April 12, 2023 | Australia

Australia raises concern about chemicals in compostable food containers

To ensure the safe and sustainable use and disposal of compostable food packaging in Australia University of Queensland (UQ) researchers in Australia are analysing compostable takeaway food packaging for potentially…

April 11, 2023 | Food

Japan pushes development of next generation of food and beverage research

Shimadzu and NARO have been collaborating on joint research into functional ingredients in food products since 2019 Shimadzu Corporation and the National Agriculture and Food Research Organisation (NARO), in Japan,…

April 6, 2023 | Cultured Meat

Korean firm CJ CheilJedang strategically invests in US-based startup Aqua Cultured Foods

Global plant-based seafood market is projected to reach $1.3 billion by 2031 US-based food tech startup Aqua Cultured Foods has raised $5.5 million in seed funding to bring its ultra-realistic…

April 6, 2023 | Australia

Adelaide to be home to world-first no and low alcohol wine research facility

The NOLO industry is extremely strong in Australia and growing year by year The University of Adelaide in Australia will be home to the world’s first trial-scale research facility for…

April 5, 2023 | China

Luye Pharma expands accessibility of red yeast rice for cholesterol management in Malaysia

Luye Pharma and Duopharma reach strategic partnership China-based Luye Pharma Group has entered an agreement with Duopharma Marketing Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Duopharma Biotech Berhad (Duopharma Biotech), which…

April 4, 2023 | Cultured Meat

Samsung picks cultivated meat startup TissenBioFarm for Accelerator Programme in Korea

TissenBioFarm is the world’s first company to develop mass-production technologies for whole-cut cultivated meat TissenBioFarm, a cultivated meat startup based in South Korea, has been selected for the “SAMSUNG Welstory…

April 3, 2023 | Australia

High fibre wheat to enter Australian market

High fibre wheat that yields flour with six times the fibre of regular flour Australia will soon have access to High Fibre Wheat – a natural grown wheat that is…

April 2, 2023 | China

Nisun International explores new expansion in China’s wheat flour market

Nisun International Enterprise Development Group signs agricultural product procurement agreement with Shandong Binliang Industrial Development Co. Nisun International Enterprise Development Group has announced that the company’s controlled affiliate, Fintech Supply…

April 2, 2023 | Company News

Thailand offers innovative packaging for foods and beverages

Thailand’s FDA reinforces the quality of PCR PET plastic resins PTT Global Chemical Public Company (GC) and ALPLA Group have joined hands with customers and partners to innovate better for the…

April 1, 2023 | Japan

Japan reports mechanisms of bacteria-derived fibres in supporting gut health, preventing obesity

Researchers show that exopolysaccharide, a bacteria-derived prebiotic has many health-related benefits In a study recently published in the journal Gut Microbes, researchers from Kyoto University, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, and Noster Inc.…