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Trade legislation
UK Supreme Court blocks Oatly’s ‘Post Milk Generation’ trademark in landmark ruling for plant-based brands
The UK Supreme Court dismisses Oatly's appeal and rules that its trademark 'Post Milk Generation' is invalid for use on oat-based food and drink in the UK.
Plant-based milk alternative access expanded in US schools
US President Donald Trump has signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025, part of which includes expanding access to plant-based milk alternatives, into law.
EU’s meaty words ban for plant-based foods postponed further
The European Parliament has postponed further negotiations regarding the proposed ban on meat-like words, such as ‘burger’ and ‘steak,’ for labelling plant-based products.
EUDR: The next challenge is not getting compliant, it's staying compliant
Priscillia Moulin, co-founder and director of strategy at MosaiX and senior advisor at Earthqualizer Foundation and Inovasi Digital, explains why maintaining continuous compliance will be the critical challenge for companies who are preparing for the EUDR deadline.
EU bioeconomy strategy sets out plans to support fermentation-based food innovation
The EU’s new Bioeconomy Strategy sets out plans to support fermentation-based food innovation, as the Netherlands becomes the first EU country to permit public tastings of fermentation-made novel foods.
Beyond Meat fined $38.9m for infringing Vegadelphia trademark
Beyond Meat been ordered to pay fellow alt-meat company Vegadelphia Foods $38.9 million in damages, after a federal court jury found it liable for trademark infringement.
Dutch food regulator issues warning to companies using ‘plant-based mince’ labelling
The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority has issued a warning to several companies, asking them to remove the word ‘mince’ in the labelling of their plant-based products.
European Parliament votes to ban terms like ‘burger’ and ‘sausage’ for plant-based products
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’.
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