In Spain, start-up Väcka is developing plant-based cheeses with an unlikely ingredient: fermented melon seed milk. Co-founder and CEO Ana Luz Sanz talks us through the nutritional and functional benefits of mixing water with ground melon seeds.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has outlined their concerns of cantaloupes being susceptible to listeria monocytogenes in a letter sent to industry.
A combination of specific packaging films, cleaning chemicals and
modified atmospheres can lengthen the shelf life of fruit and
vegetable varieties, according to studies by the US Department of
Agriculture (USDA).