Category Archives: NET NEWS

South Korea Unveils Plant-Based Food Industry

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The government of South Korea has made the strategic decision to foster the development of a plant-based food industry within the country. Plant-based substitutes, consisting of ingredients like soybeans, are being promoted as alternatives to animal protein. On Monday, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs unveiled its comprehensiveContinueContinue reading “South Korea Unveils Plant-Based Food Industry”

Impossible Foods Seeks Approval For Leghemoglobin

RE: Impossible Foods seeks EU and UK approval for its GMO “fake meat” bleeding ingredient TAFC ClipBoard: That’s the Brits for you, always trying to stall a process, any process, until they give the okay. Supremacy at its worst. The plant is okay and the beans derived from the plant, but not the root? It’sContinueContinue reading “Impossible Foods Seeks Approval For Leghemoglobin”

New GM deregulated through the back door

TAFC Comment: It seems the issue is with CRISPR/Cas technology being used to kill male chicken embryos to make way for more female egg layers. They have the technology to kill embryos and they’re using it. Sounds like a genetically modified abortion – this time to destroy male embryos in the shell before they reachContinueContinue reading “New GM deregulated through the back door”

Cannabis Allergy

TAFC Commentary: If the only legal weed is going to be the equivalent of pharmaceutical/medical grade pot products get ready for an onslaught of allergy symptoms, not easily controlled if at all, caused by medical grade cannabis/marijuana. The ongoing dance the developers keep trying to avoid is making a hypoallergenic weed product. Until then, andContinueContinue reading “Cannabis Allergy”

New!!! – Whole-cut Plant-based Salmon Fillets

Betty Tűndik January 14, 2022 New seafood innovator Plantish is on a mission to save the oceans with a true fish alternative  Israeli food-tech start-up Plantish is giving consumers a first look at its flagship product, a 100% plant-based whole-cut salmon fillet, which mimics cooked salmon in texture, taste, appearance, and structure. The 6-month-old company isContinueContinue reading “New!!! – Whole-cut Plant-based Salmon Fillets”

Perfect Day raises $350M and announces animal-free cream cheese

BRIEF Perfect Day raises $350M and announces animal-free cream cheese Published Sept. 30, 2021 Megan Poinski, Senior Reporter Courtesy of The Urgent Company Dive Brief: Animal-free dairy company Perfect Day raised $350 million in a Series D round, bringing its total funding to $750 million. The funds will be used to fuel the company’s focus on biologicalContinueContinue reading “Perfect Day raises $350M and announces animal-free cream cheese”

USDA APHIS | USDA Statement on Confirmation of African Swine Fever in Haiti

As part of the actions taken to create the protection zone, on September 17, APHIS issued a Federal Order suspending the interstate movement of all live swine, swine germplasm, swine products, and swine byproducts from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to the mainland United States until APHIS can establish sufficient mitigations to authorizeContinueContinue reading “USDA APHIS | USDA Statement on Confirmation of African Swine Fever in Haiti”

Concentrated Beer? Cutting Liquid before Shipping Also Cuts Its Carbon Footprint

Concentrated Beer? Cutting Liquid before Shipping Also Cuts Its Carbon Footprint Water is added back in before consumption By Noah Lederman on July 1, 2021 Even the lightest beer has heavy transportation requirements—which produce a sizable carbon footprint. Credit: Florian Gaertner Getty Images While world leaders held a virtual climate emergency summit this past spring, members of another important international group wereContinueContinue reading “Concentrated Beer? Cutting Liquid before Shipping Also Cuts Its Carbon Footprint”

RE: Israeli Company Illegally Seizes Ben & Jerry’s Trademark in the West Bank

TAFC ClipBoard: The occupier Jews and all those who support their actions are once again proving that Jews have no respect for the property rights of others. If they want it, they take it and if you protest too strongly, they’ll make your life and the lives of your families living hells. The old JewishContinueContinue reading “RE: Israeli Company Illegally Seizes Ben & Jerry’s Trademark in the West Bank”

A CHILLING TALE

Border situation threatens farmers’ livelihood WORSENING BORDER SITUATION: Texas rancher Katie Hobbs’ husband found five girls dumped by a river on the Texas-Mexico border. Ranching families on the border faced with bailouts, unfriendly visitors and high costs to rebuild. Jacqui Fatka | Jun 29, 2021 As the border situation continues to grab headlines and even aContinueContinue reading “A CHILLING TALE”

Can Genetically Modified Microbes Undermine the Health of Humans and the Environment?

