The Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry recently announced a ban on the production and sale of vegan cheese alternatives that look like traditional dairy cheese. The legislation claims that calling dairy alternatives “cheese” will mislead shoppers. Stating that “products that give the impression of cheese cannot be produced using vegetable oil or other food…
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Catering to the increasing demand for plant-based and vegan alternatives in the market, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, recently invested over $1.4 million in funding for Big Mountain Foods 2 Ltd. in Delta, British Columbia. Based in Vancouver, Big Mountain Foods 2 Ltd. is a women-led homegrown company manufacturing natural…
From food and fashion to beauty and lifestyle, here are five major events headlining the world of plant-based and vegan this week. India Sets Vegan Food Regulations: A first step for the country, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has put in place first-of-its-kind regulations for vegan food products. Vegan products have…
Projected to reach $21.4 billion by 2027, the vegan beauty market has been considered a niche. Today, our vanity shelves are stocked with cruelty-free labels – thanks to the rising awareness and demand for brand values. Here is how and why the beauty industry is slowly turning to non-animal-based products. While the clean beauty notion…
Building muscle on a vegan diet can be daunting at first. “But we can’t eat meat!” “What about our protein intake?” “Plant-based foods don’t help gain muscle.” Wrong, wrong, wrong. Here is how (and why) bodybuilders can go vegan to reach their goals. WHAT CONSTITUTES A VEGAN DIET FOR BODYBUILDING? When it comes to…