Meat Newsletter - ‘Blank canvas’ for alt protein: NANKA looks to conquer hyb rid and plant-based meat markets with jackf ruit innovations / Meat is dead, long live meat: Can beef and dairy contribute to a cl imate fix?
Malaysian jackfruit firm NANKA has developed a range of alternative meat patties using young jackfruit pulp as a base, and is looking to achieve significant penetration in both the hybrid and plant-based meat markets.... Read more
Agricultural production needs a fundamental re-think, but beef and dairy can be the answer to the world’s challenges rather than the demons.... Read more
A voluntary food label in France that signals the animal welfare standard and method of production to consumers is gaining traction, and Europe should take note, suggests Compassion in World Farming. ... Read more
The EU Commission has launched a public consultation for its review of animal welfare laws, which it committed to under the Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy.... Read more
Scientists in Japan have found a way to 3D-bioprint wagyu beef by assembling muscle fibre, fat fibre and blood vessels into a steak-like structure similar to actual meat.... Read more
A Nutreco and Mosa Meat led project, Feed for Meat, to develop cellular agriculture and bring cultivated meat to the EU market, is being supported by REACT-EU to the tune of a €2m (US$2.3m) grant. ... Read more
Berkeley-based startup Mission Barns – which has developed a platform to cultivate fat from animal cells, outside of the animal - has teamed up with gourmet sausage maker Silva Sausage Co to produce hybrid sausages combining cell-cultured fat and plant proteins, delivering what it claims is “the best of both worlds.”... Read more
China has topped the charts for the levels of salt (sodium) in processed meat and fish products in a five-country study, followed by the USA, South Africa, Australia and the UK.... Read more