FDA Nod to Animal-Free Dairy Proteins: A New Milestone
In a historic move that could redefine the global dairy landscape, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a “No Questions Letter” to French biotech company Verley for its precision-fermented dairy proteins. The two approved products—FermWhey™ Native and FermWhey™ MicroStab—are identical to conventional whey proteins found in cow’s milk but produced entirely without…
All G Unveils Scalable Animal‑Free Casein Tech
All G, a biotech startup specializing in precision fermentation, has revealed its breakthrough in producing scalable casein micelles—the same milk proteins found in cow’s milk—without any animal input. In a recent interview, Dr. Jared Raynes explained that All G uses microbial fermentation to synthesize functional caseins, creating micelles that mimic the structure, taste, and nutritional profile of…
Perfect Day Faces Legal Battle Over ‘Animal-Free Dairy’ Claims
Perfect Day, a biotech pioneer producing whey proteins via precision fermentation, is facing a lawsuit from Organic Consumers Association and Toxin Free USA. The lawsuit alleges deceptive marketing of its ProFerm whey protein, produced using a genetically engineered strain of Trichoderma reesei. While the FDA affirmed its GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status in 2020,…
Danone invests in animal-free dairy startup Imagindairy
Danone’s corporate venture arm Danone Manifesto Ventures has taken a minority stake in Imagindairy, an Israeli startup making ‘animal-free’ dairy proteins via precision fermentation (using microbes instead of cows). While Danone is heavily invested in plant-based dairy through brands such as Silk, Alpro and So Delicious, this is its first move into the animal-free dairy space, whereby firms engineer fungi or yeast to make dairy proteins such as…