Collaboration to bring cultivated meat to Japan will help the country meet food security goals Israel based Aleph Farms, Ltd., and Mitsubishi Corporation’s Food Industry Group have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bring cultivated meat to the Japanese table. Aleph Farms will provide its proven, scalable manufacturing[Read More…]
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Japan picks no distinction between cannabis & hemp
Cannabis Control Act in Japan does not make any distinction between cannabis and hemp The Regulatory CBD Report: No distinction between Cannabis and Hemp in Japan report has been recently added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. According to the report, the Cannabis Control Act in Japan does not make any distinction between cannabis and hemp,[Read More…]
Japanese firm Sangria partners with Sidel for PET bottle designs
The investment will support Sangaria to widen its production portfolio in the future Leading Japanese beverage player Sangaria has been counting on Sidel as a strong partner for more than nine years. To increase its production flexibility, the company has acquired the Versatile Sidel Aseptic Combi Predis to handle aseptic[Read More…]
Toppan launches eco-friendly packaging for frozen foods
Toppan claims the new packaging better retains the quality of meat, processed seafood, and other primary products kept in frozen storage for long periods of time Toppan Printing, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics, has launched new eco-friendly packaging that better retains the quality of[Read More…]
Japanese firm to mass-produce alternative meat using 3D printer
The purpose is to reproduce meat such as steak with plant-based meat (vegetable meat), mold and mass-produce it with a 3D printer Japan based Next Meats Co which develops fake meat (alternative meat), recently said that it started an experiment on alternative meat development using a 3D printer in October[Read More…]
Morinaga Milk expands lactoferrin production capacity
The demand for lactoferrin as a functional ingredient with health value is expected to grow over the long term globally Tokyo based Morinaga Milk Industry (Morinaga Milk) has announced that its subsidiary MILEI GmbH (MILEI), which has the largest share of the global market in terms of production volume of the functional[Read More…]
Beta glucan food supplement offers hope for COVID-19 patients
Nichi Glucan is unique, being secreted as an exo-polysaccharide by AFO-202 Caucasian, Hispanic, and Afro-American population, when Covid-19 infected, are prone to abnormal blood clotting, which may lead to stroke. Pregnant women and people with comorbidities are also at high risk. Higher mortality has been reported in patients, whose fasting[Read More…]
Japan launches functional foods with immune support functions
Kirin launches “iMUSE” functional food brand with 6 new products with Lactococcus lactis strain Plasma Japan’s Kirin Holdings and Kirin Beverage jointly announced the launch of six new products containing Lactococcus lactis strain Plasma. These Six iMUSE branded products that utilize Lactococcus lactis strain Plasma registered as Foods with Functional Claims with[Read More…]
Danone intends to sell stake in Yakult
Existing commercial partnerships, including joint-ventures in India and Vietnam remain in place In accordance with its continued focus on capital allocation discipline and balance sheet strength, Danone has launched the sale via an accelerated bookbuilding process of its remaining 6.61% stake in Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd. (“Yakult”), a global leader[Read More…]
Seragon unveils most advanced anti-aging nutraceutical
RESTORIN™ is the first nutraceutical supplement in Seragon’s pipeline Seragon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., based in the US, has announced the release of RESTORIN™, an advanced daily supplement for healthy aging at Lifestyle Expo Tokyo. RESTORIN™ is a controlled-release NMN supplement with senolytic enhancement. The novel product utilizes a proprietary form of NMN to[Read More…]
