Japan Releases Draft Safety Checkpoints for Cultivated Meat and Seafood Products
Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) has released draft guidelines outlining the safety requirements that manufacturers of cultivated meat and seafood must meet before bringing products to market, presented at a May 28 meeting of the Food Sanitation Standards Council’s Subcommittee on Novel Foods.
Beauty bets on summer sports season with partnerships
With the turn of the summer, the athletic season heats up, and the personal care industry is responding with sports partnerships and sports-inspired skin solutions.
Clover Food Lab Reverses Closure After Investor Deal Secured
Massachusetts-based plant-based fast-food chain Clover Food Lab will reopen its Boston and Cambridge locations on June 9, less than two weeks after announcing it would permanently close following 17 years in operation.
Maison Piver marries heritage and eco-friendliness with perfume packaging
French perfume house Maison Piver has unveiled a packaging that bridges the brand’s heritage with modern sustainability, featuring a custom zamak cap produced by Segede Industrie, a luxury packaging supplier and manufacturer.
Malt Fermentation Explored as Route to Cocoa Alternatives in New French Research Project
French maltster Soufflet Malt has launched an 18-month research project with Ferments du Futur to produce a cocoa substitute from germinated grains using solid-state malt fermentation.
Experimental Adjuvant Could Strengthen Mucosal Immunity with Injectable Polio Vaccines
The injectable form of the polio vaccine has proven effective at preventing illness but it does not block the transmission of the virus as well as the oral version of the vaccine. That is because the virus is usually transmitted through contaminated food or water and is first exposed to the GI tract, where the oral vaccine induces a mucosal immune response. To date, several countries no longer use the oral vaccine because there is a small risk of infection. It is also possible for people who receive the injected polio vaccine to spread the virus even though they are asymptomatic.
World Food Safety Day / Webinar to showcase FAO’s new Risk-based Inspection Resource Kit
June 2026, US: It’s five days to go until World Food Safety Day 2026! Have you registered for the webinar on FAO’s new R…
过量的一氧化氮会阻碍植物的系统性免疫。
肯塔基大学的研究人员发现了一种过量一氧化氮损害植物系统免疫的机制。研究表明,高浓度的一氧化氮会改变细胞pH值,降低水杨酸的运输,并削弱系统获得性抗性(SAR)。该研究使用了 拟南芥(Arabidopsis thaliana) 作为模型。
Nestlé taps Helaina to explore bioactive proteins in infant nutrition
Nestlé and Helaina—a New York-based startup making bioactive found in human breastmilk via precision fermentation—have f…
Seven Nigerian Growth-Stage Startups Land Funding at Cascador Pitch Day 2026
Cascador Pitch Day 2026 just wrapped in Lagos, and Nigeria’s mid-stage founders walked away with serious capital.
