Over 50% of people in Sweden open to trying cultivated meat – but awareness still low
A recent study conducted by YouGov on behalf of the Good Food Institute Europe reveals a promising inclination among Swedish consumers towards cultivated meat.
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New consumer study reveals consumer appetite for cultivated meat in Portugal
Over 60% of survey respondents would try cultivated meat if it were available in Portugal, and almost a third would replace some of the meat they currently eat with cultivated meat.
Austria: Emerging initiatives against cultivated meat in certain federal states fueled by misinformation
Current initiatives against cultivated meat in Austria, such as motions in the Carinthian state parliament and petitions in individual federal states, are based on inaccurate assumptions.
UK Food Standards Agency to modernise regulations, boosting consumer choice for sustainable foods
Conrad AstleyThe 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
Conrad AstleyNew 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
Conrad AstleyItalian 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.
Is Italy’s cultivated meat ban unenforceable? European Commission ends TRIS review as law did not comply with procedure’s rules
European Commission ends TRIS review as law did not comply with procedure’s rules
Misinformation about cultivated meat brought to EU Council meeting
Alex HolstThis week has seen the worrying and ironic spectacle of some European agriculture ministers putting a note before an EU Council meeting that included misinformation about cultivated meat.
Carne vegetale e meat sounding: la confusione nei consumatori non esiste
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.
Europe aspires to lead in cleantech and biotech – but they need alternative proteins to win the race
Pauline GrimmerIt's time for policymakers to rethink their approach, and give the same level of priority to alternative proteins as they do to other promising biotech and cleantech fields.