Can Genetically Modified Microbes Undermine the Health of Humans and the Environment? by IRT News Team | May 26, 2021  by Jeffrey Smith Why on earth is a significant portion of human breast milk entirely indigestible by the nursing infant? Is this a design flaw? Actually, it’s part of an incredibly intelligent system that evolved over millennia. Specialized sugarsContinueContinue reading “Can Genetically Modified Microbes Undermine the Health of Humans and the Environment?”

CHEF’S VIEW ON: Bipartisan Senate CBD bill introduced

TA-FC Clipboard: CBD OIL IS USELESS, unless taken in large amounts, and then the ratio of side effects to dosage balloons out of sight. It’s also expensive – way too expensive. The 0.3 percent THC allowable by law is way too low. Stop stealing from the customers. Real weed is what the people want andContinueContinue reading “CHEF’S VIEW ON: Bipartisan Senate CBD bill introduced”

Replacing Animals With Plants Is Taking Off

Green Queen Alt Protein Weekly | May 20 2021 Edition | View online FUNDING & INVESTMENT ✅ In another record-breaking turn, Eat Just, the San Francisco-based food tech company whose plant-based mung bean alternative has sold the equivalent of 100 million vegan eggs across the globe, has closed a US$170 million round for its newly separate GOOD Meat subsidiary from funds managed by UBS O’Connor,ContinueContinue reading “Replacing Animals With Plants Is Taking Off”

Manure testing results: ‘No bull’ to ranchers

TAFC COMMENT: Firstly, the headline should read that they’re testing cattle for coronavirus/COVID-19 if for nothing else than to ease the public’s mind about the safety of what they consume. Secondly, I’m surprised that they collect the samples themselves. There’s too much room for corruption. The manure isn’t just a sample; it’s evidence too. ThirdContinueContinue reading “Manure testing results: ‘No bull’ to ranchers”

Brave new ‘animal-free’ world: When animal products are no longer made from animals, what do we call them? (And are they vegan?)

Brave new ‘animal-free’ world: When animal products are no longer made from animals, what do we call them? (And are they vegan?) By Elaine Watson 05-May-2021 – Last updated on 05-May-2021 at 17:26 GMT RELATED TAGS: animal-free dairy, vegan, Microbial fermentation, precision fermentation, Perfect Day, Change Foods Thanks to advances in synthetic biology, with theContinueContinue reading “Brave new ‘animal-free’ world: When animal products are no longer made from animals, what do we call them? (And are they vegan?)”

Lab-Made Chicken Reaches Select Diners in Singapore – Scientific American

Lab-Made Chicken Reaches Select Diners in Singapore Club-goers in the island city-state take first bites of slaughter-free chicken nuggets grown in bioreactors By Emily Waltz, Nature Biotechnology on May 14, 2021 Lab-Made Chicken Reaches Select Diners in Singapore Singapore regulators in December approved in vitro cultured chicken, giving the world’s lab-developed meat industry its officialContinueContinue reading “Lab-Made Chicken Reaches Select Diners in Singapore – Scientific American”

EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE & INSIGHTS BY GREEN QUEEN

Swedish oat milk giant Oatly has indicated it could be seeking a public listing in Hong Kong, shortly after registering its planned IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Blackstone-backed company says it will pursue a Hong Kong listing in the case of any “material adverse effect” on its relationshipContinueContinue reading “EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE & INSIGHTS BY GREEN QUEEN”

4 virus variants making people sicker, faster and resistant to treatment

4 virus variants are spreading in the US, and studies suggest they can make people sicker, evade the immune response, or spread faster. Here’s why experts are concerned. Dr. Catherine Schuster-BruceFri, April 16, 2021, 12:30 PM There are four coronavirus variants that experts in the US are worried about.These include variants first identified in SouthContinueContinue reading “4 virus variants making people sicker, faster and resistant to treatment”

Better management can reduce beef production emissions

TAFC COMMENT: THE GIST. To reduce beef emissions by nearly 50% all the cattle industry has to do is, according to them: ‘grow bigger cows at a faster rate – and enhance land management strategies to increase soil and plant carbon sequestration on grazed lands’ Better management can reduce beef production emissions Scientists from UC,ContinueContinue reading “Better management can reduce beef production emissions”

