TagSustainability

Sweet Nothings: The Future of Non-Sugar Sweeteners Embraces the Label

Americans still eat too much added sugar — as much as 3.5 times more than current recommended amounts — but things are improving for both consumers and makers of non-sugar sweeteners.  An infographic from The Food Insider Journal and underwritten by food conglomerate Cargill reveals that 80% of Americans are trying to limit or avoid […]

Publix Introduces Sustainable Seafood Labeling System

Publix wants to make sure its customers know which products have met rigorous sustainability standards and are putting forth a new product labeling system to help. With new, color-coded labels—blue for “Sustainably Sourced” and green for “Responsibly Sourced”—Publix customers will now be able to select seafood products that meet the rigorous sustainability standards of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) and […]

Impossible Food Explores Plant-Based Fish

First, there was the meatless burger. Soon we may have fishless fish. Impossible Foods, the California company behind the meatless Impossible Whopper now available at Burger King, is joining a crowded field of food companies developing alternatives to traditional seafood with plant-based recipes or laboratory techniques that allow scientists to grow fish from cells. So far, […]