Trade legislation
UK vegan sector petitions against dairy terms ban
UK plant-based businesses are petitioning Trading Standards to drop guidelines that would prevent vegan brands from using dairy-related...
Quorn joins Plant-Based Food Alliance UK
Meat alternatives company Quorn has become a fully-paid up member of the UK Plant-Based Food Alliance (PBFA). The Plant-Based Food...
EU Parliament votes against plant-based drinks in schools
Members of the European Parliament has voted not to include plant-based drinks in schools, in a “significant blow” to children who cannot...
France to introduce plant-based meat naming restrictions in October
France will ban the use of meat names like ‘steak’ and ‘sausage’ for plant-based protein foods from October, according to a newly...
South Africa bans use of meat-like terms to label plant-based products
The South African Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has prohibited the use of meat-like names for...
Louisiana law restricting labelling of plant-based foods ruled unconstitutional
Tofurky has secured a legal victory in Louisiana, after challenging a state law that prohibited the use of terms like ‘burger’ and...
Glebe Farm wins court case against Oatly over trademark dispute
Glebe Farm Foods has won its legal battle against Oatly after the Swedish oat milk company took it to court over trademark infringement...
EU rejects proposals to restrict plant-based dairy terminology
EU bodies have rejected Amendment 171 (AM171), the draft legislation which would have imposed new restrictions on the terminology used by...
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