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How Modern Meadow is fabricating the animal-free leather of the future
New Jersey startup Modern Meadow is bio-fabricating a leather substitute that’s eerily like the real thing–without the environmental footprint In a 72,900-square-foot former pharmaceutical facility in Nutley, New Jersey, test tubes sit atop lab tables crowded with microscopes and trays of materials. Out in the main area, huge fermentation vats churn. This is not what […]
Israel joins America in offering lower insurance premiums to vegans
Growing evidence shows the health benefits of plant-based diets. Last year US insurance company HealthIQ started offering vegans lower life insurance, claiming their diet makes them healthier and therefore more likely to live longer. Now a company in Israel has started offering the country’s vegan population (five percent) a discount on its health plans. According to the […]
The Beyond Burger from Beyond Meat is coming to the UK this year
The Beyond Burger™ has taken the world by storm with it’s meaty texture and taste, as well as the fact that it appears to ‘bleed’ when cooked thanks to the addition of beetroot to give the burger it’s pink colour. Beyond Meat believe that the best way to get people to eat less meat is […]
The world’s top 100 nutritious foods are revealed, most are vegan
‘After analysing more than 1,000 raw foods, researchers ranked the ingredients that provide the best balance of your daily nutritional requirements – and they found a few surprises.’ – The top two, and many others are plant-based. See the full story on the BBC here.
Dairy milk sales set to drop by 11%
A recent report by global market researchers Mintel estimates dairy milk popularity will drop 11% in Western Europe by 2020. The report comes as plant-based milk sales rose 19.1% over the past year in Europe. Vegan milk sales in the U.S. also rose by 61% in the past five years. With a declining demand for dairy products, […]
Tesco launches own-brand vegan range amid rise in plant-based eating
Wicked Kitchen range includes 18 vegan-friendly ready meals along with wraps, sandwiches and salads. The vegan food revolution sweeping the UK has received a further boost as the largest own-brand supermarket range of 100% plant-based meals went on sale in 600 Tesco stores. From crispy carrot pastrami to sourdough pizza, the Wicked Kitchen range includes 18 vegan-friendly ready meals […]
SuperMeat Raises $3 Million to Produce “Clean Meat” in the Lab
Israeli startup SuperMeat is progressing with its plans to produce chicken meat without killing a single animal. The company is kicking off 2018 by announcing it has raised $3 million in funding, and also formed a partnership with one of Europe’s largest poultry producers. Click here to read the full story. What do you think […]
Meat tax ‘inevitable’ as society becomes more concerned about impact on health and enviroment
In future meat could be subjected to the similar levies to tobacco and carbon emissions, report says. Read the full story here.
Animal sentience, a Jewish perspective from Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
On 5 November the British Parliament voted by 313 votes to 295 not to transfer European protocol on animal sentience into UK law. It is argued that this was merely a procedural matter; the government considered the issue sufficiently covered under pre-existing British legislation. It is certainly fair to say that this was not a […]
Fighting for animal sentience to be recognised
With the smallest of margins the UK government has voted this week that animals are not sentient beings as part of the Brexit withdrawal bill. The vote means that animals will no longer be recognised as being capable of feeling emotions such as joy and compassion, but also fear, suffering and terror. ‘“There can only […]