Labelling

Our favourite moments from a breakthrough year

2021 was a breakthrough year for plant-based foods, cultivated meat and fermentation.

EU agricultural marketing standards consultation response

GFI Europe's response EU's agricultural marketing standards consultation, calling on the Commission to avoid discrimination against plant-based foods.

Clear labelling

Learn about the Good Food Institute Europe's work to ensure plant-based and cultivated meat labelling rules are clear, and how we defeated the veggie burger ban.

Elena Walden

Elena works with policymakers to secure clear labelling rules for sustainable proteins.

EU drops plans for unprecedented restrictions on plant-based dairy

EU leaders have dropped Amendment 171 plans to impose new restrictions on plant-based dairy products, which could have banned them from displaying allergen information, being sold in cartons and using images of their own products.

Open letter to the Council of the EU calling for rejection of new plant-based dairy labelling restrictions

GFI Europe and 20 other organisations called on EU member states to reject new restrictions on plant-based dairy labelling.

Unprecedented restrictions on plant-based dairy threaten EU sustainability plans, environmentalists warn

A coalition of 21 environmental, consumer and animal welfare groups has called on the European Commission and EU member states to reject Amendment 171 – an “unprecedented” ban on plant-based dairy products displaying allergen information, being sold in cartons and using images of their own products.

European Parliament REJECTS veggie burger ban, but ‘ties the hands’ of plant-based dairy

Open letter to Members of the European Parliament calling for rejection of the veggie burger ban

GFI Europe and 12 other organisations wrote to MEPs calling on them to reject a proposed ban on companies using terms like burger for plant-based products.

Veggie burger ban would undermine sustainability plans, environmentalists warn

A coalition of 13 international environmental, animal welfare and food safety groups has called on MEPs to reject a proposed ban on companies using terms like burger, sausage or steak to describe plant-based products.