Policy

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

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.

World’s first regulatory approval for cultivated meat begins ‘new space race for the future of food’

The Singapore Food Agency has announced that cultivated chicken produced by Eat Just, a company that applies cutting-edge science and technology to create healthier, more sustainable foods, has been approved for sale in the country after a rigorous consultation and review process.

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.

European Green Deal Call consultation response

GFI Europe's response to the consultation on the European Green Deal Call under the Horizon 2020 research and innovation initiative.