Soya beans made more meat-like by adding genes for pig proteins

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Meat substitutes could be about to get a lot more meat-like – a firm called Moolec has created genetically modified plants that produce “Piggy Sooy” soya beans that are partly pig protein.

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Moolec points out that 98 per cent of all soya grown in the US is genetically modified, and says the success of Impossible Foods shows that consumers aren’t deterred by genetically modified products. The company is now seeking the approvals necessary to grow and sell Piggy Sooy in the US, says Dhingra. This should be easier to obtain than in Europe because of US Food and Drug Administration rules. “In the US, food ingredients developed in this manner would be considered under the FDA’s voluntary pre-market consultation programme for foods from new plant varieties,” says Kell.

In Europe and the UK, regulations are stricter and the process of getting approval would take at least 18 months, she says.with added genes from other species have been widely grown in many parts of the world, including in Europe, for decades. For instance, so-called Bt crops have an added gene for a bacterial protein that kills insects without harming larger animals.

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