Recent studies have shown a growing number of shoppers are losing confidence with major supermarkets and are instead seeking ...

A recent review article published in the journal Nature Communications discusses the need to translate food security efforts into commercial applications, highlighting the role of innovative startups ...

The larvae of the beetle Tenebrio molitor (yellow mealworms) were studied, the insect's main components are protein, fat and fiber giving them high nutritional value, and the potential to be a ...

On January 6, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on the labeling of plant-based alternatives to animal-derived foods. The draft guidance provides best practices ...

Farmless, a Dutch startup working on alternative protein sources via fermentation technology, closed on €4.8 million in seed funding. The new investment also comes seven months after Farmless raised a ...

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ are increasingly showing up in the environment, our food and drinking water, and throughout our bodies. But we might have a new weapon: scientists have identified a bacterium ...

Mealworms need a minimum level of protein to grow and become a sustainable food source, according to a new study that challenges the myth that insects have superpowers of taking plastic waste and ...