Pesticide toxicity to invertebrates and pollinators increasing in GM crops

Pesticide toxicity to invertebrates and pollinators increasing in GM crops Results demolish claims of decrease in the environmental impacts of pesticide use”Insect ‘apocalypse’ in US driven by 50x increase in toxic pesticides” is the startling headline of an article in National Geographic about some just published research in the journal Science that completely demolishes claims thatContinueContinue reading “Pesticide toxicity to invertebrates and pollinators increasing in GM crops”

Bill Gates says rich nations need to move to ‘100% synthetic beef’

Bill Gates says rich nations need to move to ‘100% synthetic beef’ The assault on the beef industry continues with fake meat proponents seeking to eliminate meat, dairy and eggs from America’s dinner table. Amanda Radke | Feb 17, 2021 Proponents of fake meats argued that their products would offer more consumer choice to feedContinueContinue reading “Bill Gates says rich nations need to move to ‘100% synthetic beef’”

Identity of primary plant-based food consumers may surprise

Identity of primary plant-based food consumers may surprise FredFroese/iStock/Getty Images Omnivores and flexitarians make up the lion’s share of consumers who are eating plant-based products. Jan 29, 2021 Despite use of plant-based meat or dairy products being highest among those following vegan, vegetarian, or pescatarian diets, it’s omnivores and flexitarians who make up the lion’sContinueContinue reading “Identity of primary plant-based food consumers may surprise”

NOVA MEAT

NOVAMEAT discovered a way to “bio-hack” plant-based proteins so they have a meaty texture. ~ Food Navigator Making plants imitate the texture of a burger, a chicken nugget, or even a sausage can be tricky, sure; but imitating a chicken breast or fat-marbled steak is a whole other beast. ~ The Spoon NOVAMEAT has developed a synthetic, 3D-printedContinueContinue reading “NOVA MEAT”

Ouroboros Steak grow-your-own human meat “technically” not cannibalism

Ouroboros Steak grow-your-own human meat kit is “technically” not cannibalism Jennifer Hahn | 13 November 2020 A group of American scientists and designers have developed a concept for a grow-your-own steak kit using human cells and blood to question the ethics of the cultured meat industry.   Ouroboros Steak could be grown by the diner at home using their own cells,ContinueContinue reading “Ouroboros Steak grow-your-own human meat “technically” not cannibalism”

Fake meats made from plants, cells & humans?

Warning — blog post may contain disturbing material about fake meats grown from human cells. Amanda Radke | Dec 04, 2020 In recent years, I’ve provided updates from the meat case, where fake imitation products are inching their way into the traditional space where beef, poultry, pork and fish have been sold. I’ve always contendedContinueContinue reading “Fake meats made from plants, cells & humans?”

Could Beyond Meat Be a Millionaire-Maker Stock?

Could Beyond Meat Be a Millionaire-Maker Stock? There remains a world of opportunity for growth, but whether it can be done profitably is the question. Rich Duprey (TMFCop) Jan 5, 2021 at 8:45AM After a disappointing third-quarter earnings report from Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND), investors are questioning whether the growth story is already over. Shares ofContinueContinue reading “Could Beyond Meat Be a Millionaire-Maker Stock?”

Trending Headlines: Policy changes on the way

      Trending Headlines: Policy changes on the way   Change is coming with new leadership, but how will it impact agriculture? Here’s what’s on the docket. Amanda Radke | Mar 15, 2021 Change is coming to rural America faster than the speed of light. Here’s a roundup of what’s new that will impact agriculturalists inContinueContinue reading “Trending Headlines: Policy changes on the way”

This Cultured Meat Startup Is Making Animal-Free Food For Your Pets

This Cultured Meat Startup Is Making Animal-Free Food For Your Pets CELL-BASED NEWS ALT PROTEIN FUTURE FOODS By Sally Ho Published on Feb 2, 2021 Last updated Feb 2, 2021 While people around the world are getting excited about trying cultivated meats for the first time in the near future, this startup is thinking about offering this experience to yourContinueContinue reading “This Cultured Meat Startup Is Making Animal-Free Food For Your Pets”

Avant Meats Forms Strategic Partnership With Vietnam Seafood Giant To Bring Cultivated Fish To Market

Avant Meats Forms Strategic Partnership With Vietnam Seafood Giant To Bring Cultivated Fish To Market CELL-BASED NEWS ALT PROTEIN FUTURE FOODS By Sally Ho Published on Jan 27, 2021 Last updated Jan 26, 2021 Avant Meats, the Hong Kong-based food tech developing cell-based seafood, has announced a new strategic partnership with Vinh Hoan Corporation (VHC), the world’s largest pangasius fish producer basedContinueContinue reading “Avant Meats Forms Strategic Partnership With Vietnam Seafood Giant To Bring Cultivated Fish To Market”

