Archives for January 16, 2023

Review highlights ‘huge potential for postbiotics as the extension direction of probiotics’

A new review comparing the available evidence for the efficacy of probiotics and postbiotics highlights the favourable stability and shelf life of postbiotics, but an observed “weaker influence”.

Bord Bia: Consumers willing to spend more for ‘healthy’, ‘natural’ dairy products

Farmers, buyers and suppliers should also watch out for heightened regulatory, customer and consumer demands in the coming years, says the body’s UK dairy category manager, Estelle Alley.

Will the UK ban dairy descriptors on plant-based products?

ProVeg UK claims the British Government is preparing to ban plant-based products from using dairy descriptor names such as ‘m*lk’ and ‘b*tter’, plans that it has branded ‘outrageous and unnecessary’.

Amcor unveils carbon-busting recyclable packaging for dairy and meat

The company’s DairySeal and PrimeSeal promise to deliver an 80% carbon reduction compared to mainstream thermoforming films.

‘World’s first’ growth media factory in the works for cultivated meat, milk

Multus Biotechnology’s ‘first-of-its kind’ facility will open its doors before the end of the year. We catch up with co-founder and CEO Cai Linton to ask: Why should industry outsource growth media, rather than develop it in-house?

Veganuary

World Vegan Chocolate Day to focus on labelling regulations

Pioneering vegan campaigner Adrian Ling has announced the second World Vegan Chocolate Day (WVCD) after a successful launch in 2022.