 | | Giant Leaps at the EFFoST International Conference: Filling knowledge gaps on alternative proteins | | As part of the programme crafted for the 38th EFFoST International Conference, the Giant Leaps project will have a joint special session with LIKE-A-PRO focused on alternative proteins. | | |  | | The chemical and microbiological safety of emerging alternative protein sources and derived analogues: A review | | As part of her PhD project and thesis, and as a source of information for Giant Leaps’ Work Package 7, Matilde Milana wrote her first publication. | | |  | | GIANT LEAPS Stakeholder Board Meeting | | The GIANT LEAPS Stakeholder Board (SB) meeting was held on June 4th at the Fokker Terminal in The Hague, Netherlands.
The primary goal of the meeting was to review the latest results from the GIANT LEAPS project and engage stakeholders in discussions around the progress and future directions of various work packages. | | |  | | Giant Leaps at Bridge2Food Summit Europe 2024 | | The latest edition of Bridge2Food Summit Europe took place from June 4th to 6th, 2024, in The Hague, Netherlands. As in previous editions, the Giant Leaps project had a dedicated booth. | | | |  | | Solar Foods wins space food challenge and is set to list on NASDAQ | | Solar Foods has been selected as the international category winner in the NASA Deep Space Food Challenge. Launched in January 2021 by NASA and their Canadian counterpart organisation CSA, the challenge seeks innovations to feed astronauts on long space missions. | | | |  | | Factory 01: Solar Foods opens world’s first commercial-scale facility to make protein from air | | Solar Foods has opened the doors to its much-awaited Factory 01, which is the world’s first large-scale production facility making protein from air. | | | | | News from other initiatives | | Manifesto for Accelerated Action | | Convening of Large-Scale Food Fortification Practitioners Read more | | How can sustainable farming in the EUbenefit from plant-based and novel sourcesof protein? | | This policy brief, informed by consultations and workshops with stakeholders1, outlines themain benefits and concerns surrounding a shift towards plant-based diets and furtherproduction and consumption of novel sources of proteins. Read more | | | EIT FoodEducators | | FoodEducators is an EIT Food programme that aims to promote healthy and sustainable food choices among young people and encourage them to be the agents of change that our food system needs. Read more | | | Podcast: Fishing for high-margins in cultivated seafood: Bluenalu’s path to scale | | In this conversation, Lou lays out his vision for a future BlueNalu factory with multiple 100,000 liter cultivators churning out some of the priciest oceanic delicacies. And because of this high price point, Lou thinks that his economic model is among the most attractive out there. Read more | | Podcast: How innovative farming can tackle climate change - Interview with Ruud Zanders | | Ruud Zanders a farmer who went to bankruptcy that started questioning the role of animals in the food industry. And that is how he became the visionary founder of Kipster, as he shares his mission to feed the world sustainably and ethically. In this episode of Tomorrow's Bites, Zanders discusses his innovative approach to producing animal-based products, emphasizing the reduction of animal consumption and the use of waste streams to feed animals, promoting a circular economy. Read more | | Video: David McClements on the imperative for plant-based foods | | UMass distinguished professor David Julian McClements of UMass Food Science attended the 2024 Chef Culinary Conference and talked plant-based meat alternatives, his own vegetarianism, and changing the world. Read more | | Podcast: A conversation with NYC’s Mayor-Elect Eric Adams | | This episode discusses how Adams’ adoption of a plant-based diet reversed his diabetes, gave him back his health, and what he thinks private businesses can do to advance public health. He also talks about what he thinks government should be doing to promote better health outcomes through diet Read more | |  | | This extended overview aims to introduce a selection of relevant publications and reports that cover all our core values and missions. Every six months we will be publishing an updated issue with publications and reports that cover the following topics: - Policies and food safety,
- Diet and consumption,
- Alternative protein sources,
- Processing and digestion.
| | | | | Upcoming events | - Giant Leaps Annual Consortium Meeting, 4 - 6 September 2024, Espoo, Finland
- 38th EFFoST International Conference, 12 - 14 November 2024, Bruges, Belgium
| | | Attended events | - IAFP European Symposium, 30 April - 2 May 2024, Geneva, Switzerland
- Bridge2Food Europe, 4 - 6 June 2024, The Hague, Netherlands
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