Policy & Regulation

Californian cultivated meat pioneer Upside Foods is aiming to launch chicken shreds – its second product – in the US by year-end. Despite its legal battle against Florida's leaders and an uncertain political landscape around…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers two new dairy-free coffee creamers, Hellmann's social media prank, and Oato's launch of fresh oat milks at Sainsbury's. …
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The French government's proposed labelling ban on plant-based meat products has been cancelled by its top court, echoing a similar decision by its EU counterpart. Veggie burgers are here to stay – yet again. A long-running saga in…
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The US Department of Energy has invested $9.7M in three alternative protein projects to decarbonise the food sector and improve industrial productivity. Microbial proteins, fibre-spun vegan meat, and animal-free lactoferrin all became…
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Dutch-Belgian startup Those Vegan Cowboys is raising €15M for its recombinant casein as it prepares to enter the US this year, and has teamed up with dairy giant Hochland to test animal-free cheeses. To get its cow-free cheese onto…
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With Donald Trump having returned to office, 2025 could be a bumper year for cultivated meat bans in the US – here are the countries that could benefit from these policies. Within a day of returning to the presidency, Donald Trump…
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In Beijing's Fengtai District, the New Protein Food Science and Technology Innovation Base is aiming to fill the gap in China's cultivated meat and microbial protein ecosystem. China has just opened its first alternative protein…
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The Non-GMO Project, one of the most well-known consumer verification bodies in the US, is rolling out a new label to help shoppers identify ultra-processed foods. The war against ultra-processed food (UPF) rages on, with a new…
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Over 130 organisations have written an open letter to the EU agrifood commissioner, imploring him to develop a plant-based action plan by next year. "The time for change is now." That was the consensus of the Strategic Dialogue on the…
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Swiss certification body V-Label has rolled out C-Label, a new accreditation for cell-based products like cultivated meat. But does the industry need it? To help consumers identify and understand how products like cultivated meat are…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Lidl's new plant-based range, a vegan workplace canteen, and the UK House of Lords's nod to cultivated meat. New products…
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Dutch startup Mosa Meat has filed a novel food regulatory application for its cultivated beef fat in the European Union. The maker of the world's first cultivated beef burger has applied for market authorisation in its home region. …
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The US Food and Drug Administration has banned Red Dye No. 3 after it was found to cause cancer in rats – a positive move for food safety, and alternative food coloring brands. Candy corn, gummy bears, cough syrups and vegan bacon…
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With hopes of a European launch growing, Californian plant-based meat leader Impossible Foods has had a patent for its heme protein reinstated in the EU. Two years after the European Patent Office (EPO) revoked a key patent it granted…
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Nebraska Senator Barry DeKay has introduced a bill to ban cultivated meat in 2025, months after Governor Jim Pillen signed an executive order to take this action. Editor's Note: This article was amended on 17 January 2025 to reflect…
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California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order to crack down on ultra-processed foods – will plant-based meat get caught in the crossfire? Despite health and nutrition being a top food concern for Americans, the…
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The Netherlands has launched two open-access facilities with a €25M injection – to scale up planet-friendly food production via cellular agriculture. Further cementing its position as a future food leader, the government of the…
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A carbon tax on highly emissive foods like meat could reflect their 'true cost' in Germany, cutting agricultural emissions by a quarter and netting €8.2B in annual revenue. In August 2023, Germany's largest supermarket raised its food…
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German fermentation specialist Formo has received €35M in venture debt from the EU's lending arm to scale up its dairy and egg alternatives and pursue regulatory approval for its animal-free casein protein. Four months after it raised…
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Ozempic, inflation and the Trump presidency will likely dictate how the US deals with food waste in 2025, according to ReFED, a leading non-profit. Last year was a big year for food waste policy in the US. The Biden White…
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Singapore's parliament just passed a Food Safety and Security Bill to adapt the country's agrifood systems to climate change and advance future foods. Already a leader in the world of future food, Singapore is strengthening its…
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