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Canadian insect ingredient producer secures investment

By Jane Byrne

Eat & Beyond Global Holdings Inc, an investment company focused on the plant-based and alternative protein sector has completed the acquisition of 50% of the shares and 100% of outstanding capital warrants in Canadian BSFL producer, Goldbloom Enterprises...

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UK invests £9m in fight against endemic livestock disease

By Jane Byrne

The UK’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have announced £9m (US$11.43m) funding for phase two of the endemic livestock disease initiative.

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Expanded BASF vitamin A plant in final testing phase

By Jane Byrne

BASF reports that the construction phase of the expansion project for its vitamin A formulation plant at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, Germany, ran as scheduled, with the build completed in May.

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US: New pathway proposed for approval of feed additives

By Jane Byrne

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has come out in support of a bill that it says offers a new way for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to evaluate feed additives and spur innovation in the US livestock sector.

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ASF outbreaks on the decline in pigs and wild boar in the EU

By Jane Byrne

The number of outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in pigs and cases reported in wild boar in the EU fell in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to a report published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).