New York Assembly Bill 301 would require public schools to offer plant-based food options to a student if requested by the student or the student’s parent.
New York Considers Requiring Plant-Based Food in Public Schools
Review of Consumer Acceptance for Meat Alternatives
A new article, “A Systematic Review on Consumer Acceptance of Alternative Proteins: Pulses, Algae, Insects, Plant-based Meat Alternatives, and Cultured Meat” by M.C. Onwezen, E.P. Bouwman, M.J. Reinders, and H. Dagevos has been published in Appetite and reviews consumer acceptance for a number of meat alternatives.
Upton’s and PBFA to Appeal Denial of Preliminary Injunction for Oklahoma Law
Upton’s Naturals Co. and the Plant Based Foods Association have said that they will appeal to the Tenth Circuit an order by a federal judge refusing to grant a preliminary injunction to block the enforcement of an Oklahoma law that bars plant-based foods being labeled with terms often used to refer to meat products, such as “burger.”
Plant-Based Meat Labeling Rules
An article by Shareefah Taylor in the University of Massachusetts Law Review examines the contradictions between state and federal regulations for plant-based meat alternatives.
Texas Bill Would Restrict Labeling of Cellular Agriculture
Texas House Bill 316 would ban labeling or advertising any products that are plant-based or produced by cellular agriculture as “meat,” “beef,” “chicken,” “pork,” or other common variations.
Consumer Perception of Dairy and Dairy Alternatives Sustainability
A new article published in the Journal of Dairy Science examines consumers’ perceptions regarding the sustainability of both traditional dairy and plant-based dairy products, finding that consumers tend to find plant-based dairy products more sustainable and ethical.
GFI and ALDF Challenge Louisiana Labeling Law
The Good Food Institute and the Animal Legal Defense Fund have filed suit under the First Amendment challenging a Louisiana law that imposes fines for alternative protein products labels with terms usually associated with meat, such as “burger” or “sausage.”
New Report on Labeling of Plant-Based Foods
A new report from the World Resources Institute analyzes the kind of language to use and to avoid in order to make plant-based foods appealing to more consumers.
Upton’s and PBFA Challenge Oklahoma Labeling Law
Upton’s Naturals and the Plant Based Foods Association filed suit against the state of Oklahoma, bringing a First Amendment challenge to the state’s law that requires disclaimers on plant-based products that use a term normally associated with conventional meat.
Upton’s and PBFA Challenge Oklahoma Labeling Law
Upton’s Naturals and the Plant Based Foods Association have filed suit against the state of Oklahoma, bringing a First Amendment challenge to the state’s law that requires disclaimers on plant-based products that use a term normally associated with conventional meat.