A new milk that blends both cow and oat milk has sparked backlash online.  The milk, which comes from a company called Smug Dairy, is marketed as “giving you the goodness of dairy and plants.” It’s said to contain 30 percent less saturated fat than semi-skimmed milk, while also possessing a lower carbon footprint.  Read more: Majority Of The UK’s Dairy Farms Found Breaking Pollution Rules Smug Dairy claims that its consumers can “have it all” by drinking their product, and that it’s a “win-win.” This is despite the fact dairy milk is linked to a wide range of health problems, and tha ..read more

Danish Crown, one of the largest pork producers in Europe, just admitted that its claims of “climate-controlled” meat violated national marketing law. Read more: Switzerland’s Inaction On Climate Crisis Breaches Human Rights, Says Landmark Court Case Last month, Denmark’s Western High Court ruled that the company misled consumers by using the phrase “climate controlled” on its packaging. It specifically noted that the labels came from Danish Crown itself rather than an independent body. The case was brought by two NGOs, the Vegetarian Society of Denmark and the Climate Movement Association, wh ..read more

Trader Joe’s just raised the price of its bananas for the first time in more than 20 years. Read more: World’s First Year-Long Breach of 1.5C Limit: What Does It Mean? The American grocery store chain first began selling individual bananas for 19c in 2001, and in March of this year upped prices to 23c per item in order to reflect real-world costs. The nutritious and popular fruit is currently under threat from disease and global warming, in particular. While a 4c price hike might seem relatively modest, it represents a significant 20 percent increase per banana. Furthermore, Trader Joe’s has a ..read more

Dutch startup Rival Foods is using its “Shear Cell” technology to make whole cuts of plant-based meat without binders. Read more: Jeff Bezos Just Pledged $60 Million To Improve Plant-Based Meats Rival Foods co-founder and CEO Birgit Dekkers undertook PhD research on Shear Cell technology at Wageningen University before establishing the company. The proprietary Shear Cell technology enables Rival Foods to create thick, fibrous, and meat-like proteins. Where many of the plant-based company’s competitors are forced to rely on binding agents for filets and steaks, Rival Foods’ technology combines ..read more

Heinz has announced the release of a new condiment called “Barbiecue Sauce,” a pink vegan mayonnaise with BBQ flavoring.  Read more: Nicki Minaj Launches Range Of Barbie Pink Vegan Sneakers The limited edition sauce is in collaboration with Mattel, the owners of the Barbie brand, and it was released to celebrate Barbie’s 65th birthday.  The launch comes in the wake of the huge success of the Barbie film last year. It starred Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken, and it became the highest grossing film of 2023 with its USD $1.36 billion earnings. Soon after the film’s rele ..read more

From humble lunches on the go to haute cuisine in avant-garde eateries, there aren’t many dishes as beloved, versatile, or deceptively simple as the sandwich. Read more: How To Make ‘Bacon’ Using Banana Peel This might be because of its long history, which stretches back long before its namesake – the 4th Earl of Sandwich, John Montague – was credited with its invention. Or, it might be because so many foods can be improved by placing them between two huge slices of bread. Either way, the sandwich is here to stay, and these 10 unique and delicious vegan sandwich ideas are sure to put a fresh n ..read more

The World Health Organization (WHO) just published a call for experts to help develop new dietary guidelines for an optimal ratio of plant-based and animal-based foods. Read more: EU Making Animal Diets ‘Artificially Cheap’ With Subsidies, Report Finds In the call-out for dietary experts, the international organization notes the “critical role” diet plays in shaping the health and well-being of both individuals and entire populations. The WHO adds that although animal-based foods like meat and dairy are a good source of nutrients such as protein, an increasing body of research also links them ..read more

A new study reveals how the common protein tryptophan – primarily found in meat and dairy – can increase the chance of developing arthritis. Read more: Healthy Plant-Based Diets Cut Sleep Apnoea Risk, Study Finds The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI), indicates that when the gut’s bacteria breaks down tryptophan, it produces a compound that induces an inflammatory response – thereby triggering rheumatoid arthritis (which primarily affects the joints) or spondyloarthritis (which affects the spine and joints). Rheumatoid arthritis impacts up to one percent of the po ..read more

Germany’s new dietary guidelines say that people should eat mostly plant-based foods. Read more: EU Making Animal Diets ‘Artificially Cheap’ With Subsidies, Report Finds Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung (DGE), or the German Nutrition Society, developed the new guidelines using a mathematical model that takes both sustainability and health into account. The guidelines include a “nutrition circle,” depicting each food by optimal amount. According to the updated guidelines, a “healthy and environmentally friendly diet” is at least 75 percent plant-based. This is in keeping with a growing body ..read more

In the late 2000s, kale rose the ranks of the brassica family of vegetables to become a trendy “superfood.” Demand for kale increased so much that kale farms in the US doubled in number between 2007 and 2012. People wore t-shirts saying “eat more kale”; by 2015, the word had made it onto Beyoncé’s sweatshirt in a 2015 music video.  Whether or not you want to proclaim your love of kale on your clothes, its reputation as being very good for us is well-deserved. “The term ‘superfood’ technically isn’t scientifically based,” Emily McKee, dietitian at the Vegan Society, tells Plant Based News ..read more