What’s the difference between lab-grown meat and “clean meat”?
Lab-grown meat is made from stem cells, taken from farm animals such as live cows, which are transferred for propagation and then grown into muscle and tissue strips. Clean [...]
When was the world’s first lab-sized hamburger created?
On August 5, 2013, the first hamburger-sized, lab-grown food patty was eaten in a laboratory in London. Scientists from the Netherlands used stem cells taken from a cow to [...]
How much does it cost to produce a lab-sized burger?
The first lab-grown hamburger, created in 2013, then cost $325,000 per unit. In 2015, the unit cost plummeted to $11. As more companies enter this field, coupled with the [...]
Why is there a need for a GMP quality system in food production?
Food products are consumed by humans and therefore non-quality or substandard food products can endanger human life. With a quality system, the number of quality and safety defects, and [...]
How much water is consumed in making beef meat burger versus vegetable substitute burger?
Creating 150 grams of beef requires 660 liters of water, most of which is consumed by the cattle. To produce a vegetable-substitute "meatball" the same weight as a beef-based [...]
What is the connection between food production and technology?
The more the food industry embraces technology, machinery and software, and adheres to standards of proper manufacturing conditions, the more efficient, profitable and high quality it will become, will [...]
What is food tech?
Food tech is a combination of the words "food" and "technology". Food tech companies combine the production of food products with the use of advanced technologies. Integrating advanced technology [...]
What is the HACCP standard for food?
HACCP is the acronym for Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point. HACCP is a systematic, preventative approach to help ensure food safety and prevent risks to food products and dietary [...]
What is GMP in food and dietary/nutritional supplements?
Good manufacturing practice (GMP) in the food and dietary/nutritional supplements industry is designed to ensure that food products and dietary/nutritional supplements are manufactured in accordance with quality system principles. [...]
Who is eligible to apply for GMP approval?
Israeli manufacturers of food and/or dietary supplements that meet the threshold conditions below: Holders of valid certificates attesting to the ISO 9001 quality system standard issued by Control Institutes [...]
What are the process steps for obtaining GMP approval for food manufacturers and supplements?
Application: The applicant must complete a permit application form for marking food products with the appropriate GMP conditions symbol, provide the required documents and submit them to the unit [...]
What is food and dietary/nutritional supplement validation?
Validation is documented, proven evidence which provides a high level of assurance that the production process of food products and/or nutritional supplements will consistently produce products that meet predefined [...]