Acacia Smith
Acacia focuses on securing public funding for sustainable protein research and development.
Policy
Alex Holst
Alex works with NGOs, think tanks, businesses, and other political actors to advance sustainable proteins in Europe.
EU drops plans for unprecedented restrictions on plant-based dairy
Sophie ArmourEU 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.
Fermentation
Your guide to the science, business and policy of using fermentation to produce animal-free meat, eggs, dairy and seafood.
Cultivated meat
Your guide to the science, business and policy of cultivated meat in Europe.
Plant-based meat
Your guide to the science, business and policy of plant-based meat, eggs, dairy and seafood.
Policy priorities for alternative protein
GFI Europe supports evidence-based policy and public research funding for these alternative proteins.
Cultivated meat policy recommendations
How policymakers can maximise the societal benefits of cultivated meat in relation to climate change, antibiotic resistance and other areas of human, animal and planetary health.
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
Sophie ArmourA 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.
