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Trade legislation
ECJ ruling says EU member states cannot ban ‘meaty’ names for plant-based foods
ECJ ruling says EU member states cannot ban ‘meaty’ names for plant-based foods

The European Court of Justice has stated that France’s proposal to ban ‘meaty’ names for plant-based foods would disrupt EU harmonisation.

Trade legislation
Every secures foundational patent for precision-fermented ovalbumin
Every secures foundational patent for precision-fermented ovalbumin

US animal-free egg firm The Every Company has been granted a foundational patent for its precision-fermented ovalbumin.

Business
Solar Foods obtains self-affirmed GRAS status for Solein ingredient in US
Solar Foods obtains self-affirmed GRAS status for Solein ingredient in US

Alternative protein company Solar Foods has obtained self-affirmed GRAS status in the US for its Solein protein ingredient.

Ingredients
Bill to define plant-based alternatives as ‘simulated foods’ being considered in Chile
Bill to define plant-based alternatives as ‘simulated foods’ being considered in Chile

A bill is currently under consideration in Chile, seeking to define plant-based meat and dairy alternatives as 'simulated foods'.

Trade legislation
Aqua Cultured Foods earns regulatory approval in US for fermentation-based fish-free seafood
Aqua Cultured Foods earns regulatory approval in US for fermentation-based fish-free seafood

Chicago, US-based alt-seafood start-up Aqua Cultured Foods has obtained self-GRAS status in the US.

Seafood
Meati faces false advertising lawsuit, expands leadership team
Meati faces false advertising lawsuit, expands leadership team

Meati Foods, which provides fungi-based alternatives to traditional meat products, is facing a false advertising class action lawsuit.

Plant-based meat
Spanish seafood sector and consumer groups call for ‘clearer labelling’ of plant-based seafood products
Spanish seafood sector and consumer groups call for ‘clearer labelling’ of plant-based seafood products

The Spanish seafood supply chain and several consumer unions are calling for restricted labelling on plant-based seafood.

Seafood
Opinion: EU deforestation regulation – The road to compliance
Opinion: EU deforestation regulation – The road to compliance

Allison Kopf, CEO of Tract – an agtech firm that provides businesses with sustainability measurement technology – urges companies within...

Trade legislation
France ban on ‘meaty’ names for plant-based products suspended
France ban on ‘meaty’ names for plant-based products suspended

France’s Council of State (Conseil d’État) has suspended a decree brought forward by the French government in February, which would ban...

Marketing
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