As of this month, the FDA has banned the use of BVO (brominated vegetable oil) in all food products, after NIH studies revealed adverse health effects. This will primarily affect citrus-flavored sodas and beverages. See the reasons and impacts: fooddive.com/news/fda-bans-…

Listen, I’m seeing an alarming number of y’all chefs out there cooking using y’all tweezers directly in your pans — even nonstick pans. No. Tweezers are not tongs or spatula and I will die on this hill.

This is very real. And it’s being upcycled in the cultivated meat discourse among supporters. It is a self-defeating strategy if the goal is to encourage one or several options within the ethically improved category rather than the conventional category.

Me, a recovering 90s club kid inspecting my survey data for low-quality responses “Come play my game I’ll test ya”

Actual footage of the steps necessary for someone to seek medical care in the United States

Scientists establish myoblast cell line for Japanese eel, which is endangered due to overconsumption. Their reproductive cycle makes them difficult to farm — a perfect use case for #cultivatedmeat At least 2 companies already work on eel (Forsea, Umami Bioworks)

New paper: how can we reduce food waste, improve nutrition security, develop economic opportunities for farmers AND increase the supply of nutrient dense protein alternatives? Upcycling edible food waste from desirable crops! 🥜 frontiersin.org/journals/nutri…

Peanut & tree nut bans in schools requiring cow’s milk bears hallmarks of white supremacy. Dairy allergy is more common in US & globally than tree nut & peanut, & can be severe despite pop belief. Nut allergy mostly is in ppl of Euro descent— least likely to have dairy allergy.

Very excited to see this paper finally published by scientists believermeats. This is the 1st study to model #cultivatedmeat costs based on empirical data. Study suggests a 50/50 hybrid cultivated chicken product could be cost-competitive at $6.2/lb. nature.com/articles/s4301…

I’m going to insert the term “copypasta” into a manuscript with a clear definition so I can use that term forever in published research.

Students interested in STEM should probably know that if you create an anonymous forum for biologists, you get constant posts from people having existential crises over being pressured into mass mouse murder 🧵

It’s that time. Pull up in your sweater and try some of my fall season recipes. 🍁