News The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) has said that cultivated meat consumption is permissible as halal under certain conditions, and where a more “rigorous” set of requirements are needed to ensure consumer assurance. In a public discussion, MUIS Director of Halal Development Zalman Ali deemed cultivated meat consumption permissiferrous fumarate 210mg tablets leafletble […]
Science is critical to creating complete nutrition products, says Huel co-founder
News Consumers need access to science-based facts in order to make informed nutritional choices, says James Collier, co-founder and nutritionist at meal replacement startup Huel – but communication can be tricky. “One challenge is that Covid-19 has sent a lot of people into an anti-science mindset,” he says. Huel’s mission statement is to make nutritionally […]
How brands are overcoming challenges in the plant-based sector
News Following the turbulent evolution of the plant-based market in recent years, industry players are finding innovative ways to tackle challenges such as taste, price, and nutrition and are in turn unlocking new opportunities for growth. Speaking at the Fi Europe Conference 2023 in Frankfurt in November, Kalina Doykova, senior research analyst at Euromonitor, uncovered […]
UK High Court allows Oatly to use ‘milk’ on packaging
News Oatly has scored a landmark victory in the use of the word milk after the UK High Court ruled against the country’s dairy industry and permitted the term to be used on packaging. The ruling was the culmination of a four-year battle, in which judges ruled in favour of the vegan food specialists and […]
Confectionery wars: Italian artisans battle Swiss firm Lindt over chocolate recipe
News Italian artisan chocolate makers are going head-to-head with the Swiss confection giant Lindt over gianduiotto, a delicacy from Turin that is the subject of heated discussion over its ingredients. The issue has become so serious that 40 artisan chocolatiers, along with commercial chocolate makers Ferrero, Venchi and Domori, have applied for a Protected Geographical […]
France follows Italy’s lead with proposals to ban cultivated meat
News France has become the latest country to consider placing restrictions on cultivated meat after parliamentarians presented a bill in the National Assembly that bans the commercialisation of cell-based meat. In similar arguments to Italy’s proposed ban, France’s Les Républicains party cited the production and sale of cultivated meat as going against French tradition and […]
Supply chain 5.0 is not optional – ‘It’s the only way’
News Experts are predicting a new era of supply chain management, focusing on consumer centricity, sustainability and human rights, and advanced digitalisation. With a re-imagined era for supply chains here already, industry insiders warn that the new generation of supply chain managemewhat is the difference between iron sulfate and ferrous gluconatent is not merely a […]
The functional ingredient wave changing grocery retail as we know it
News Supermarket shelves are adapting to account for consumer demand for functional ingredients including in some surprising categories. Think collagen breakfast cereal and melatonin-infused spartamang pag inom ng ferrous sulfatekling water, says Brandon Casteel, vice president of partnerships at SPINS. Casteel took to the stage at Fi Europe 2023 to discuss the shifting tides in […]
Dalhousie University research backs enhanced digital traceability
News Scientists have revealed the important role of enhanced digital traceability in providing transparency and accountability in global food systems. Enhanced traceability is a vital component expected to steer future food supply chains, according to a study by researchers at the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. Global food systems will, therefore, need to bolster […]
Big brands invest in precision fermentation-derived palm oil
News Although still not approved for food applications, big brands such as Unilever and Doehler are investing in precision fermentation-derived palm oil in a bid to reduce the environmental impact associated with this conventional palm oil. Palm oil has become a mainstay in a huge range of products from peanut bunaf edta k3 fe usestter […]