The international food conglomerate Cargill is ramping up commercial-scale production of its genetically engineered sweetener, EverSweet, in a new $50 million production facility that began operating this week in Blair, Nebraska. The plant will “be producing enough EverSweet to sweeten many millions of bottles/cans of soft drinks or servings of yogurt each month,” according to … Is Cargill’s new stevia plant the ‘farm’ of the future?
This article was originally published in Huffington Post. By Stacy Malkan Our culture is smitten with the notion that technology can save us – or at least create great business opportunities! Cargill, for example, is working on a new food technology that mimics stevia, a sugar substitute derived from plant leaves, for the “exploding sports … GMOs 2.0: Is Synthetic Biology Heading to a Food or Drink Near You?
Donate here to keep our investigation cooking and sign up for the Right to Know Review By Stacy Malkan Silenced genes, edited genes, algae engineered to produce compounds that taste like food: new genetically modified organisms (GMOs) made with these experimental techniques are making their way to your dinner plate. It’s the next wave of … GMO 2.0 Foods Coming Your Way: Will They Be Labeled?
A version of this article was first published in Common Ground Magazine March 2018 (PDF version) . By Stacy Malkan Everyone loves a feel-good story about the future. You’ve probably heard this one: high-tech foods enhanced by science will feed the 9 billion people expected on the planet by 2050. Food made in labs and … Are You Ready for the New Wave of Genetically Engineered Foods?
