Meat, fish and savoury ingredients

New biological pathway identified to improve dairy cattle health and productivity

13-Aug-2021 By Oliver Morrison

An ag-tech company says it has discovered a new genomic pathway -- a series of interactions among molecules in a cell that leads to a certain product or a change in a cell and which can trigger the assembly of new molecules, such as a fat or protein –...

Cell-based or cell-cultured: What's the best name for next-gen seafood made from fish cells?

11-Aug-2021 By Flora Southey

With terminology ranging from cell-based to cell-cultured, cultivated, clean, and in vitro, how can consumer research help industry settle on one single term for next-gen seafood made from fish cells?

How precision fermentation and cellular agriculture can help reduce emissions 90% by 2035

09-Aug-2021 By Flora Southey

Just eight technologies, including precision fermentation and cellular agriculture, can directly eliminate over 90% of net greenhouse gas emissions worldwide within 15 years, according to think tank RethinkX.

Do Africans have an appetite for cultivated meat?

09-Aug-2021 By Flora Southey

In South Africa, a country with strong traditions of conventional meat production and consumption, which population segment will be the first to embrace cultivated meat?

Africa’s first cultivated meat company targets food security, land use, and subsistence farmers’ livelihoods

06-Aug-2021 By Flora Southey

South Africa’s Mzansi Meat Co. is on a mission to improve food security, all while bringing subsistence farmers’ into the formal economy, through its production of cultivated local delicacies.

Troubled waters: How high fish mortality and poor animal welfare threaten the profitability of aquaculture

05-Aug-2021 By Katy Askew

Aquaculture profits are at risk if the seafood industry fails to address ESG issues – including poor animal welfare and high fish mortality – a new report warns.

France and Germany first countries to ban chick culling

22-Jul-2021 By Flora Southey

France has announced it will be the first country in the world, along with Germany, to put a stop to the crushing and gassing of male chicks in commercial hatcheries.

Innovating growth media for ‘cost-competitive’ cultivated meat: ‘We want to see products competing with conventional meat in supermarkets by 2027’

19-Jul-2021 By Flora Southey

Multus Biotechnology Ltd has raised £1.6m (€1.8m) to commercialise its animal-free growth media by the end of the year. FoodNavigator catches up with CEO and co-founder Cai Linton to find out how their solution differs from others on the market.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Time to end this shellfish stand-off

16-Jul-2021 By Oliver Morrison

With UK mussel producers starved of income and European consumers denied a product, the EU has reiterated that its ban on shellfish imports from the UK is permanent. The stalemate benefits no one.

‘There are many myths surrounding fish farming’: How aquaculture is leveraging tech for an economically and environmentally bright future

16-Jul-2021 By Katy Askew

With the ocean environment facing more stresses than ever before, can aquaculture play a role in feeding our growing population?

Pilgrim’s UK talks 2030 net zero ambition: ‘We want to be the most sustainable producer and supplier in the industry’

14-Jul-2021 By Flora Southey

The pork producer is setting sustainability targets that make it a ‘clear trailblazer’ in the industry – advancing at faster rate than its competitors, according to Pilgrim’s UK Head of Sustainability Matt Dight. So how does the business plan to achieve...

Cultivated foie gras start-up secures $10m seed, eyes expansion into alt poultry fillets

14-Jul-2021 By Flora Southey

French ‘slaughter-free’ foie gras maker Gourmey has today announced an investment of $10m to upscale production of cultivated poultry meat.

Norway’s plans to expand salmon farming in Argentina scuppered after vote

12-Jul-2021 By Oliver Morrison

Argentina has effectively become the first country to ban salmon farming after Tierra del Fuego, the country’s southernmost province, approved a bill outlawing the practice in open net pens.

‘MSC has set bar for sustainability too low’: Ecolabelling scheme urged to undergo review

28-Jun-2021 By Flora Southey

UK campaign group On the Hook has renewed its call for the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)’s standard and operations to undergo a ‘full, external, independent and forensic review’.

Animal Welfare Award winners: Barilla, McDonalds, Danone, and more

25-Jun-2021 By Flora Southey

At its Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards yesterday, Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) recognised food businesses excelling in animal welfare and sustainability. Recipients include Italian pasta giant Barilla, fast-food chain McDonalds UK & Ireland,...