Russian Nonprofit To Launch Country’s First Animal-Free Food Tech Accelerator With ProVeg

Russian Nonprofit To Launch Country’s First Animal-Free Food Tech Accelerator With ProVeg ALT PROTEIN CELL-BASED NEWS FUTURE FOODS       By Sally Ho Published on Feb 1, 2021 Last updated Feb 1, 2021 The newly-established nonprofit Association of Alternative Food Producers (AAFPP) has teamed up with ProVeg Incubator to launch Russia’s first-ever food tech accelerator. The partnership will seeContinueContinue reading “Russian Nonprofit To Launch Country’s First Animal-Free Food Tech Accelerator With ProVeg”

Project Pollo: This Vegan Chicken Chain Founder’s Business Plan? Take Over 100 Fast Food Locations By 2024

Project Pollo: This Vegan Chicken Chain Founder’s Business Plan? Take Over 100 Fast Food Locations By 2024 VEGAN ALT PROTEIN FUTURE FOODS By Tanuvi Joe Published on Mar 29, 2021 Last updated Mar 29, 2021 Through Project Pollo, a plant-based chicken fast casual dining chain featuring an entirely vegan menu, entrepreneur and founder Lucas Bradbury aims to make animal-free meat alternativesContinueContinue reading “Project Pollo: This Vegan Chicken Chain Founder’s Business Plan? Take Over 100 Fast Food Locations By 2024”

Plant-Based Boxer Claressa Shields Wins Big, Highlights The Benefits Of Animal-Free Diets

Plant-Based Boxer Claressa Shields Wins Big, Highlights The Benefits Of Animal-Free Diets WOMEN & GENDER RIGHTS ALT PROTEIN FITNESS & WORKING OUT By Tanuvi Joe Published on Mar 31, 2021 Last updated Mar 31, 2021 Existing titleholder in the middleweight division of professional boxing, Claressa Shields, who recently won again at the junior middleweight division thus becoming the first womanContinueContinue reading “Plant-Based Boxer Claressa Shields Wins Big, Highlights The Benefits Of Animal-Free Diets”

Fermentation-Based MeliBio Closes US$850K Pre-Seed To Make Real Honey Without Bees

Fermentation-Based MeliBio Closes US$850K Pre-Seed To Make Real Honey Without Bees ALT PROTEIN BIODIVERSITY FERMENTED FOODS By Sally Ho Published on Mar 31, 2021 Last updated Mar 31, 2021 California-based food tech MeliBio has announced a US$850,000 pre-seed round for its fermentation-based technology enabling the production of real honey without bees. The funding comes ahead of its soft launch slated for the endContinueContinue reading “Fermentation-Based MeliBio Closes US$850K Pre-Seed To Make Real Honey Without Bees”

Animal-Free Fats Startup Nourish Ingredients Bags US$11M In Li Ka-Shing Backed Round

Animal-Free Fats Startup Nourish Ingredients Bags US$11M In Li Ka-Shing Backed Round ALT PROTEIN FERMENTED FOODS FUTURE FOODS By Sally Ho Published on Mar 30, 2021 Last updated Mar 29, 2021 Canberra-based Nourish Ingredients has closed a US$11 million financing round co-led by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Horizons Ventures and Main Sequence Ventures, the manager of the Australian government’s CSIRO InnovationContinueContinue reading “Animal-Free Fats Startup Nourish Ingredients Bags US$11M In Li Ka-Shing Backed Round”

Why Isn’t The Cattle Industry Vaccinating It’s Cattle Against CORONACOVID19?

THE CATTLE MARKET perspective on vaccines: From BEEF MAGAZINE: PROCESSING PLANTS ESTABLISHING VACCINE PLANS What they should be doing is administering these to the cattle. 86 POSTS ON VACCINES on BEEF MAGAZINE site proves cows and other animals receive vaccines. https://www.beefmagazine.com/search/node/vaccines?f%5B0%5D=search_api_aggregation_1%3AVaccines Frozen Vaccines for cattle – they do it with other vaccines, for other cow diseases,ContinueContinue reading “Why Isn’t The Cattle Industry Vaccinating It’s Cattle Against CORONACOVID19?”

