Archives for May 3, 2018

Kishr Tea saves previously wasted coffee cherry for nutrient-packed beverage

As reducing food waste becomes a higher priority in America’s collective consciousness, some companies, such as beverage manufacturer Kishr, are creating novel foods and beverages from by-products of ingredients that previously would have been thrown away.

USDA proposed rule on GMO labeling raises more questions than answers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published a long-awaited proposed rule to establish GMO labeling standards (the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard), but still leaves most of the key questions – including how to interpret its...

Demand for cultured meat drives Tyson Foods investment

Tyson Foods’ venture capital arm, Tyson Ventures, has teamed up with Israeli biotechnology company Future Meat Technologies to step up the clean meat movement in a US$2.2 million seed investment.

'Some of them have no intention of filing a lawsuit. The only intention is to line their pockets...'

Food labeling litigation in focus at the ACI law conference: Making a buck or making a difference?

You can’t beat a good courtroom drama, but if you’re monitoring the food litigation scene these days, you’re highly unlikely to get one, observed experts at a recent legal conference, who claimed that a small number of law firms targeting food brands...