NEW TECH FOODS

This month, the spotlight is on Leaft Foods: a New Zealand-based food-tech innovator developing functional ingredients and consumer products made from green leaf protein. We spoke to Ross Milne, the company’s CEO, to find out more.

Solar Foods has filed a GRAS notification with the US Food and Drug Administration for its microbial protein ingredient, Solein, as it seeks to secure a “no questions” letter confirming the product’s safety.

BlueTree Technologies has entered into an exclusive partnership with PCI Membranes, part of Filtration Group, to expand the use of sugar-reduction technologies in the beverage sector.

Finnish biotech company Enifer has obtained self-affirmed GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status in the US for its mycoprotein ingredient Pekilo, following an independent expert panel review.

The European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) has released a new report calling for urgent EU action to accelerate the shift towards sustainable meat alternatives.

Israel-based cultivated meat company Aleph Farms has signed on to PETA’s new 'Eat Without Experiments' initiative, earning praise from the animal rights group for its commitment to avoiding animal testing.

US-based ingredient technology firm MycoTechnology has named Robert Scott to its board of directors.

Discovery Park, Kent’s life sciences hub, has added two high-growth biotech start-ups to its CoLab innovation space.