Is climate science really real? Depends on who’s behind it

TAFC ClipBoard: The most obvious question to me when considering that fourteen percent of methane gas on the planet comes from burping cows, is what are they eating to make them burp and pass gas so much? I know they’re large animals, but the food they’re eating and the drugs they’re taking must have somethingContinueContinue reading “Is climate science really real? Depends on who’s behind it”

Cattle slaughter dynamics show what a year it’s been

“There are many dynamics in cattle slaughter markets in the fourth quarter that will determine total slaughter for the year. Current estimates are for total annual 2020 cattle slaughter to be down roughly 2.5% year over year.”   TAFC ClipBoard: I’m looking for much higher numbers. The impact in my view has been minimal. Those numbersContinueContinue reading “Cattle slaughter dynamics show what a year it’s been”

Cancelled rodeos & livestock shows raise alarm bells

TAFC Clipboard: Writer Amanda Radke speaks of animal rights activists as: “these anti-animal agricultural extremists”. The first thing the world needs to do is to stop calling the enslavement, torture and slaughter of animals agriculture. There is nothing agricultural about me as a human animal, and nothing agricultural about any other species of animal enslaved,ContinueContinue reading “Cancelled rodeos & livestock shows raise alarm bells”

Faith and food: How personal beliefs shape food choices

TAFC ClipBoard: In my view, religion doesn’t have much to do with what people eat. Nowhere in the bible or teachings does it instruct people to eat animals; in fact it does the opposite: “Genesis 1:29 And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of allContinueContinue reading “Faith and food: How personal beliefs shape food choices”

Berkeley becomes 1st city to ban junk food at grocery store checkouts

Berkeley becomes 1st city to ban junk food at grocery store checkouts CNAP ClipBoard: I don’t see what difference it makes whether candy is sold in the aisle at checkout or three feet away on an end cap. Personally I think the government is getting up too close in the face of store owners, tellingContinueContinue reading “Berkeley becomes 1st city to ban junk food at grocery store checkouts”

Human-monkey hybrid grown in China for organ transplants

TA-FC ClipBoard: China said not that long ago that they wanted to lead the world. I guess the world should have known it would be in the area of exploitation of non-human animals. It looks like a human fetus doesn’t it? Monkeys have blue eyes? Oops, just checked below and it is human. It’s aContinueContinue reading “Human-monkey hybrid grown in China for organ transplants”

Is BVDV hiding in your herd?

TA-FC ClipBoard: BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHEA VIRUS.  Read on. Are you eating diseased cattle? How would you know? “BVDV has been around pastures and feedlots a long time, and it continues to challenge herd management. Not only does it spread easily and show very few clinical signs, this complex virus continues to evolve, presenting new strainsContinueContinue reading “Is BVDV hiding in your herd?”

Judge Rules in Favor of Miyoko’s in Vegan Butter Case 

JUDGE RULES IN FAVOR OF MIYOKO’S IN VEGAN BUTTER CASE AUGUST 25, 2020 By VEGWORLD MAGAZINE The United States District Court for the Northern District of California has ruled in favor of vegan dairy brand Miyoko’s, allowing the brand to use the terms ‘butter’, ‘cruelty-free’, and ‘lactose-free’ when labeling its products. The lawsuit stems from a letterContinueContinue reading “Judge Rules in Favor of Miyoko’s in Vegan Butter Case “

USDA advances RFID tag program for cattle disease traceability

TA-FC ClipBoard: Currently there are thirty-nine million calves/cattle slaughtered yearly in the USA. Yet there are only eight million tags distributed. There’s no talk about how that is going to keep tabs on all the cattle, unless they tag every fourth or fifth calf in a population that’s regulated. It sounds like Adolph Hitler taggingContinueContinue reading “USDA advances RFID tag program for cattle disease traceability”

Tyson Foods invests in plant-based shrimp company

TA-FC CLIPBOARD: This is old news, but I still haven’t seen any place in or around Cleveland claiming to serve this product. It sure looks like shrimp and if it is as promised one might think it would soar. So where’s the ‘soar’ happening? Doesn’t Tyson Foods know that vegans are suspicious of the ‘naturalContinueContinue reading “Tyson Foods invests in plant-based shrimp company”

Market Reports | Beef Magazine

    Find weekly market reports on fed cattle, feeder cattle, slaughter cows and the boxed beef trade from industry experts Wes Ishmael and Ed Czerwein. Source: Market Reports | Beef Magazine   MEAT MARKET UPDATE: DID MARKET FIND ITS BOTTOM? Why is the Animal-Free Chef Advertising for Beef Magazine? Well, nothing is really forContinueContinue reading “Market Reports | Beef Magazine”

