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- Meatable secures €7.6 million Innovation Credit to accelerate cultivated pork production
Meatable secures €7.6 million Innovation Credit to accelerate cultivated pork production
Plus, Gruppo Tonazzo shuts down meat business to focus on plant-based proteins, UK FSA announces reforms to streamline novel food approvals, and more!
Can you believe it’s only four weeks until we open the doors of the second Future of Protein Production Amsterdam, taking place in the Netherlands on 23/24 October?
If our sold-out exhibition area and record delegates are anything to go by, this is already set to be the must-attend alt proteins event of 2024. If you want to come along with a whopping 20% off the ticket price, use our exclusive reader code ‘PPTI20’ on the booking page here. More than 450 people and +40 exhibitors are confirmed to attend so do join us in the Netherlands on 23/24 October for another amazing conference.
And don’t forget you can join another free-to-attend webinar this Wednesday, 25 September at 3pm (CEST)/9am (EDT) featuring Ryan Kromhout from KROHNE Food & Beverage. Sign up here to learn how to scale your blending processes seamlessly without sacrificing accuracy or efficiency, est practices for maintaining product consistency across different production stages, and the latest technologies and innovations in inline blending for protein production.
First up in our news this week, a Dutch cultivated meat company has secured €7.6 million in Innovation Credit to scale its production of cultivated pork. This funding, combined with previous investments, will help fast-track research, development, and regulatory approval, aiming to launch sustainable, animal-free meat products to the market soon.
Also, a pioneering mycoprotein production plant will begin operation in 2026, utilizing food production side streams for sustainable protein production. The plant is expected to produce three million kilos of mycoprotein annually, supporting a circular economy approach to reduce emissions.
In other news, a major Italian meat producer is closing its traditional business to fully embrace plant-based proteins. This bold pivot targets the growing demand for sustainable food and aligns with climate-conscious goals, marking a transformative step in the food industry's shift to plant-based production.
Significantly, the UK's Food Standards Agency has announced reforms to streamline the approval process for novel foods, such as cultivated meat and precision fermentation products. These changes, effective next year, aim to reduce approval times while maintaining strict safety standards, boosting innovation in sustainable food technologies.
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