Last November, the U.S. FDA announced that it had completed an evaluation of UPSIDE Foods’ cultured animal cell foods and had “no further questions at this time about the firm’s safety conclusion.” While the FDA pointed out that there were still other regulatory hurdles to overcome for cell-cultured foods could be brought to market, namely from the USDA and FSIS, the announcement was seen by many as an important step in adding another option to the alternative protein space—one of a number of trends involving alternative protein in the past year.
Researchers and physicians have been emphasizing consuming food grains, vegetables, milk products and fruits free of toxic substances, further creating a favorable outlook for organic farming globally.
Key Technology’s Herbert OCULUS optical sorters for whole potatoes automate defect removal to improve production efficiencies while ensuring final product quality.
FE’s 2022 State of Food Manufacturing survey found that 58% of respondents believe their facilities are understaffed. Some are turning to automation to help bridge the gap, others are turning to previously underused or overlooked sources of human staffing.
The company has completed its second carbon crop and states the viability of the agricultural industry’s potential to positively impact global carbon emissions.