Opinion: The meat industry wants to censor your veggie burger
GFI’s Jessica Almy and the American Civil Liberties Union’s Brian Hauss argue the plant-based meat label censorship is unconstitutional.
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Trading land for lab: Cultivating clean meat
GFI’s Bruce Friedrich explains why making alternative proteins the default choice is critical for building a sustainable food system.
The Impossible Burger is rolling out at Burger King
Plant-based burgers are so pervasive, even Burger King is selling them. GFI's Jessica Almy explains why censorship efforts are wrong.
Why finding alternatives to meat is so important
GFI’s executive director explains why biomimicking meat is a win for the planet and for people.
The future of protein?
GFI scientist Dr. Elliot Swartz speaks about GFI’s work to create a sustainable, secure, and just food system with University of California, Santa Barbara's Jacqueline Wen.
The lab-grown meat industry just got the regulatory oversight it’s been begging for
Vox summarizes the United States Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s March formal agreement, which outlines the joint regulatory framework for cultivated meat.
From almond milk to veggie burgers, does anyone really have trouble knowing what these products are?
GFI’s Director of Policy Jessica Almy teams up with R Street Fellow Shoshana Weissmann to lay out the case against protectionist and unconstitutional governmental censorship of product labels.
Matt Ball: Don’t get caught calling it a veggie burger
Arizona Daily Star publishes GFI’s Senior Communications Specialist Matt Ball’s op-ed on Arizona’s failed label censorship bill, explaining that it violated free speech and free markets.
You call that meat? Not so fast, cattle ranchers say
New York Times gives an overview of label censorship laws, highlighting that the industry groups urging legislators to introduce such laws are threatened by alternative proteins.
Sizzling interest in lab-grown meat belies lack of basic research
Cultivated meat companies have drawn tens of millions of dollars in investment in recent years, but technical hurdles remain. GFI's Competitive Research Grant program works to overcome those hurdles.
