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- GEA invests €18 million in Technology Center for alternative proteins in the USA
GEA invests €18 million in Technology Center for alternative proteins in the USA
Plus, Cargill and ENOUGH expand partnership, New Culture announces self-GRAS for animal-free casein, and Vienna court dismisses lawsuit against Revo Food's labeling
Have you noticed how we only bring you good news? That’s by no means any form of censorship – it’s just that you can read the doom and gloom elsewhere! And boy has it been a great week for feel-good stories in the world of alternative proteins…
As to what to bring you first, though, we’ll gauge it by clicks to stories on our website, which in the past seven days shows a clear winner: a new €18 million (US$20 million) technology hub for alternative proteins is being built in the US state of Wisconsin to pilot microbial, cell-based and plant-based foods, as well as promote the training of biotechnology specialists.
Up next we have one of the biggest food companies in the world acknowledging the world needs more protein, and putting its money where its mouth is by investing further into a UK-based mycoprotein specialist based in the Netherlands.
Meanwhile, in the alternative dairy field, the world's first casein protein made without any animal inputs has been self-affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) following a recent review by an independent panel of qualified scientific and toxicology experts. A fermentation dairy company has also obtained vegan certification – the first ever to receive the Certified Vegan logo in the 24 years it's been administered.
And we did chuckle at the letter sent by PETA’s Ingrid Newkirk to US Senators Mike Rounds and Jon Tester, whose recently introduced School Lunch Integrity Act of 2024 seeks to pre-emptively ban cultivated meat products from being served in school lunches. “PETA urges these lawmakers to work for their constituents who are beset with meat-related health issues rather than for special interests who put profits over planetary protection, human health, and the prevention of cruelty to animals.” Well said Ingrid!
It’s been a cracking week for news, and there’s more where that came from on our website, so click on any of the links below to feel good about some of the amazing breakthroughs and developments in this even more amazing sector!