Feeding demand for ground beef

TA-FC ClipBoard: So what does the world need now that we know about the high demand for ground cow beef? Lotza ground plant round!! Feeding the demand for ground beef Most U.S. beef imports go toward feeding the nation’s massive appetite for ground beef. Wes Ishmael | Jul 13, 2020 Ground beef is such aContinueContinue reading “Feeding demand for ground beef”

New TV show “Tough As Nails” celebrates everyday Americans

TA-FC ClipBoard: Let’s make it clear here that the agriculture they’re talking about is the ‘raising for slaughter industry’, and making the cattle industry cool and sexy once again. “Witnessing first hand how food is grown? Well, animals aren’t food and they’re not plants, so they’re not grown like the cattle industry wants the worldContinueContinue reading “New TV show “Tough As Nails” celebrates everyday Americans”

Shoprite: Africa’s biggest supermarket considers pulling out of Nigeria 

TA-FC ClipBoard: I see Shoprite in America as having many problems, the biggest being living in the past, providing customers food items that are long outdated and passe to the point of wondering why they linger. Well, retail outlets like Shoprite are the reason, and unless they update their supermarket product lines to primarily plant-based,ContinueContinue reading “Shoprite: Africa’s biggest supermarket considers pulling out of Nigeria “

Business Burning Is Becoming An Industry

Minneapolis Manufacturing Company Will Leave City after Plant Burned in Riots 6.9.2020 AFC ClipBoard: Maybe that’s the plan: For black lives to drive white lives out of cities, so black lives can control the city centers. First you occupy the police department, then city council, then out of fear, people move out when the protestors weaponizeContinueContinue reading “Business Burning Is Becoming An Industry”

The ethics of outsourcing our risks to Instacart 

TA-FC ClipBoard: I’m all for better work conditions for all people, no matter their economic status. I live in a senior residence that recently was converted to public housing to justify, in part, all the non-seniors living here. That being said, I am a senior in the lower economic group, told to shelter in place,ContinueContinue reading “The ethics of outsourcing our risks to Instacart “

The Paper Bag Dilemma

Cuyahoga County, Ohio which includes Cleveland, banned single use plastic bags on 1 January 2020. Businesses that give customers plastic bags have until July 2020 to comply without consequences. Grocery stores where I shop are now using paper bags. Walgreen’s uses paper bags. Everybody has until July to use up their plastic bag inventory. IContinueContinue reading “The Paper Bag Dilemma”

China Will No Longer Classify Dogs as Livestock, Marking Push Toward Dog Meat Ban

Benjamin VanHoose   People   April 10, 2020, 3:22 PM EDT   China is inching closer to the end of the legal human consumption of dog meat, multiple outlets report. On Wednesday, the country’s Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs announced that it would no longer classify dogs as livestock, meaning the animal can’t beContinueContinue reading “China Will No Longer Classify Dogs as Livestock, Marking Push Toward Dog Meat Ban”

The consolidated US meat industry has major Covid-19 weak spots

Covid-19 has shut down parts of the hyper-consolidated US meat industry April 8, 2020   By Chase Purdy Food Reporter Future of Food How to feed everyone, without hurting the planet. A Tyson-owned meat processing plant that churns out 2% of the US pork supply ground to a halt this week as workers became infected with Covid-19.ContinueContinue reading “The consolidated US meat industry has major Covid-19 weak spots”

Coronavirus: UK thinks COVID-19 may have started in Chinese laboratory 

TA-FC ClipBoard: Alright, so there are two experimental labs in Wuhan, China, a few miles from the diseased markets, that experiment with viruses, evidently the COVID-19 virus being one of them. It is assumed that because the virus wasn’t altered in these labs that it leaked by accident aka poor safety procedures into a labContinueContinue reading “Coronavirus: UK thinks COVID-19 may have started in Chinese laboratory “

These 25 Black-Owned Restaurants Are Redefining Vegan Food

Let’s look at the title: “These 25 Black-Owned Restaurants Are Redefining Vegan Food” Let’s change it to: “These 25 White-Owned Restaurants Are Redefining Vegan Food” “These 25 Yellow-Owned Restaurants Are Redefining Vegan Food” “These 25 Red-Owned Restaurants Are Redefining Vegan Food” “These 25 Half-Breed-Owned Restaurants Are Redefining Vegan Food” “These 25 Brown-Owned Restaurants Are RedefiningContinueContinue reading “These 25 Black-Owned Restaurants Are Redefining Vegan Food”

