Animal testing and new proteins: Time for FDA to move into the 21st century
Bruce FriedrichFood innovation is entering a new era. FDA approval should too.
Food policy
GFI goes to court for First Amendment
Matt BallEarlier this year, the Missouri governor signed an omnibus bill that contained language prohibiting "misrepresenting" any product as "meat" that does not come from a slaughtered animal. We just went to court to stop it.
GFI’s statement on clean meat regulation, July 26, 2018
Jessica Almy, J.D.The Good Food Institute supports a clear and efficient pathway to market for clean meat. Regulators have an important role to play in encouraging innovation and ensuring consumer safety and confidence. The Good Food Institute and the companies in this space stand ready to work with whichever regulatory agency ultimately regulates clean meat.
Consumers not confused about ingredients used to make plant-based milks
Jessica Almy, J.D.GFI's new poll shows the courts are right - consumers buying soymilk and almond milk are not confused. They know what they are buying.
GFI stands up for First Amendment and common sense
Matt BallGFI's Director of Policy Jessica Almy, Esq. submitted a letter to the FDA commissioner, in which she references GFI's 2017 Petition to Recognize the Use of Well-Established Common and Usual Compound Nomenclatures for Food.
Push poll proves again that priming pays
Bruce FriedrichConsumers Union included inaccurate information, employed blatant push polling tactics, and misled consumers, the media, and the FDA with a recent poll about what to label meat grown outside of an animal.
FDA sets its sights on clean meat regulation
Annie CullGFI attended the FDA's public meeting on foods produced using animal cell culture technology on July 12th. Speakers presented a strong case for the FDA's ability to regulate clean meat. Policy Director Jessica Almy gave remarks during the public comment section.
GFI takes the case for clean meat to Capitol Hill
Matt BallOn Wednesday, June 27, GFI's Director of Policy Jessica Almy, Esq. was part of a panel of clean meat experts who presented to the Advisory Committee for the Congressional Research and Development [R&D] Caucus Committee. She explained that we are on the cusp of a major shift in how meat is produced globally. If the United States is to lead in this new way of producing meat, the government needs to shift research dollars to this field.
Japanese government invests in clean meat!
Bruce FriedrichGiven the range and severity of issues caused by industrial animal agriculture (from antibiotic-resistant superbugs to increased impacts of climate change), every government should follow Japan's lead and invest in clean meat research.
GFI fights back against ill-considered regulatory mandates
Matt BallSome incumbents are so threatened by plant-based and clean meat that they want the government to protect them. GFI makes the case for protecting the First Amendment rights of innovative plant-based and clean meat companies.
