Policy & Regulation

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Beyond Meat's new chicken products, Upside Foods's cultivated meat tasting, and Shake Shack's vegan menu. New products…
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A physicians' non-profit has petitioned the US health department to withdraw and reissue its national dietary guidelines, alleging a conflict of interest with the meat and dairy industry. In the hours after the US released its…
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A majority of people in Germany are in favour of a lower VAT rate on plant-based milk, which is bought by nearly half of the country's consumers now. People in Europe's largest plant-based market want its government to level the playing…
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New data shows surging demand for plant-based food in Canada, but prices remain both an opportunity and a challenge for companies in this space. More than half of Canadians are looking to increase the amount of plant-based food they…
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Minnesota-based chain Caribou Coffee has become the latest company to drop the plant-based milk surcharge, as dairy alternatives become free across its nearly 500 locations nationwide. After years of advocacy efforts, Caribou Coffee has…
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Animal feed companies have exited one of the world's most important conservation agreements, the Amazon Soy Moratorium, thanks to a change in tax laws, putting large swathes of land at the risk of deforestation. A 20-year agreement…
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The new US Dietary Guidelines have largely ignored scientists' advice to prioritise plant-based proteins, instead endorsing red meat and full-fat dairy in a much-criticised move; seed oils and UPFs are side-stepped. After months of…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a wave of launches for Veganuary, a Stranger Things-inspired burger, and a HappyCow alternative app. New products and…
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The Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act aims to make front-of-pack warning labels mandatory on ultra-processed foods and products high in saturated fat, sugar or salt. Plant-based meat products in the US could be forced to carry health…
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Simo Ellilä, co-founder and CEO of Enifer, argues why the self-affirmed GRAS pathway – set to be eliminated by the US FDA this year – is worth preserving. As the FDA reviews its framework for self-affirmed GRAS determinations, many in…
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Shanghai has laid out a 20-step plan to advance its novel food sector over the next five years, with new products and regulatory approvals among the chief goals. Shanghai wants to spearhead China's protein diversification efforts, with…
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The Netherlands' Central Bureau of Food Trade has published a report on supermarkets' best practices to drive the protein transition, and is calling on the government to play its part too. This year, supermarkets in the Netherlands…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Waitrose's mushroom wellington, Offbeast's plant-based ribs, and Typcal's new mycelium factory. New products and launches…
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From product labels to school lunches to regulatory progress, 2025 has seen a lot of wins and losses for alternative protein – here are the 10 standout developments. Note: all wins are listed in chronological order of when they were…
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US Senator Adam Schiff has introduced a new bill to allocate over $500M in federal R&D funding and create a national strategy for alternative proteins. A new bill calls on the US government to develop a national protein…
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Dutch-Belgian startup Those Vegan Cowboys has raised €6.25M ($7.3M) to scale up its cow-free dairy protein. It's eyeing a 2026 US launch, having secured regulatory clearance. Those Vegan Cowboys has taken a major step towards bringing…
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The EU's first Biotech Act has proposed to expand the support given to companies looking for novel food approval, but has kept these products out of the scope of regulatory sandboxes. Despite promising a regulatory overhaul for novel…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Emily in Paris's creamer collab, Beyond Meat's tenders, and Formula 1's blended beef trick. New products and launches …
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The Illinois Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force has released a report on how the state can build on its biomanufacturing leadership to strengthen its economy and food sovereignty. Illinois can generate new income streams for…
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The US House of Representatives has passed the FISCAL Act to expand access to plant-based milk in school lunches. President Donald Trump is expected to sign it into law. Plant-based milk is one step closer to being available on school…
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The EU has postponed its decision on the proposed ban of meat-like terms on plant-based product labels. Dutch MEP Anna Strolenberg takes us behind the scenes of the negotiations. The European Union simply didn't have enough time to form…
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