The latest Impossible ‘meat’ has pork farmers questioning the name

TA-FC ClipBoard: Nobody is making the claim that it’s made from a pig. Maybe we should take issue with the pig farmers calling their product pork, so the children who were born and bred on family farms wouldn’t think they were eating their friends. The farmers should have called their animal meat what it was,ContinueContinue reading “The latest Impossible ‘meat’ has pork farmers questioning the name”

Stop Making Ritualistic Slaughter Part Of Your Religions

MY GOD SAYS: STOP MAKING SLAUGHTER, RITUALISTIC OR OTHERWISE, PART OF YOUR RELIGIONS TA-FC Clipboard: The reason Jews give for not stunning an animal before slaughter is that the stun gun produces fear, and that fear releases ‘poisons’ into the animal’s bloodstream (chemicals and hormones not wanted by orthodox Muslims and Jews in the animalsContinueContinue reading “Stop Making Ritualistic Slaughter Part Of Your Religions”

Colgate toothpaste goes vegan, organic and all-natural

TA-FC ClipBoard: Only one line of toothpaste went vegan. The ambiguous title to this article suggests all of Colgate went vegan. I’ve been using Tom’s of Maine. However Walgreens where I shop, right across the street from where I live, is often out of it. So then I have to shop at places not asContinueContinue reading “Colgate toothpaste goes vegan, organic and all-natural”

China Bans Trade, Consumption of Wild Animals to Counter Virus

China Bans Trade, Consumption of Wild Animals to Counter Virus Bloomberg News February 24, 2020, 4:52 AM EST China’s top legislature imposed a total ban on trade and consumption of wild animals, according to state-run China Central Television, a move that aims to curb activities that scientists say may have caused the deadly coronavirus toContinueContinue reading “China Bans Trade, Consumption of Wild Animals to Counter Virus”

UN Blacklist 112 Companies – Questions Need Answers

Questions Need Answers So The World Can Understand The Enormity Of The Oppression AirBNB, TripAdvisor, Expedia? Are Jewish run businesses operating in the occupied territories of Palestine? American companies setting up business in the disputed territories? To whom do they pay rent? In Palestine it would be the Palestinian landholder. Do the Palestinians travel outsideContinueContinue reading “UN Blacklist 112 Companies – Questions Need Answers”

Coronavirus and the future of ‘warm meat’

Walk into a North American supermarket, and there are rows upon rows of frozen meat to choose from. In China, however, there’s a preference for freshly slaughtered pig, chicken and beef. And that desire for ‘warm meat’ is at the heart of a growing concern. The recent Wuhan virus outbreak in China has been linkedContinueContinue reading “Coronavirus and the future of ‘warm meat’”

Are insects the food of the future?

Are insects the food of the future? “Advocates argue that the aversion to consuming bugs is largely cultural, since about 2 billion people worldwide eat them regularly. Offering insects in more appealing forms, such as bars or powders, could be a way to overcome the “ick factor.” ” The real reason these stories are poppingContinueContinue reading “Are insects the food of the future?”

US states join global push to ban animal-tested cosmetics

US states join global push to ban animal-tested cosmeticsLAS VEGAS (AP) — A growing number of U.S. states are considering a ban on the sale or import of cosmetics that have been tested on animals, as advocates argue testing products such as lotions, shampoos and makeup on rabbits, mice and rats is cruel and outdated.(1ContinueContinue reading “US states join global push to ban animal-tested cosmetics”

New York Becomes First State to Ban Sale of Giraffe Products

NEW YORK BECOMES FIRST STATE TO BAN SALE OF GIRAFFE PRODUCTSThe new legislation designates the giraffe as a vulnerable species and prohibits the sale of articles made from them. by NICOLE AXWORTHY DECEMBER 27, 2019 New York has become the first state to ban the sale of giraffe products. Assembly Bill A06606 and Senate BillContinueContinue reading “New York Becomes First State to Ban Sale of Giraffe Products”

Plant-Based Food Tech Company Good Catch® Secures Over $32M In Series B Financing Round

  Plant-Based Food Tech Company Good Catch® Secures Over $32M In Series B Financing Round Rising global interest fuels robust investment in alternative protein products, highlighting significant shift in consumer behavior and mindset NEWS PROVIDED BY Good Catch  Jan 15, 2020, 09:55 ETNEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Gathered Foods, makers of Good Catch® plant-based seafood products, today announcedContinueContinue reading “Plant-Based Food Tech Company Good Catch® Secures Over $32M In Series B Financing Round”

Are lupini beans set to conquer the plant-based protein market?

