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Cultured meat

Singapore lab-grown seafood firm Avant Proteins winding up in another blow to novel food sector

Avant Proteins’ exit marks the latest of at least three firms in the lab-grown meat sector that have struggled to scale its operations in Singapore.
Avant Proteins’ exit marks the latest of at least three firms in the lab-grown meat sector that have struggled to scale its operations in Singapore.

Green Pulse Podcast

Should we just give up on cultivated meat?

Cultivating meat in labs might be the way of the future, but ensure it becomes affordable and tasty enough to truly take off.
Cultivating meat in labs might be the way of the future, but ensure it becomes affordable and tasty enough to truly take off.

Veggie 'burgers' at stake in EU negotiations

Concerns over the greenhouse gas emissions from livestock farms have in recent years driven more Europeans towards vegetarian and vegan diets.
Concerns over the greenhouse gas emissions from livestock farms have in recent years driven more Europeans towards vegetarian and vegan diets.

Science Talk: Blended meat could boost Asia’s food security

aztalk23 - A meal made using Australian startup Harvest B's B Strong Slow Cooked Diced Beef, which combines premium quality animal proteins with premium plant proteins.

Credit: Harvest B
aztalk23 - A meal made using Australian startup Harvest B's B Strong Slow Cooked Diced Beef, which combines premium quality animal proteins with premium plant proteins.

Credit: Harvest B

S’pore calls for proposals from researchers, industry partners to develop tastier novel foods

Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Koh Poh Koon said that Singapore is particularly vulnerable to global food supply disruptions.
Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Koh Poh Koon said that Singapore is particularly vulnerable to global food supply disruptions.

Green Pulse Podcast

Podcast: Bugs, slaughter-free meat and fermented protein

Green Pulse co-hosts Audrey Tan and David Fogarty get the lowdown from Dr Andy Jarvis, director of future of food at the Bezos Earth Fund.
Green Pulse co-hosts Audrey Tan and David Fogarty get the lowdown from Dr Andy Jarvis, director of future of food at the Bezos Earth Fund.

Food Picks: Revamped Huber’s Butchery sells Good Meat, Ichigo Ichie relocates

Good Meat 3 is sold at the freezer section of Huber's Butchery.
Good Meat 3 is sold at the freezer section of Huber's Butchery.

Mergers, closures, diversification: What is happening to S’pore’s cultivated meat sector?

Cultivated meat is thought to be kinder and more sustainable, as it is slaughter-free and uses less water and land to produce.
Cultivated meat is thought to be kinder and more sustainable, as it is slaughter-free and uses less water and land to produce.

S'pore approves lab-grown quail for consumption

(Clockwise from top left) Forged Parfait, Hokkaido Wagyu Forged Parfait, Rice cracker served with Forged Parfait and Cannoli made from Forged Parfait.
(Clockwise from top left) Forged Parfait, Hokkaido Wagyu Forged Parfait, Rice cracker served with Forged Parfait and Cannoli made from Forged Parfait.

US legal woes will not affect Eat Just’s cultivated meat plans in Singapore: CEO

Eat Just CEO Josh Tetrick said said on March 7 that its Bedok plant has never been operational.
Eat Just CEO Josh Tetrick said said on March 7 that its Bedok plant has never been operational.

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