No cows needed for this milk. But we’re not taking about products such as almond milk or soy milk. We’re talking about actual milk complete with dairy proteins. But not a cow in sight.
How could this be?
No easy accomplishment for sure. It’s taken 15 years of research at
Continue Reading Cow-free proteins signal possible new day for dairy
North of Seattle In Snohomish County, WA, growth was enormous during the past three decades. Please don’t ask me to re-trace our steps, but back in the day, we’d travel the backroads of Snohomish County along the Pilchuck River and its tributaries to find someone selling fresh
Continue Reading Letter from the Editor: For all those with a fondness for big salmon
A report has shown how the regulation of novel foods and genetically modified organisms is different around the world.
Research published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) looked at international regulations on genetically modified and novel foods and how they differ from requirements in the United Kingdom.
Novel foods and
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AquaBounty’s genetically engineered salmon owners this week announced the details of a $200 million expansion.
It has chosen Ohio for its next aquaculture farm location, where it expects to produce 10,000 metric tons of AquaBounty genetically modified Atlantic salmon.
Before the end of 2021, AquaBounty plans to construct a 479,000
Continue Reading Ohio gets $200 million investment in genetically engineered salmon
Recently, I did something I had not done in a long time. I ate in a restaurant with my family. Actually, we ate on the outdoor patio, since my kids are too young to be vaccinated and we are somewhat more squeamish than average about COVID, but it was
Continue Reading Not ready to eat GMO animals? Then you might not want to order the salmon
A comment period has been launched in England regarding gene editing of crops and livestock.
The plans were announced by Environment Secretary George Eustice at the virtual Oxford Farming Conference.
Gene editing is different from genetic modification where DNA from one species is introduced to another one. Gene edited organisms
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Natural Grocers, Citizens for GMO Labeling, Label GMOs, Rural Vermont, Good Earth Natural Foods, Puget Consumers Co-op, and the Center for Food Safety are plaintiffs in a new lawsuit against the USDA that some say was probably inevitable. It’s a lawsuit that seeks to end the long-fought dispute about labeling
Continue Reading Much of the old gang that fought for real GE labeling is back together for lawsuit against USDA
The European Commission has set targets to reduce pesticide use and sales of antimicrobials by 2030.
The Farm to Fork strategy includes a reduction by 50 percent on the use and risk of pesticides and in sales of antimicrobials used for farmed animals and aquaculture products. Plans still need to
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency Thursday launched a unified website for biotechnology regulation. The agencies timed the rollout to coincide with January 2020’s observance of National Biotechnology Month.
New forms of biotechnology allow for the modification of living
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A non-profit consumer group is pushing for the FDA to push back on retail sales of raw “Impossible” burger products, saying the agency is erring on the side of big business rather than public health.
In a letter to a top official at the Food and Drug Administration, as
Continue Reading Group wants FDA to act against alleged illegal sales of Impossible Burgers
