Policy

UK Food Standards Agency to introduce initial regulated product reforms next year

Meet the researcher: Using biomedical insights to advance cultivated meat with Petra Kluger

Dr Petra Kluger, who moved into cultivated meat after a career in tissue engineering, says greater collaboration between scientists from different disciplines will be vital to advance the field.

Before and after: 5 years of GFI Europe in 6 maps

On 22 August 2019, GFI Europe was founded. To celebrate GFI Europe’s fifth ‘birthday’, we’re taking a look at the ‘before and after’ of alternative proteins in Europe, from the perspectives of science, policy, industry and our team.

First-ever regulatory submission made for cultivated meat in the EU

French cultivated meat startup Gourmey has submitted an application to EU regulators for authorisation of its cultivated foie gras – marking the first-ever application to sell cultivated meat in the European Union.

Planting the seeds of change – how Europe’s farmers can reap the benefits of plant-based foods

As the appetite for plant-based food grows across Europe, these products present new opportunities for farmers to produce the raw ingredients they need.

Meet the researcher: How researching plant-based foods changed this scientist’s perspective on processed products

As a researcher investigating the barriers stopping people from embracing more plant-based foods, Sarah Nájera Espinosa has plenty of personal experience to draw on. 

New report: Alternative proteins hold key to Europe’s self-sufficiency

New report finds shift towards plant-based, cultivated and fermentation-made food could enable 21% of farmland across 10 European countries to be used to expand regenerative agriculture, restore nature and boost domestic food production. 

UK Food Standards Agency to modernise regulations, boosting consumer choice for sustainable foods

The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has agreed on plans to modernise how foods like cultivated meat and precision fermentation products come to market, paving the way to remove unnecessary delays.

Survey: Germans and Austrians say consumers should have freedom to choose cultivated meat

New research in Germany and Austria has found nearly two-thirds of people believe consumers should have the choice to eat cultivated meat once it has been approved.

Italian Government ‘open’ to reconsidering ban on meaty terms

Italian Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida has told Parliament the government is talking to plant-based meat companies to hear their concerns about a ban on using ‘meaty’ terms.