#Behold the 3D-printed, cruelty-free ribeye steak

#Behold the 3D-printed, cruelty-free ribeye steak

“#Behold the 3D-printed, cruelty-free ribeye steak” The burgeoning lab-grown meat industry has made its first foray into fine dining with an artificially forged rib-eye steak — a cut that can run hundreds of dollars in some restaurants. This cruelty-free counterpart however could go for as low as $50 when it hits dining areas as early…

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#Smithfield Foods shakes up management team under new CEO

#Smithfield Foods shakes up management team under new CEO

“#Smithfield Foods shakes up management team under new CEO” Smithfield Foods on Thursday unveiled a management shakeup as the world’s largest pork processor and its new chief executive deal with the ripple effects of a pandemic-led drop in restaurant meat consumption as well as coronavirus infections among US workers. The pandemic has reduced demand for meat at…

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#Impossible Foods to lower food prices

#Impossible Foods to lower food prices

“#Impossible Foods to lower food prices” Impossible Foods is chopping its wholesale prices for the second time in less than a year as demand for its fake meat soars, the company said. The latest cut will slice 15 percent off the cost of the Redwood City, California, company’s plant-based patties and sausages — a reduction…

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#Tyson fires 7 at Iowa pork plant after COVID betting probe

#Tyson fires 7 at Iowa pork plant after COVID betting probe

“#Tyson fires 7 at Iowa pork plant after COVID betting probe” Tyson Foods has fired seven top managers at its largest pork plant after an independent investigation into allegations that they bet on how many workers would test positive for the coronavirus, the company announced Wednesday. The company said the investigation led by former US Attorney General…

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#Scientists create gene-edited animals to boost food production

#Scientists create gene-edited animals to boost food production

“#Scientists create gene-edited animals to boost food production” LONDON – Scientists have created gene-edited pigs, goats and cattle to produce sperm with traits such as disease resistance and higher meat quality in what they say is a step towards genetically enhancing livestock to improve food production. The animals, created for the first time by researchers…

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