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It is estimated that two-thirds of European countries now use whole-genome sequencing (WGS) in food safety programmes. But it is time the technique is used to bring greater health benefits to functional foods, Dr Thomas Gurry, co-founder and CEO of gut health innovator myota tells FoodNavigator
Farmless claims to be making 'carbon negative' protein. The Dutch start-up has developed the means to make this protein using between 10 and 25 times less agricultural land than your average plant-based protein, and between 250 and 500 times less than animal protein.
Using Mediterranean almonds predominantly grown with rainwater, rather than their ‘intensively produced’ Californian counterparts, Italian start-up Dreamfarm is development plant-based alternatives to mozzarella and spreadable cheese.
Nestlé will use Airbus’s Pléiades Neo satellites in an effort to ensure transparency in its reforestation efforts. The satellites will provide high-resolution images in order to help Nestlé demonstrate that the trees it plants are thriving. This is a key part of its efforts to reach net zero by 2050.
Tomorrow, 4 May, England will vote in its local elections, where the public will elect councillors for district and metropolitan councils and unitary authorities. Many young people are not aware that, under new laws, voters must have photo ID in order to vote. Beer company Brixton Brewery are now promoting awareness of the laws through a new campaign.