China adopts first mandatory national cosmetics safety standard
China has introduced its first mandatory national safety standard regulating cosmetic products, placing limits on microbes, heavy metals, and harmful substances. The move marks the graduation of cosmetics standards from a matter of hygiene to a matter of safety in the country.
Swiss alt meat startup Planted scales fermented whole-cut platform, eyes B2B partnerships
Swiss plant-based meat firm Planted is planning to double production capacity at its facility in Memmingen, Germany, to …
长青股份：上半年杀菌剂营收增长64%，厂区产能充分释放、工艺持续优化
世界农化网中文网报道：8月12日， 江苏长青农化股份有限公司（简称″长青股份″）举行投资者关系活动，主要内容如下：
5 Takeaways from BTG Pactual TIG and Conservation International’s 20,000-Hectare Cerrado Restoration Effort
By Editor, Global AgInvesting MediaBTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (BTG Pactual TIG) and Conservation International have expanded native ecosystem restoration across more than 20,000 hectares of Brazil’s Cerrado biome. The combined effort marks a significant acceleration of the firms’ Latin American reforestation strategy.
Rome Nutrition Week 2026: Healthy Diets Take Center Stage in the Global Food Systems Agenda
August 2026, Rome: Rome Nutrition Week (RNW) 2026 brought together governments, UN agencies, researchers, donors, and de…
Hugel cosmetics grow as botulinum toxin powers record H1 results
Hugel’s cosmetics and other businesses grew 31.7% in the first half of 2026, reaching net sales of ₩39 billion (US$27.6 million), with second-quarter sales for the segment up 32.8% to ₩19.8 billion (US$14 million). Both figures outpaced growth at the medical aesthetics company overall, though its botulinum toxin business grew faster still, rising 46.6% to ₩149.4 billion (US$105.7 million).
GRAS overhaul: less onerous than feared, but legal battle likely
The long-anticipated proposed rule on closing the so-called GRAS loophole is less onerous than some had feared but could…
Long-Term Memory Loss Secrets Revealed with Artificial Hibernation
Memories can survive even after the brain temporarily loses more than half of its synaptic connections, according to the results of a study in mice that challenge the long-held view that long-term memories depend on stable individual synapses. The researchers, headed by a team at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), and including teams at the University of Tsukuba, Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), and National Institutes of Physiological Sciences, used a mouse model of artificial hibernation to examine structural mechanisms underlying memory retention.
Celebrating 3 Decades of WA DPIRD and GRDC Collaboration
August 2026, AU: With a history that dates back to the early 1990s, GRDC and WA DPIRD’s enduring partnership has seen ma…
Ranchbot Secures $15M Series B, Establishes Global HQ in Fort Worth to Scale Agtech Vision
By Editor, Global AgInvesting MediaRanchbot, a technology company that builds solutions for the managers of livestock, wildlife and natural capital, announced the successful completion of a Series B financing round. The round raised over US$15 million (approximately A$22 million) and closed in early August.