c-LEcta develops new process for a 100 percent plant-based sweetener
In Germany, c-LEcta, a world-leading biotechnology company focused on enzyme engineering with applications in regulated markets like pharma and food, together with a leading...
“Eat a Swede” satirically promotes cultivated human meat
In France, a playfully macabre short film encouraging the consumption of people—specifically, Swedish people, going by the film’s title “Eat a Swede” and tagline...
Allrecipes.com and Amazon Fresh partner for home delivery of recipe ingredients
In Washington, Meredith Corporation announced that Allrecipes.com will feature AmazonFresh within the site's top recipes to enable home cooks to purchase a recipe's ingredients...
Soylent blames algae flour for consumers feeling green
In California, popular meal replacement brand Soylent believes it has pinpointed the culprit in a recent spate of customer dissatisfaction: algal flour supplied by...
Diet biomarkers are strong predictors of type 2 diabetes risk
In Sweden, a study found that diet is one of the strongest predictors of type 2 diabetes risk in older women and that metabolic...
Experimental golden potato contains large amounts of vitamin A and E
In Ohio, an experimental golden potato could hold the power to prevent disease and death in developing countries where residents rely heavily upon the...
Impossible Burgers now available at universities and companies nationwide
In Illinois, Impossible Foods opened Impossible Burger sales to universities, companies and other institutions, kicking off non-restaurant sales with a mobile Impossible Tailgate experience...
DayTwo raises $12 million to roll out personalized nutrition based on the gut microbiome
In Israel, DayTwo, a leader in microbiome-health management, completed a $12.0 million Series A financing round to broaden and deepen its lead in evidence-based,...
DSM seeks approval for new stevia pathway
In the Netherlands, DSM has asked Europe’s food safety regulators to approve the use of stevia produced using fermentation. The popular sweetener has already...
Intense pulsed light kills 99.99999 percent of harmful bacteria in powdered food
In Minnesota, University of Minnesota researchers are using intense pulsed light to kill bacteria in powdered foods and prevent the potentially deadly risks of...