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5 things plant-based meat makers can do to win consumer acceptance
Kerry, after completing proprietary consumer research this year, has identified five key issues that food companies should address when formulating ...

Non-GMO product demand surges while consumer biotech knowledge remains low, survey shows
The proportion of shoppers shunning genetically modified foods has tripled over the past decade, according to The Hartman Group, Bellevue, ...

Viewpoint: FDA pesticide report should alleviate public fears of chemicals in food, but no one is listening
The International Food Information Council Foundation’s (IFIC) 2018 Food & Health survey identified carcinogens or cancer-causing chemicals in food as ...

Promising GMO and gene-edited wheat varieties hindered by costly regulations, consumer concerns
“Everything that my lab has produced is down in the basement.” That is how Peggy G. Lemaux, Ph.D., described the ...

US grain groups call for update of ‘incoherent’ international Coordinated Framework biotech regulations
A proposed update of the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology falls far short of changes needed with regard ...

Minnesota governor issues executive order limiting use of neonicotinoid pesticides for farms but not homes
Minnesota governor Mark Dayton on Aug. 25 issued an executive order limiting the use of nicotine-based pesticides known as neonicotinoids ...

Campbell’s affirms GMO safety, says ‘transparency’ drove decision to begin voluntary GMO
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. While acknowledging bioengineered food ...
General Mills says GMO Cheerios not boosting sales, ‘no’ to formulating more GMO free products
Ken Powell, the chairman and chief executive officer of General Mills, Inc. has a simple answer for anyone wondering if ...
Americans mildly concerned about GM foods, but confused as to what they are
Less than 10% of adults were “very” or “extremely” concerned about genetically modified ingredients when market research company NPD Group last ...
Drumbeat for GM labeling getting louder
Drumbeat for bioengineering labeling getting louderFood Business News (registration)Connie Tipton, president and chief executive officer of the International Dairy Foods ...