Policy & Regulation

An analysis of dozens of life-cycle assessments has found that fermentation-derived proteins and ingredients are far better for the environment than meat, dairy and seafood. If you weren't already convinced about the potential…
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European precision fermentation startups Formo and Those Vegan Cowboys have obtained a joint 'no questions' letter from the US FDA for their animal-free casein proteins. Four months after filing a joint notice confirming the Generally…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Burger King's Vegan Royale offer, The Undairy Co.'s dairy-free chocolates, and the cost of UPF labelling. New products…
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US food tech startup BMC Ingredients has secured regulatory approval to sell its Rhiza mycoprotein in India, where it plans to launch in Q2 2027. BMC Ingredients is hoping to capitalise on India's appetite for microbial proteins after…
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Building on its plant-forward pledge, Duke University's dining programme has partnered with Nadura Foods to introduce plant-based meat products to its menus across the campus from the Fall 2026 semester. Duke University has taken a…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Carvel's dairy-free ice cream menu, Trubar's high-protein bars, and Parima's regulatory progress in Australia. New…
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US food tech startup Friends & Family Pet Food has expanded its cultivated meat products for dogs and cats to Hong Kong, debuting the lineup online ahead of a brick-and-mortar rollout. Hong Kong's 240,000 pet-owning households can…
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Ahead of a new funding round, UK precision fermentation startup Better Dairy has secured self-affirmed GRAS status for lactopontin, a human-identical milk protein for supplements and nutrition products, in the US. Better Dairy, a…
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Finnish food tech company Solar Foods, known for its gas-derived Solein protein, has joined the Deep Space Food Consortium as a foundational member, two years after winning the Nasa-backed challenge that spawned the alliance. In 2024,…
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Stephen O’Rourke, commercialisation lead at the University of Helsinki’s BioFlavor project, argues why food tech companies should begin working on commercial answers before research is finished. A lot can go into developing a new food…
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Netherlands-based think tank the Ministry of Future Affairs has established a novel food regulatory sandbox to help startups gain insight into pre-submission advice for the approval of innovations like cultivated meat. If the EU won't…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oddlygood's caramel-waffle milk, Rival Foods's low-sodium vegan steak, and Blue Bottle's oat milk U-turn. New products…
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The World Health Organization and the Good Food Institute APAC have signed a multi-year partnership to explore the role of alternative proteins in public health policies in Asia-Pacific. The planet's leading authority on public health…
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Students at the SRM Institute of Hotel Management in India will spend a fifth of their coursework learning to cook plant-based, with the culinary school already having reduced its use of animal products by 30%. With plant proteins…
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The Abu Dhabi government has developed a framework for companies to conduct public tastings of novel foods, such as cultivated meat and precision-fermented proteins, before securing full UAE approval. The UAE's capital has taken a major…
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Onego Bio's patent lawsuit against The Every Company has been dismissed by a judge in Delaware, marking the end of their bitter legal spat over animal-free egg proteins. The legal dispute between the two leading precision-fermented egg…
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The European Food Safety Authority has highlighted the need to sustain scientific expertise and ensure regulatory clarity to avoid approval delays for novel foods like cultivated meat. The EU must strengthen its regulatory readiness…
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Protein Industries Canada has inducted nine new startups into Strengthening the Canadian Supply Chain programme, each of which is focused on plant proteins. In yet another sign of Canada’s strong commitment to plant proteins, the…
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The EU's 'veggie burger' labelling ban will undercut its protein strategy, warn a group of 28 food organisations and companies, asking lawmakers to reject efforts to expand restrictions. As negotiators convene for the European…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oh Mungood's UK debut, Accro's higher-protein meat alternative, and One Planet Pizza's frozen meals. New products and…
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As EU policymakers mull further restrictions on plant-based meat labels, which could affect the UK too, a new survey shows that 95% of Brits recognise that a meat-free product is, in fact, meat-free. Adding to a well-established body of…
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