Aleph Farms 3D prints a ribeye steak using three-dimensional “bio-printing”
Aleph Farms Ltd. (the Company) and its research partner at the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of...
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Waitrose ranked first for efforts to reduce plastics in Greenpeace report as it confirms latest plan
Waitrose has ranked first in Greenpeace’s annual league table, for the second year in a row, which looks at how supermarkets are reducing...
Heinz removes plastic from all multipack canned products with PEFC certified paperboard
Heinz continues to remove plastic from supermarket shelves with the launch of a convenient & skinny cardboard sleeves on all multipack...
European Union’s food safety agency says worms are safe to eat
Today’s batch of EFSA scientific opinions on novel food applications includes the first completed assessment of a proposed insect-derived...
Vertical Future unveils new vertical farm in Deptford, London with 172% higher yield
UK-based controlled-environment-agriculture (CEA) solutions provider Vertical Future has unveiled its new approach to vertical farming,...
Tesco to remove plastic trays in chicken range in 30% reduction of plastic packaging
Tesco is announcing that from next year it will stop using plastic trays to pack its fresh, whole chickens. The supermarket will start by...
Tesco to save 260 tonnes of plastic each year, with change to cheese packaging
The saving has been made by switching from the traditional square block shape to oblong packaging and also by removing the current...
Nestle launches insect protein in Purina pet food
Nestlé Purina is launching pet food that builds on alternative proteins to make better use of the planet's resources. The new line...
Swedish grocery Felix to price goods based on carbon footprint
Felix, a Swedish food brand, has opened a climate-conscious store that will guide buyers to make informed decisions when purchasing food...
Kenya harnesses fly larvae's appetite to process food waste
Rotten bananas? Mushy avocados? Pulped oranges? Talash Huijbers wants them all. The 25-year-old is the founder of Insectipro, a Kenyan...
Loss of bees leads to shortage of key food crops, new study finds
A lack of bees in agricultural areas limits the supply of some food crops, a new US-based study has found, suggesting that the decline in...
Scientists discover new species of darkling beetle larvae that can decompose plastic
A joint research team consisting of Professor Hyung Joon Cha and a doctoral student Seongwook Woo of the Department of Chemical...
Diageo to launch 100% plastic-free bottles for Johnnie Walker brand in early 2021
Diageo has created the world’s first ever 100% plastic free paper-based spirits bottle, made entirely from sustainably sourced wood. The...
Asda removes over 24.5 million plastic forks from salads in a bid to tackle plastic pollution
· 41 tonnes of plastic a year saved by the move · Over 24.5 million plastic forks removed · In addition, Asda switches Asparagus out of...
Ethiopia announces plans to plant 5 billion seedlings this year, as part of four year 20bn target
Ethiopia is to plant 5 billion tree seedlings this year to help fight climate change and deforestation. The announcement was made...
Evidence that fish flourish in a community-managed marine area offers hope
by Malavika Vyawahare on 21 May 2020 New research from Madagascar offers a glimmer of hope that locally managed marine areas (LMMAs), an...
Whaling in Iceland is shut down for second consecutive year
Iceland's two whaling companies will skip the whale hunt this summer for the second straight year, with one telling AFP Friday that they...
Scientists discover a bacterium that feeds on toxic plastic
The bacterium, which was found at a waste site where plastic had been dumped, is the first that is known to attack polyurethane. When...
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