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Mouse for Muffy? Cell-Cultured Pet Food for Cats (and Dogs) Just Got the EU Green Light
Your pet’s dinner just got weird, in a good way. BioCraft, a US-based biotech outfit that’s been quietly cooking up mouse meat in a lab (yes
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Too Dry, Too Twisty, Too Damn Good & How Wonky Box Is Turning Drought into Dinner
While New Zealand’s autumn rain has ghosted veggie patches, leaving soils cracked and farmers cranky, one produce box biz is thriving off th
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Australia's 'Feeding Australia' Initiative Is A Wake-Up Call for New Zealand's Food Security
The Australian government has just dropped $3.5 million in future food, announcing the development of a national food security strategy dubb
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What Do These Countries Know? The Latest Stash into the Global Seed Vault Hints at a Looming Food Crisis
Another 14,000 seed samples have just got locked away in the Arctic’s Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Twenty-one countries sent their food secur
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The Disruptive Fat That’s Gaining Ground is Precision-Fermented Palm Oil
The global palm oil industry, valued at a staggering $70 billion, is standing at a climate crossroads. Extreme weather events and mounting e
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Scurvy in 2025? Yep, It’s Back — And It's Not Just a Pirate Problem Anymore
Wait… scurvy? In 2025? You’d think we left that one behind with wooden ships, eye patches, peg legs and oi me hartys. But no, this gnarly
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The US Might Finally Be Cleaning Up Its Ultra-Processed, Corporate Controlled Food Culture
For decades, America’s biggest food export hasn’t just been burgers, fries, and sugar-laden cereals, it’s been a whole lifestyle of Ultra-Pr
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Who Owns the Ocean? The High-Stakes Fight Over New Zealand’s Blue Economy
A new report just out by Westpac’s industry economist Paul Clark, titled A Sustainable Marine Sector – Transitioning to a Blue Economy, lays
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Japan Slams New Zealand’s Gene Technology Bill As Consumers Union Speaks Out
On the eve of submissions closing for New Zealand’s Gene Technology Bill, a powerful consumer voice from Japan has weighed in and they’re no
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Brisbane’s Food Rebels are Plant-Based, Regenerative, and Part of a Future Food Global Accelerator
Fifteen local companies have been picked for the Brisbane City Council backed, Future Food Global Accelerator, a launchpad for businesses wi
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Michelin Finally Gives a Star to a Vegan Restaurant in the UK and About Time?
In a fine dining scene drowning in truffle shavings and wagyu foam, Plates London has done something no UK vegan restaurant has managed befo
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Japan's Love for Eel Meets a Lab-Grown Future But Will Cultured Unagi Win Over The Purists?
If there’s one thing Japan loves more than a perfectly glazed unagi don, it’s an existential food crisis to shake up tradition. With wild ee
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