Policy & Regulation

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 |…
Read More...

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…
Read More...

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…
Read More...

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…
Read More...

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…
Read More...

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…
Read More...

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…
Read More...

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…
Read More...

US meat behemoth Tyson Foods has settled a greenwashing lawsuit, agreeing to stop labelling its beef products as climate-friendly or claiming it will reach net zero by 2050. A year after getting sued for marketing its beef as…
Read More...

Welcome to Volume 2 of Green Queen’s #COP30 Digest. Here, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’. Catch up: VOLUME 1 Headlines You…
Read More...

In its latest move to weaken climate goals, the European Parliament has voted to scale back rules for ESG reporting, eliminating a fine for human rights and climate violations. The European Parliament has undermined its own climate…
Read More...

The EU is losing out to other regions on the biotechnology front, thanks to an outdated novel food framework. A regulatory sandbox could reinstate its leadership. Europe is home to some of the world's most avant-garde food tech…
Read More...

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Heura's frankfurter recipe, Eat Just's sector-leading sales, and Beyond Meat's legal victory. New products and launches …
Read More...

Under Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, the list of economic growth priorities includes a focus on food tech and synthetic biology. After decades of growth driven by the private sector, Japan's government is taking charge of…
Read More...

Welcome to #COP30 – watch the opening ceremony here. 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’. Headlines You…
Read More...

As the government shutdown leaves millions of Americans potentially hungry, Impossible Foods has kickstarted a relief programme for SNAP recipients and those facing food insecurity. Hunger has been front and centre of American media in…
Read More...

Singapore has replaced its '30 by 30' food sovereignty plan with one that sharpens focus on specific food categories, and pledged S$42M ($32M) for 11 future food projects. Six years after announcing a strategy to lower its reliance on…
Read More...

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oatly's switch to British oats, Eat Just's pancake mixes, and NotCo's Stranger Things collab. New products and launches …
Read More...

Cutting back on bacon and burgers could release the disease burden in rich countries and save their ailing healthcare systems, according to a new analysis. A growing incidence of long-term health conditions, combined with persistent…
Read More...

A University of Oxford study suggests that plant-rich diets could lower agricultural labour costs by nearly $1T annually, calling on governments to support livestock farmers with the transition. Science is clear on one thing: we're…
Read More...

British cultivated meat startup Hoxton Farms has submitted a regulatory dossier to the Singapore Food Agency, with filings in the UK, North America and other Asian countries to follow soon. Amid a wave of regulatory successes for…
Read More...