Are lupini beans set to conquer the plant-based protein market? The nutrition-packed beans are a hit in Europe, but not well known in the U.S. Leaders of Brami and Lupii tell Food Dive why the ingredient is important and where there is room for growth. AUTHOR Megan Poinski@meganpoinski PUBLISHED Jan. 16, 2020 When Isabelle SteichenContinueContinue reading “Are lupini beans set to conquer the plant-based protein market?”

Disease that killed millions of China’s pigs poses global threat

CNAP ClipBoard: Another compelling reason to stop raising pigs and eating them. Although reportedly humans cannot contract AFRICAN SWINE FEVER, it is my position that “they can’t until they can”. By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – Bettie the beagle, a detector dog for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, picked up the scent of pork onContinueContinue reading “Disease that killed millions of China’s pigs poses global threat”

You Don’t Need to Fear the Estrogen Content In Impossible Burgers

CNAP ClipBoard: Tiffany Stevens the author of this article states, “So if you’re worried an occasionally meatless meal will turn you into a woman, don’t be. Instead, prove your masculinity by taming your fear of new foods.” If men are worried about being turned into a woman, what do the women have to fear, beingContinueContinue reading “You Don’t Need to Fear the Estrogen Content In Impossible Burgers”

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Swedish Meatball Products Due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen

CNAP ClipBoard: RE: “A recall was not requested because it is believed that the products are no longer available for consumers to purchase.” A recall still should have been executed, so that those who still have the product stored in their pantries or stores can return it without incident. Many smaller markets purchase from otherContinueContinue reading “FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Swedish Meatball Products Due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen”

FDA criticized for waiting 6 weeks to announce latest romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak

Romaine or cos lettuce is a variety of popular lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. var. longifolia) CNAP ClipBoard: The problem with not announcing it because the lettuce was already past its shelf date and not available for sale, is that most grocers sell produce beyond its shelf date. When it’s too rotted to do that, thenContinueContinue reading “FDA criticized for waiting 6 weeks to announce latest romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak”

Largest Comprehensive Study Of Nutrition Links Dairy And Disease

Largest Comprehensive Study Of Nutrition Links Dairy And Disease ‘While this extensive study found detrimental effects from all sources of animal proteins, dairy was of particular concern’ NOV 12, 2019 Dairy has been linked with a number of adverse health effects More than 30 years ago, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and his team at CornellContinueContinue reading “Largest Comprehensive Study Of Nutrition Links Dairy And Disease”

Applied Food Sciences, Inc. | Organic Broad-Spectrum Hemp – AFS.Hemp™

AFS.Hemp™ Broad-Spectrum Hemp Extract Finally, a hemp ingredient developed by a food company for a food company. AFS.Hemp™ Summary Applied Food Sciences is proud to announce the launch of their new hemp ingredient. Manufacturers can have confidence using AFS.Hemp™ thanks to the GRAS determination that allows for safe use in food and beverages. AFS.Hemp™ isContinueContinue reading “Applied Food Sciences, Inc. | Organic Broad-Spectrum Hemp – AFS.Hemp™”

Impossible Foods CEO slams ‘the most destructive technology on Earth by far’

Again the thing that you just have to remember to anticipate everything Impossible is going to do is that our intention is to completely replace animals as a food production technology, the most destructive technology on Earth by far,” Brown said. “And that means that any product that we’re currently producing using animals, Impossible Foods is already working on, and will commercialize a plant-based, a better, more delicious, more affordable, vastly more sustainable version of that product.

“Chopped” Chefs Cook Pig Rectums After Hours

It appears that those chefs who work for the FOOD CHANNEL like to cook rectums of pigs AFTER HOURS. Otherwise why would they do it, if they didn’t like it? Why would they demean themselves and the animals they are supposed to respect as they kill, dismember and cook, either DEAD OR ALIVE? You seeContinueContinue reading ““Chopped” Chefs Cook Pig Rectums After Hours”

Lawsuit claims Burger King’s Impossible Whoppers are contaminated by meat

CNAP RESPONSE: Burger King’s claim that The Impossible Whopper is 100% Whopper and 0% beef is not true. It can’t be both. A 100% beef whopper is not 100% Impossible Whopper. A Whopper is defined as containing 100% animal product, namely beef. In addition, nobody calls a Whopper, a Whopper Sandwich. I’ve never heard it, exceptContinueContinue reading “Lawsuit claims Burger King’s Impossible Whoppers are contaminated by meat”