Policy & Regulation

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Gordon Ramsay's partnership with Becel, a new vegan egg in Italy, and Spain's plant-based school meal decree. New…
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The Good Food Institute, an alternative protein think tank, has released its latest State of the Industry series of reports for 2024. Here's how plant-based, fermentation-derived and cultivated proteins fared in 2024. While investment…
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Even the most impactful climate actions will only help you cut a tenth of your emissions reduction potential – the rest depends on systemic change and collective action. Going car-free, lowering air travel, installing solar power at…
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Fermentation has transformative potential for the future of the EU's agrifood system – but industry leaders say they need regulatory and financial support from policymakers. The EU must build its modern fermentation capacity to…
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Upside Foods has been handed an initial legal victory after a judge denied Florida's request to dismiss the lawsuit against its cultivated meat ban. The lawsuit against Florida's ban on cultivated meat is going ahead, after a judge…
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Americans' appetite for meat is increasing, with sales reaching record highs in 2024 amid a cultural shift and changing political landscape. Here's what's going on. Meat is back on American plates – at least if you look at the…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Purple Carrot's partnership with Fable Foods, Gosh!'s new points-based packaging, and SimpliiGood's spirulina-based salmon. …
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Transitioning away from emissions-heavy animal proteins is critical to saving the planet, but it isn't possible without government action. This story is part of The 89 Percent Project, an initiative of the global journalism…
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Confectionery giant Mondelēz International is facing a major lawsuit alleging that it falsely claims climate neutrality on Clif Bars, pushing offsets into further scrutiny. As false marketing lawsuits on food companies continue to…
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Finland is well-placed to become a cellular agriculture leader, with its export potential set to reach €1B in the next decade – but funding and regulation challenges must be addressed. In a decade's time, cultivated meat, cell-based…
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US food tech startup Perfect Day has been hit with a false marketing lawsuit for its FDA-approved, animal-free dairy whey protein. Months after ending its lawsuit with a co-manufacturing partner, Californian precision fermentation…
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Over half of Americans identify beef as the most polluting food, and many are open to eating plant-based, but they need policy changes to support the shift. This story is part of The 89 Percent Project, an initiative of the…
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The Swiss government has published its nutrition strategy for the next eight years, expanding the focus to sustainability, plant-based diets and food waste. Swiss citizens are eating too much meat, animal fat, sugar and salt, and very…
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What will the food system look like in 2050? According to the EU, meat will give way to plants and novel proteins, no matter how things end up. The EU's production and consumption patterns require "fundamental changes" to reach its…
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European future food startups saw a 25% boost in funding in 2024, making the region a global leader in the space – but economic uncertainty is keeping investors cautious this year. While US tariffs keep business leaders and investors on…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers This's pasta partnership with Ugo Foods Group, Starday's $11M Series A round, and a nomination for the Earthshot Prize. …
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Food tech startup The Better Meat Co has received its sixth patent in the US, which covers a method to produce mycelium proteins using potato waste as a feedstock. As it ramps up production and mobilises capital to enter its next growth…
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Mumbai-based food tech startup Biokraft Foods has debuted cultured seafood prototypes in collaboration with the government, and will apply for regulatory approval for cultivated chicken this summer. Cultivated meat is inching closer to…
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With all the uncertainties around global tariffs, most industries are in a precarious position, including food tech. Here's what sector VCs are advising startup founders about the global trade war. It's only mid-April, but 'tariff'…
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James Murdock, founder of circular tech firm Alchemy, argues that circularity isn't just good for the planet – it makes business sense too, and smart tech brands know it. The circular economy – the infrastructure by which we collect…
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US food tech firm MycoTechnology has received regulatory approval to sell its honey-truffle-fermented flavour modulator in the country. Colorado-based MycoTechnology, known for its fungi fermentation technologies, has been cleared to…
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