Policy & Regulation

The Netherlands' Central Bureau of Food Trade has published a report on supermarkets' best practices to drive the protein transition, and is calling on the government to play its part too. This year, supermarkets in the Netherlands…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Waitrose's mushroom wellington, Offbeast's plant-based ribs, and Typcal's new mycelium factory. New products and launches…
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From product labels to school lunches to regulatory progress, 2025 has seen a lot of wins and losses for alternative protein – here are the 10 standout developments. Note: all wins are listed in chronological order of when they were…
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US Senator Adam Schiff has introduced a new bill to allocate over $500M in federal R&D funding and create a national strategy for alternative proteins. A new bill calls on the US government to develop a national protein…
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Dutch-Belgian startup Those Vegan Cowboys has raised €6.25M ($7.3M) to scale up its cow-free dairy protein. It's eyeing a 2026 US launch, having secured regulatory clearance. Those Vegan Cowboys has taken a major step towards bringing…
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The EU's first Biotech Act has proposed to expand the support given to companies looking for novel food approval, but has kept these products out of the scope of regulatory sandboxes. Despite promising a regulatory overhaul for novel…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Emily in Paris's creamer collab, Beyond Meat's tenders, and Formula 1's blended beef trick. New products and launches …
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The Illinois Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force has released a report on how the state can build on its biomanufacturing leadership to strengthen its economy and food sovereignty. Illinois can generate new income streams for…
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The US House of Representatives has passed the FISCAL Act to expand access to plant-based milk in school lunches. President Donald Trump is expected to sign it into law. Plant-based milk is one step closer to being available on school…
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The EU has postponed its decision on the proposed ban of meat-like terms on plant-based product labels. Dutch MEP Anna Strolenberg takes us behind the scenes of the negotiations. The European Union simply didn't have enough time to form…
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A Thai government agency has kicked off a campaign calling for a transition to a plant-rich food system, citing better health, climate and economic outcomes. Thailand has become the latest government to endorse a transition towards…
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It has been a big year for China's future food economy – here are the 10 trends that defined the country's alternative proteins space in 2025. From regulatory wins and public investment to patent filing and a restaurant boom, China's…
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The Department of Islamic Development Malaysia has ruled that cultivated meat can be halal if it meets certain basic conditions, the first such declaration by a Muslim-majority country. Malaysia's Islamic authority has issued a landmark…
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The European Union has failed to reach an agreement over the highly contentious plant-based meat labelling ban, with negotiations now delayed to 2026. Veggie burgers can stay in the EU – for now. After intensive talks in…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Treeline Cheesemakers' cottage cheese, Veganuary's participation for 2026, and the world's best vegan restaurant. New…
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The Beatles star Sir Paul McCartney has joined eight UK politicians to call on the EU to drop its proposed ban on the use of meat-like terms on plant-based products. Sir Paul McCartney has become the latest public figure to voice their…
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In Australia, the state of Victoria has invested A$12M ($8M) to set up a new research hub and glasshouse to develop climate-resilient crops to meet the global demand for plant-based proteins. Australia's politicians are embracing the…
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Asia's water insecurity is escalating, threatening further economic and social risks; adopting measures like better irrigation systems and sustainable diets can avert this crisis. The world's largest continent is home to 60% of its…
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The Health Council of the Netherlands has published new dietary guidelines that call for a transition to plant-rich eating patterns for nutritional and environmental benefits, with meat and dairy alternatives a prominent feature. The…
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San Francisco has filed the first government-led lawsuit against ultra-processed food manufacturers in the US, an issue with rare bipartisan support. The battle against ultra-processed foods (UPFs) has reached a new level, with 10 of…
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The UK's Food Standards Agency has published the first of several pieces of guidance for cultivated meat regulation, born out of its ongoing regulatory sandbox. The UK is finally breaking away from EU-era regulations on novel foods,…
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