Policy & Regulation

German food tech startup Formo has obtained self-affirmed GRAS status for its precision-fermented casein protein in the US and established a partnership to commercialise the ingredient. The booming demand for protein is no longer about…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Silk's ultra-high-protein milk, a urine-to-fertiliser project featuring Oatly, and The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's…
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The Brazilian government has asked the World Health Organization to develop regulations requiring countries to restrict the sale of ultra-processed foods, especially to children. As the World Health Organization (WHO) works to develop…
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Israeli startup Amai Proteins has obtained regulatory approval to sell Sweelin, a sweet protein inspired by serendipity berries, in Singapore – a first for the country. Targeting Singapore's drive to cut sugar consumption, Amai Proteins…
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Munster Technological University has received €3M ($3.5M) from Ireland's agriculture ministry to develop biorefinery tech that can convert grass and legumes into protein. Can grass be the next protein frontier? It's a question being…
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The German government has released a biotechnology roadmap that includes creating an innovation hub for cultivated meat and precision-fermented foods, and advancing novel food regulation. Last year, Germany’s Scientific Advisory Board…
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The state of Michigan has approved a grant for Fenton Food and Beverage, a new company by the owner of Ya Ya Foods, to build a $56.2M plant-based milk factory. Michigan will be home to North America's first manufacturing facility to use…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Lärabar's new protein range, Valsoia's dairy-free kefir launch, and Tattooed Chef's $4.5M settlement. New products and…
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As calls for anti-deforestation laws grow louder, a new House of Representatives bill aims to ban deforestation-linked commodities such as palm oil, beef, and chocolate. While the Trump administration has been lobbying the EU to weaken…
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Food tech startup California Cultured and UC Davis have partnered on a project to reduce the production costs of cell-based chocolate, backed by $2.8M in US government funding. Months after obtaining clearance to sell its cell-based…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Beyond Meat's partnership with Karen Carney, a wave of British launches, and Savor's bakery debut. New products and…
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US company Bond Pet Foods has obtained a 'no questions' letter from the FDA, enabling it to sell the precision-fermented lamb protein it developed with Hill's Pet Nutrition for use in dog food. Five years after they first joined forces,…
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Cultivated meat startup SuperMeat has raised $6M in fresh financing, as part of a targeted $10M Series A4 round, and filed for regulatory approval in Switzerland. Six months after securing $3.5M in funding, Israeli food tech startup…
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Chilean food tech unicorn NotCo can continue using the trademark 'NotMilk' on its plant-based milk, but can't use 'milk' and related imagery anywhere else on its packaging, the Supreme Court has ruled. A glass (of milk) half-full or…
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UK startup Adamo Foods has won a €10M ($11.7M) grant from the EU's Horizon Europe programme for a project to use industry sidestreams to scale up and launch its whole-cut mycelium meat. The EU is backing a three-year project to convert…
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A US federal judge has asked Impossible Foods to pay the attorneys' fees incurred by influencer Joel Runyon and his company Impossible HQ after his $3.25M trademark victory in March. Plant-based meat giant Impossible Foods has been…
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The Every Company has filed a motion asking a Delaware court to sanction Onego Bio for "improper duplicative litigation". The latter, in turn, accuses The Every Co of contradicting statements made under oath. Finnish startup Onego Bio…
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Australian precision fermentation startup Eden Brew has been cleared to sell its cow-free casein protein in the US, and pivoted its immediate focus to health and supplements. Just months after filing the first regulatory application for…
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Californian startup Biosphere has received a Department of Defense grant worth $9M to build portable bioreactors and produce gas-fermented proteins for the US Army. Despite the Trump administration's love affair with meat, it's betting…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Taco Bell's Beyond Meat partnership, Sproud's sales and emissions records, and a wave of crowdfunding campaigns. New…
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A court in Wisconsin has thrown out Onego Bio's lawsuit against The Every Company in the state for lack of personal jurisdiction. But a parallel lawsuit between the animal-free egg startups will continue in Delaware. The patent lawsuit…
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