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Anay is Green Queen's resident news reporter. Originally from India, he worked as a vegan food writer and editor in London, and is now travelling and reporting from across Asia. He's passionate about coffee, plant-based milk, cooking, eating, veganism, food tech, writing about all that, profiling people, and the Oxford comma.

Policy & Regulation

60 Minutes: RFK Jr Says FDA ‘Will Act’ on Ultra-Processed Foods GRAS Petition

Anay Mridul Feb 16, 2026
The US FDA "will act" on a petition by its former chief, which would see the GRAS status of some ultra-processed foods revoked, health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has said. But he stopped short of promising regulation on these products. …
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Policy & Regulation

Let Them Eat Steak: Food Companies Urge EU Not to Ban Meaty Names on Plant-Based Labels

Anay Mridul Feb 16, 2026
A group of 20 food companies are imploring the EU to reject a proposal that would prohibit plant-based products from using meat-like terms on their packaging, ahead of a vote next month. Beyond Meat, Quorn, The Vegetarian Butcher, Linda…
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Funding News

UK Startup Cracks $2.7M in Funding to Turn Food Waste Into Egg-Replacing Proteins

Anay Mridul Feb 16, 2026
British startup The Bland Company has raised $2.7M in pre-seed funding to build functional plant proteins from agricultural sidestreams, starting with egg replacers. The newest food tech startup to take on the egg crisis is focusing on…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Mycoprotein Can Be Digested Just As Well As Meat, But It Needs to Be Maximised: Study

Anay Mridul Feb 16, 2026
Mycoprotein can deliver significant nutritional benefits with high protein digestibility and mineral accessibility; however, its true potential depends on the fungal strain and how it's cultivated. Protein from fungi is as complete and…
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Alt Materials

Allbirds’s New Animal-Free Leather Shoes Are Made from Plant Proteins & Recycled Tyres

Anay Mridul Feb 13, 2026
Footwear giant Allbirds has launched what it claims is an "industry-first" collection of shoes made from Modern Meadow's cow-free leather alternative. Allbirds may be closing all its US stores, but the global footwear company continues…
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Policy & Regulation

After Years of Infighting, France Urges Its Citizens to Eat Less Meat

Anay Mridul Feb 13, 2026
The French government has updated its national dietary guidelines, which recommend limiting meat and increasing plant-based protein consumption to improve public and planetary health. It took three extra years, but France finally got…
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Research & Scientific Studies

Eat Foundation, Creator of the Eat Lancet Planetary Health Diet, to Wind Down Operations

Anay Mridul Feb 13, 2026
Norwegian food systems non-profit Eat Foundation will discontinue operations in its current format amid a significant shift in the global donor landscape. Eat Foundation, one-half of the research body that created the Planetary Health…
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Policy & Regulation

‘Confusing & Harmful’: 200+ Health Experts Slam US Dietary Guidelines in Letter to RFK Jr

Anay Mridul Feb 13, 2026
In an open letter to the US health and agriculture secretaries, 210 doctors and researchers have highlighted serious concerns about the new dietary guidelines and called for a science-based approach instead. The fallout from the…
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Funding News

German Govt Awards $6.5M to MicroHarvest to Open Large-Scale Microbial Protein Factory

Anay Mridul Feb 12, 2026
Fermentation startup MicroHarvest has received a €5.5M ($6.5M) grant from the German government to open an industrial-scale microbial protein plant in Leuna. To take its waste-derived microbial proteins to the next level, Hamburg-based…
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Sugar

Amai Proteins Gets FDA Approval to Sell Sweet Proteins Inspired by Serendipity Berries

Anay Mridul Feb 12, 2026
Israeli food tech startup Amai Proteins has secured a 'no questions' letter from the US FDA, clearing the way for the market entry of its sweet protein in food and beverage applications. As sugar reduction reaches new heights in the US,…
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Alt Dairy

