Estée Lauder bets on home fragrance boom with UK manufacturing expansion
Esteé Lauder Companies (ELC) is integrating luxury candle and home fragrance capabilities into its Whitman Facility, bolstering its UK manufacturing footprint. ELC intends to gain more operational control and long-term resilience in the home fragrance market, which it says is seeing sustainable growth.
Sicilian City Becomes Italy’s First to Back the Plant Based Treaty
The city council of Caltanissetta, in Sicily, has voted to formally support the Plant Based Treaty, becoming the first local authority in Italy to do so. The motion passed on May 28, 2026, with 13 votes in favor and one against.
Coefficient Giving Opens $10M Funding Call for Alternative Protein Taste Research
San Francisco-based philanthropic funder Coefficient Giving has launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) through its Farm Animal Welfare Fund, offering up to $10 million for research and development projects targeting the sensory shortcomings of alternative proteins. Applications are open until August 10, 2026, with awards to be announced on a rolling basis and no later than November 30.
Cell Farmers Symposium Draws Cross-Sector Crowd in The Hague
The inaugural Cell Farmers Symposium took place on June 4 in The Hague, bringing together farmers, policymakers, scientists, and industry representatives to examine how cellular agriculture could integrate into existing agricultural systems.
Price Competitiveness Drove Plant-Based Sales Volume Growth Across Four European Markets in 2025
Plant-based food sales volumes grew in four of six major European markets in 2025, driven by narrowing price gaps with animal-based equivalents, according to a new analysis by the Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) based on Circana and NIQ Homescan data. France, Germany, Italy, and Spain all recorded volume growth, while the Netherlands and the UK saw slight declines.
First-in-Human Trial Reports Promising Dual Lassa–Rabies Vaccine Data
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD) reported encouraging interim results from an early clinical trial that tested a new dual vaccine against Lassa fever and rabies. The study found the vaccine to be safe and induced immune responses against both the Lassa fever and rabies viruses (RB). There are currently no vaccines against Lassa fever on the market.
World Food Safety Day / Cameroon Promotes Food Safety Through Community Action
June 2026, Rome: To celebrate World Food Safety Day 2026, the Association for the Fight Against Food Unsanitariness in C…
南里奥格兰德州首次发现柑橘黄龙病病例。
农业部（Mapa）已确认南里奥格兰德州柑橘植株出现首例黄龙病（HLB）。出现病害症状的植株位于乌拉圭中部地区帕尔米蒂尼奥市的一处家庭果园内，该果园靠近圣卡塔琳娜州边界。经农业部实验室网络分析后，确认了这一消息。
2026 ‘Sci-Tech Empowering Rural Transformation’ Events Cover Climate Resilience And Green Transition
June 2026, Beijing: A news report from China.org.cn on 2026 ‘Sci-Tech Empowering Rural Transformation’ …
Ekonoke harnesses indoor hops farming to safeguard beer brewers’ supply chains
A few years ago, a widely cited study said climate change would make beer taste worse and cost more in the future thanks…