Policy & Regulation

In its new Bioeconomy Strategy, the EU has outlined its intention to help "advanced fermentation" startups scale up and fast-track their novel food approval pathway. Amid calls for it to modernise its novel food regulations, the…
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China has granted its first approval of mycoprotein as a new food raw material, a move hailed as a "significant step forward" for the global alternative protein sector. Chinese biotech firm Fushine Bio has received the country's first…
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Australian food tech startup Eden Brew has submitted the country's first regulatory application for a precision-fermented dairy protein, with a decision expected by November 2026. Eden Brew, a company producing animal-free dairy…
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A group of scientists have identified 10 bottlenecks hindering China's alternative protein progress, calling for policy and investment support to overcome the barriers. Long heralded as a leader in the green energy and mobility spaces,…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Grubby's vegan Christmas meals, ImpacFat's cultivated egg yolk, and India's most vegan-friendly city. New products and…
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The Dutch food regulator has temporarily suspended its ban on the labelling of plant-based protein products as 'mince', instead opting to wait for EU-level clarity on the subject. A month after introducing a law that would fine vegan…
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The European Food Safety Authority has published a positive scientific opinion recognising The Protein Brewery's Fermotein ingredient as safe for use, the penultimate step before it can enter the EU market. Weeks after closing a Series…
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Senior officials from some of the UK's largest food companies have published a memo detailing how the industry's push towards intensive meat and dairy farming goes against its health and climate goals. The UK meat and dairy industry's…
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Regulatory expert Stephen O'Rourke explains why the global future food industry could learn a thing from Dubai's RegLab model. If foodtech is going to scale globally, the next breakthroughs will not come from bioreactors or cell lines.…
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The Netherlands has become the first EU country to approve public tastings of foods derived from novel fermentation processes before they're cleared for sale. Extending its future food leadership, the Netherlands has established a…
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Plant-based company Beyond Meat has been found to have infringed a trademark covering a slogan used in a joint ad with Dunkin', owing $39M in damages. Beyond Meat can't seem to catch a break. In a year when the company's share price…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oatly's iced coffees, La Vie and Cathedral City's collab, and Danone and Walmart's listeria settlement. New products and…
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The World Health Organization has opened up the public consultation process as it develops a guideline for ultra-processed foods amidst criticisms of bias in its selection of experts. As ultra-processed foods (UPFs) spark debate about…
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Welcome to the final edition of Green Queen’s #COP30 Digest. Here, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the web to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’. Catch up: VOLUME 1 |…
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The US Senate has unanimously passed the FISCAL Act, which makes it easier for students to access plant-based milk in school meals. In a major step forward for dietary inclusivity, the US Senate has voted in favour of a bipartisan bill…
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Aline Baroni, country director of ProVeg Brasil, makes a case for why COP30 could bring about a pivotal shift in the fight for a better agrifood system. Brazil’s ecosystems are a kaleidoscope of life. According to UNEP, the…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Crafty Counter's protein buns, Too Good To Go's Whole Foods partnership, and Space F's cultivated meat tasting. New…
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Lawmakers in Hungary have overwhelmingly voted in favour of banning cultivated meat, even though the EU Commission has called the move "unjustified" and experts have questioned its legality. After nearly two years of attempts, the…
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The US government's 2026 budget, signed into law by President Donald Trump, includes language directing the FDA to streamline regulatory pathways for non-dairy, non-soy infant formula. Following the longest government shutdown in…
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Maddy Haughton-Boakes, senior campaigner at the Changing Markets Foundation, on how the Big Ag lobby is flooding COP30, and how to curb its greenwashing efforts. As COP30 enters its final days, an unfortunate takeaway is the…
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Welcome to #COP30. In our Green Queen COP30 Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the web to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’. Catch up: VOLUME 1 | VOLUME 2 Headlines…
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