Study says improve America’s diet and save billions on healthcare
In Massachusetts, new research suggests improving the quality of the average American's diet could substantially reduce costs associated with heart disease, diabetes, cancer and...
Consuming artificial sweeteners may lead to weight gain and heart disease
In Canada, a new study has found that artificial sweeteners may be associated with long-term weight gain and increased risk of obesity, diabetes, high...
Opalia and Hoogwegt partner on cell-based dairy
In Canada, cell-based dairy startup Opalia and dairy ingredient provider Hoogwegt have entered into a commercial agreement.
Under the terms of the two-year deal,...
Project Eaden raises $2.3 million for meat fiber-spinning technology
In Germany, food tech startup Project Eaden has added €2.1 million (US$2.3 million) to previously announced seed funding to advance its meat fiber spinning...
Edible bug grants now available in Europe
In Northwest Europe, companies looking to develop insect-based foods can apply for grants. The European ValuSect (Valuable Insects) consortium is offering forty grants, worth...
Breaking nugget news: Japanese scientists create lab-growth chicken with circulatory system
In Tokyo, researchers have created the world’s largest, and most advanced, lab-growth chicken nugget.
Featuring “veins” that deliver nutrients and oxygen, the new nugget...
Understanding how we taste by understanding taste bud receptor cells
In Pennsylvania, Monell Center researchers identified all the genes expressed in type II umami/sweet sensing cells and type III salty/sour cells, providing a treasure...
Beyond Sausage launches with the taste and texture of pork sausage
In California, Beyond Meat launched Beyond Sausage, a plant-based breakthrough that delivers on the taste and texture of pork sausage, but with more protein,...
Modern-age cookbook includes whisky from pee, 3D-printed tiger penis
In Massachusetts, MIT Press has published the Anthropocene Cookbook, replete with cutting-edge—if not always palatable—food tech innovations for sustainably feeding a growing world population...
Home delivery is latest cultured meat milestone
In Singapore, lab-grown meat has scored another world’s first: home delivery. Cultured chicken from Eat Just, which in recent months nabbed both the world’s...