Policy & Regulation

France's food safety agency has recommended a ban on soy-based products in mass catering, raising concerns that have been long debunked and go against scientific consensus. After attempting to ban cultivated meat, France could be coming…
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Canada's Odd Burger has halted its US expansion plan amid "increased political tensions", just days after it announced a plan to course through the tariff war between the two neighbours. Heightened political tension between Canada and…
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Food tech firm BioCraft Pet Nutrition has received registration from Austrian authorities to sell its cultivated meat ingredient in pet food applications across the EU. After a string of developments last year, 2025 is shaping up to be…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Impossible Foods's beef slider rollout, the New York Mets's new vegan sandwich, and Grubby's vegan meal kits for B Corp…
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One of the loudest opponents of cultivated meat, Coldiretti rallied thousands of farmers to demand the EU assess novel foods like new drugs. It cited concerns from scientists, but half of them are members of the organisation. It was…
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Replacing half of meat and seafood production with plant proteins could save 100,000 lives lost from air pollution in Thailand, a new study has found. Thailand's annual crop-burning season causes air pollution lethal enough to…
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The US's move to potentially remove the self-determination pathway of food safety could have significant implications for fermentation protein companies, with the FDA doubling down on safety while outlining its support for innovation. …
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South Korea's largest Muslim organisation has issued a fatwa recognising that cultivated meat can be Halal if it meets certain requirements, with one startup already pursuing the certification. Cultivated meat can be considered Halal…
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The UK government is being urged to update its Eatwell Guide in line with the Eat-Lancet Planetary Health Diet, with a plant-forward system predicted to save the NHS over £50M every year. As novel food regulation advances rapidly in the…
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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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