Opinion | Cultivated meat is better for the planet – and government should get involved
GFI’s Bruce Friedrich argues that governments should invest in alternative proteins to achieve their climate goals.
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CNN: Cultivated Meat’s global potential
CNN's Fareed Zakaria explores Singapore’s world-first approval of cultivated meat and the global potential of this new way of making meat.
Your first lab-grown burger is coming soon—and it’ll be “blended”
Learn why combining plant-based and cultivated meat could be the key to making cultivated meat affordable more quickly.
Tiny organisms, huge potential
GFI director of science and technology Liz Specht explores how microbes can help us make alternative proteins in the December 2020 issue of IFT's Food Technology.
Cultured meat has been approved for consumers for the first time
Restaurant-goers in Singapore will soon get the chance to eat chicken nuggets grown in bioreactors.
Fermentation can help build a more efficient and sustainable food system
Writing for the World Economic Forum, GFI’s Caroline Bushnell explains how alternative proteins produced with fermentation offer tremendous opportunities for innovation, investment, and economic growth.
Alt meat advocates share hopes for Biden presidency
Planet Friendly News celebrates Biden’s recognition of the climate crisis and is hopeful that he will focus on better food production, including investing in alternative proteins, to address the crisis.
What we know about McDonald’s new ‘McPlant’ plant-based burger
The fast food giant’s shift toward plant-based meat could have major implications for the growing sector. GFI's Zak Weston explains.
The first lab-grown meat for sale could come from this Singapore startup that’s re-creating shrimp
Los Angeles Times hypothesizes that because the Singaporean government has already developed regulations for cultivated meat, companies may be encouraged to debut their products in Singapore.
Tofurky is suing Louisiana for the right to label its veggie burgers “veggie burgers”
Vox covers Tofurky’s lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s label censorship law. Represented by GFI and the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Tofurky asserts that Louisiana’s law violates its First Amendment rights.
