Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have today (8 October 2025) voted to restrict the labelling of plant-based products with meaty words such as ‘burger’ and ‘sausage’.

Swiss start-up Planted has expanded its portfolio of clean label meat alternatives with Crispy, a range of plant-based alternatives to ‘comfort food’ breaded meat classics.

Schouten Europe has developed a new plant-based sausage using an innovative replacement for animal fat, claimed to deliver ‘unique juiciness’.

Health food brand Whitworths has unveiled what it claims is a first for the UK market: a minimally processed meat-free mince, made with just three natural ingredients.

UK plant-based brand This has expanded its portfolio with the launch of three new products: This Isn’t Beef Pastrami, Super Veg Protein Bites and Super Superfood Breaded Pieces.

India has reduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on a range of plant-based food and beverage items, including milk and meat alternative products, as part of a wider reform.

The European Parliament Agriculture Committee voted to ban the use of names such as ‘burger,’ ‘sausage’ and ‘steak’ for plant-based foods this Monday in an ongoing debate surrounding the labelling of meat alternatives.

Eat Just, the maker of the mung bean-based Just Egg alternative product, has recently announced the launch of its new chicken alternative in Texas, US.

UK retailer Lidl GB has surpassed its original target of a 400% increase in own-label meat-free and milk alternative sales in 2025, achieving 694%.