Two Mice, One Bloodstream: German Court Halts Parabiosis Experiment in Bonn
Two living mice, cut open at the flanks and stitched together, sharing a bloodstream for eight weeks, then separated and dissected. That was the experiment the LIMES Institute at the University of Bonn planned for its malaria research. The Cologne…
The End of Botox Animal Tests Draws Closer: Europe Moves to Scrap the Mouse Test
To this day, mice suffocate for smooth foreheads. That may soon end: the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines (EDQM) has announced it will gradually remove the cruel mouse test for Botox from the European Pharmacopoeia. Doctors Against Animal…
Veggie Burger Ban, Round Three: EU Parliament Reopens the Naming Fight
The hard-fought EU compromise on names for plant-based products has been in force for barely a week, and MEPs are already sawing away at it again. The European Parliament is once more debating a ban on the terms burger, sausage…
Germany’s Planned Sugar Tax Could Hit Plant Drinks, but Not Cow’s Milk
An oat drink without a single gram of added sugar could soon be taxed in Germany. Cow’s milk, with its natural milk sugar, would stay tax-free. That is what the German Finance Ministry’s outline paper for a planned sugar tax…
Are Vegan Meat Alternatives Ultra-Processed? What the Evidence Says
An eight-week trial compared two diets with identical nutrition and changed only the degree of processing. The result is awkward for both sides of the argument.
World Plant Milk Day: Plant Milk Is Eleven Thousand Years Old
Today is World Plant Milk Day. The history of plant milk starts eleven thousand years ago, and today’s numbers show where it is heading.