Policy & Regulation

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Benexia's new chia seed milk, Violife's campaign with Chrishell Stause, and Holy Carrot's upcoming restaurant in London. …
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The United Nations Statistical Commission has adopted Minimum Dietary Diversity as a new indicator to track progress for its Zero Hunger goal in women and children. In a move to highlight dietary quality over calorie consumption, the…
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Canadian plant-based restaurant chain Odd Burger has detailed its US expansion strategy to tackle the impact of the ongoing trade war between the neighbours. As America's trade war with the world continues, one burger chain is opting…
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After launching C-Label, Swiss organisation V-Label has released a new certification mark for fermentation-derived proteins in a bid to address confusion about vegan-friendly labels on these products. Weeks after introducing an…
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South Korea's Uiseong County has won its bid to build a cultivated meat research centre, supported by $10M in government funding as part of the country's food tech drive. With regulatory support for cultivated meat ramping up in South…
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Dutch startup Vivici has received a 'no questions' letter for its precision-fermented whey protein from the US FDA, just as the rule to 'self-affirm' food safety faces upheaval. Precision fermentation firm Vivici has secured a 'no…
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Marin Vandamme, a fellow at the School for Moral Ambition in Amsterdam, argues why the EU's food strategy must emphasise protein diversification. Let me take you to a familiar scene: a family dinner where everything is going smoothly –…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Diageo's newest non-dairy Baileys, Beyond Meat's mycelium steak, and Minor Figures's 'Hyper' oat milk. New products and…
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House and Senate representatives in Mississippi have unanimously passed a bill to ban the sale of cultivated meat in the state, which is on the way to the governor's desk now. Sell cultivated meat, go to jail. Mississippi has…
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US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has directed the country's food regulator to close a 'loophole' that allows companies to self-affirm their ingredients as safe. What does it mean for future protein firms? In the latest blow to…
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Finland's S Group witnessed heightened sales of vegan food across its retail stores in January, aiding its long-term plant-based sales goal amid a wider government push to eat less meat. More and more plants are on dinner plates in…
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The UK's Food Standards Agency has launched a regulatory 'sandbox' to accelerate the regulatory approval pathway for cultivated meat, with eight startups participating in the two-year programme. Weeks after cultivated meat hit pet food…
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The alleged financial fraud committed by one of Indonesia's most promising startups will likely have a ripple effect on Southeast Asia's food tech economy. A financial scandal surrounding a heralded aquaculture company from Indonesia…
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Californian food tech startup Mission Barns has become the third cultivated meat firm to receive regulatory approval in the US, with a planned rollout at Sprouts and Bay Area restaurant group Fiorella. Mission Barns has earned US…
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Meat and dairy should only account for a maximum of 40% of Israel's protein supply by 2050 to ensure food security amid the climate crisis, according to a new study. One of the world's largest meat consumers, where food security is…
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China's annual Two Sessions summit is underway, and two documents released in the lead-up indicate drummed-up government support for alternative proteins. As political leaders from across China convene at the annual Two Sessions summit,…
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A recognition of its regenerative agriculture and farmer-centric model, US food startup GoodSam Foods has raised $9M in Series A funding to expand its range of healthy snacks. Regenerative agriculture may be in the spotlight thanks to…
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US plant-based leader Impossible Foods has unveiled its first new product of 2025, Steak Bites, which it describes as its "meatiest" innovation. Joining the ranks of its fellow meat-free innovators, Impossible Foods has introduced its…
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Food prices are skyrocketing in the US, and President Donald Trump's tariffs on its neighbours and China could make it harder to access alternative proteins when they're needed more than ever. The continued discourse against…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a range of product showcases at Expo West, Valsoia's new gelato lines, and Lidl's upgraded meat alternatives. New…
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The Canadian government has pumped C$5M in funding for plant-based seafood startup Konscious Foods, amid rising threats to British Columbia's salmon trade. Konscious Foods, the vegan seafood startup founded by Yves Potvin (of Gardein…
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