Friday, 17-04-2026 | 11:45
The high demand for plant-based foods has made cheese analogues a rapidly growing category. Nevertheless, the lack of specific regulations results in undefined microbiological standards, highlighting the need to assess their safety and quality. This study evaluated the microbial quality of 37 cheese analogue products from eight brands marketed nationwide, collected in the Campinas-SP region, Brazil, in two batches (n = 74), and assessed the microbial behavior of six pathogens in five cashew nut-based analogues from the same brand
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Friday, 17-04-2026 | 04:43
Ibadan, Nigeria | April 2026: Nigeria has approved the release of SAMNUT 30 (ICGV 206228), a high-performing groundnut variety developed by ICRISAT, marking an important step toward enhancing productivity and resilience and food and nutrition security among smallholder farmers. The new variety stands out for its high grain yield, strong stability across environments, and combined tolerance to major diseases including rosette disease, early leaf spot, and late leaf spot.
Friday, 17-04-2026 | 04:45
The high demand for plant-based foods has made cheese analogues a rapidly growing category. Nevertheless, the lack of specific regulations results in undefined microbiological standards, highlighting the need to assess their safety and quality. This study evaluated the microbial quality of 37 cheese analogue products from eight brands marketed nationwide, collected in the Campinas-SP region, Brazil, in two batches (n = 74), and assessed the microbial behavior of six pathogens in five cashew nut-based analogues from the same brand
Friday, 17-04-2026 | 04:44
Scientists from Henan University of Science and Technology and partners have developed a novel vaccine using CRISPR-Cas9-based gene editing to target hypervirulent Marek's disease virus (MDV), a major cause of economic losses in the poultry industry. The findings of the study, published in Poultry Science, highlight the growing challenge of emerging MDV strains that evade protection from existing commercial vaccines.




