Oatly Hits First Full Year of Profitability After Losing UK ‘Milk’ Labelling Case

Anay Mridul Feb 12, 2026
Oatly announced its first full year of profitable growth, with revenue increasing by nearly 5% in 2025, the same day it lost a UK court battle with the dairy industry over the labelling of oat milk. Swedish plant-based milk giant Oatly…
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Alt Protein

Beyond Meat Faces Yet Another Lawsuit, Alleging That It Defrauded Investors

Anay Mridul Feb 12, 2026
Plant-based giant Beyond Meat is facing a class-action lawsuit from investors who allege that it concealed its need for a big asset writedown. Beyond Meat just can't catch a break. Already battling a stock plunge and falling sales,…
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Cell-Based News

Cultivated Fish Startup Avant Shuts Singapore Operations, But Continues to Eye Approval

Anay Mridul Feb 11, 2026
Asian cellular agriculture firm Avant is winding down its research arm, Avant Proteins, in Singapore; however, it is still pursuing regulatory approval for its cultivated fish in the city-state. In yet another instance of consolidation…
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Future Food Quick Bites

Future Food Quick Bites: Picard x La Vie, Vegan Stracciatella & McDonald’s Veggie

Anay Mridul Feb 11, 2026
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Picard Surgelés's La Vie collab, Compass Group's plant-forward hospital menu, and McDonald's veggie breakup. New products…
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Cell-Based News

Exclusive: Aleph Farms Hits Milestone in Cross-Platform Approach to Producing Cultivated Meat

Anay Mridul Feb 11, 2026
Aleph Farms CEO Didier Toubia explains how the cultured meat startup used its own growth medium to cultivate cells developed by an external partner in Roslin Technologies. Can a partner-led, cross-platform approach unlock cultivated…
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UPFs

Cigarettes, Super Bowl & Oat Milk: Food Industry Claps Back As UPF Discourse Intensifies

Anay Mridul Feb 11, 2026
The debate around ultra-processed foods has been taken up a notch, with comparisons to cigarettes and a Super Bowl ad contrasting with Oatly's embrace of the 'processed' label. You know ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have breached the…
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Cell-Based News

South Dakota Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Ban Cultivated Meat, But There’s A Catch

Anay Mridul Feb 10, 2026
Lawmakers in South Dakota were aiming to enforce a 10-year ban on cultivated meat; Governor Larry Rhoden has vetoed the bill, calling it "against our values" and suggesting an alternative approach instead. South Dakota's push to ban…
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Alt Dairy

Refresco to Buy Plant-Based Milk Leader SunOpta for $1.1B After Boost in Sales & Demand

Anay Mridul Feb 10, 2026
Dutch beverage giant Refresco has agreed to acquire US plant-based food and drink company SunOpta in a $1.1B deal, which is set to complete in Q2 2026. In a sign that non-dairy milk still holds clout, Dutch beverage producer Refresco…
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Climate Change

Climate Change Could Halve the Area Suitable for Livestock Farming by 2100, Shows Study

Anay Mridul Feb 10, 2026
Livestock farming is already a leading driver of climate change, and increasing GHG emissions could result in a 36-50% decline in the area suitable for grazing by the end of the century. The world's largest food production system is…
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Chocolate

Leading UK Chocolate Supplier Embraces Cocoa-Free Alternatives with New Partnership

Anay Mridul Feb 10, 2026
UK food tech startup Win-Win has signed an exclusive distribution deal with confectionery wholesaler Keylink to expand the reach of its cocoa-free chocolate alternatives. The cocoa-free chocolate wave is raging on. Food companies…
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Policy & Regulation

‘No Artificial Colors’: FDA Approves Beetroot-Based Natural Red Dye for Food

Anay Mridul Feb 9, 2026
The US Food and Drug Administration has relaxed rules that restrict companies from labelling their food products as free from synthetic dyes, and approved a new beetroot-derived natural red colour. With food dyes firmly in focus in…
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