Reuters — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to make recommendations on how to regulate the use of popular cannabis compound CBD in food and supplements, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing agency officials. After weighing the evidence on the compound’s safety, the FDA will decide within months how to […] Read more
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U.S. FDA reported weighing CBD regulation in food, supplements
French insect-based ingredients maker Ynsect to expand in North America
U.S. plant would use Ardent Mills' flour milling byproducts
Paris | Reuters — French company Ynsect said on Tuesday it had signed deals to build insect ingredient production sites in the United States and in Mexico as the firm kicks off what it says will be the world’s largest insect farm. Ynsect breeds mealworms that produce proteins for aquaculture, livestock, pet food, fertilizers and […] Read more
Out of the box thinking required to evolve food system
Vertical farming, gene editing and cellular agriculture innovation can address consumer needs
Agricultural innovation and exponential growth will be necessary to meet environmental and consumer-driven market needs, according to Nourish Marketing Network’s 2023 Trends Report. In the past year, climate change came to the forefront, food inflation reached historic heights and consumers demanded action from brands, said Jo-Ann McArthur, Nourish Food Marketing president and lead author of […] Read more
Mexico to rework decree on GM corn, economy minister says
GM corn, glyphosate bans now due to take effect in 2024
Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico has offered to extend a deadline to ban genetically modified (GM) corn until 2025 and is working on a proposal to overhaul its plan, Economy Minister Raquel Buenrostro said on Wednesday. Buenrostro said President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador had told the U.S. Mexico could delay the contentious GM corn […] Read more
Using the science of light to reduce food waste, improve meat quality
Waterloo start-up receives expansion support
An Ontario company has just received a funding boost from the federal government for its smart visioning technology. P&P Optica of Waterloo has developed a system that harnesses the power of light to measure chemistry to improve meat quality and safety. The new funding will help promote its automated inspection system to meat processors. Using […] Read more
U.S. meat labelling rules need reforms, say consumer advocates
Hormel meat labelling case contests the use of the word ‘natural’
Reuters – Hormel Foods’ labeling of a meat product line as “natural” despite using the same hogs and production methods as its other brands shows the U.S. meat labelling system needs reforms, said consumer advocates in documents released Nov. 14 from a lawsuit the company is close to settling. The false advertising suit, brought in […] Read more
Public trust in Canada’s food system comes off pandemic high
Cost of living and other factors drive a return to pre-2020 consumer perceptions
After a pandemic-induced boost, the latest public trust report from the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity indicates Canadians’ faith in the food system has fallen back to general historical trends. As the 2022 CCFI Public Trust Research Report describes, 24 per cent of survey respondents believe the food system is headed in the wrong direction, […] Read more
Opinion: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had cascading effects on food security
Glacier FarmMedia – The only clarity to emerge in the eight months that have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine is that there is no end in sight. Everyone can agree this war has profound implications for grain markets and global food security. However, our understanding is just starting to evolve over how fundamentally this conflict […] Read more
Western Fair District develops food and ag-product hub
Organization matches District’s Accelerator and Incubator programs to production space for developing companies
There’s a lot of construction at the Western Fair District, all in efforts to spur more made-in-Ontario innovation in food and agricultural products. The Grove (formerly known as The Progress Building) is in the midst of renovations designed to give new food companies, as well as those in the pre-commercialization stage, a space to work […] Read more
U.N.-backed investors set fresh targets in sustainable food shift
Reuters – A U.N.-backed group of global financial institutions including Dutch lender Rabobank on Thursday set out a series of company specific environmental and social targets aimed at helping drive a shift to a more sustainable food system. Set by a group of 11 firms in the Good Food Finance Network, including Nuveen Natural Capital […] Read more
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