Lorentz Take: While some researchers seek to find a meat substitute, others are searching for alternative, sustainable production methods. The researchers in Bristol, UK are hoping their studies lead to overall better production, including reduced fertilizer use, increased nutritional quality and reduced methane emissions.
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Monthly Archives June 2015
Meet the future of meat: A $10 lab-grown hamburger that tastes as good as the real thing
Lorentz Take: We still believe in eating less, but better, meat, but the reality of lab-grown meat is getting closer and closer.
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Global Protein Developments: What are the Implications for the Meat Industry?
Lorentz Take: An interesting prediction of the future of major meat players globally. For our industry, however, we may not completely agree with the last paragraph: efficiency, alone, is not our way or our customers' way.
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Soy Growers Push For Reform in Imported Meat Labeling
Lorentz Take: With the various interests directly involved in the COOL rule debate (see the House Panel Vote article from June 3 below), here is a concern from The American Soybean Association, a seemingly indirect interest.
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House panel votes to repeal country-origin meat labeling law
Lorentz Take: There have been many articles about the COOL law; this one does a nice job of showing how many interests are involved in the struggle to fairly represent a product's origin for consumers and keep producers competitive even across borders.
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