As the appetite for plant-based food grows across Europe, these products present new opportunities for farmers to produce the raw ingredients they need.
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 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 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.
From Portugal to Türkiye – students across Europe are taking a leading role in a global movement turning universities into dynamic engines for alternative protein innovation.
Although it was rejected at the EU level in 2020, attempts to restrict the language used by producers to describe their plant-based meat products have continued to rumble on in a handful of national contexts. However, recent decisions in France and Belgium are cause for optimism.
La corte di cassazione francese ha stabilito che i prodotti a base di carne vegetale non inducono in errore i consumatori. Nel frattempo, il governo italiano ha introdotto restrizioni sull’etichettatura dei prodotti a base vegetale, vietando l’uso di nomi legati alla carne.
Learn what the latest research has to say about plant-based meat and health, along with suggested key priorities and answers to frequently asked questions about plant-based meat and health.
Plant-based meat is one of the product categories consumers most associate with being ultra-processed, but research has found that the ultra-processed designation has no bearing on how ‘healthy’ it is. We take a look at the science.
We visited mycoprotein pioneers Quorn Foods and the Centre for Process Innovation, home to the UK’s National Industrial Biotechnology Facility, to see how effective public-private partnerships can accelerate alternative proteins.
