the rise.

Microencapsulation research sets sights on extending nutrition in space

Researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) are working to improve the shelf life of omega-3 fatty acids to fortify foods for longer missions to space.