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.
Policy
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.
Re: use of the names of dairy foods in the labeling of plant-based products
GFI’s comment discusses the role labels serve on plant-based dairy products. Learn why FDA should not restrict plant-based dairy’s clear labels.
7 clean meat companies join GFI to file official comment with FDA/USDA
Matt BallTogether with Avant Meats, BlueNalu, Finless Foods, Mosa Meat, New Age Meats, Seafuture, and SuperMeat, we lay out the need for clear and fair regulatory structures clean (aka cell-based) meat.
Re: use of cell culture technology to develop products derived from livestock and poultry
GFI’s comment applauds USDA and FDA’s commitment to working together to ensure the safety of cultivated meat. Learn why we support the joint regulatory framework.
2018 was historic for good food policy. Let’s make 2019 even better
Jessica Almy, J.D.GFI Policy Director Jessica Almy discusses pivotal developments in plant-based and cell-based meat regulation, illuminates key work by the GFI policy team along the way, and lays out what still needs to be done.
GFI applauds joint statement from USDA & FDA on cell-based meat regulation
Matt BallMark the date: November 16, 2018 was the day that clean/cell-based meat's path to market became much clearer in the United States. On that day, the FDA and USDA announced details of how they will oversee clean/cell-based meat from cows, pigs, chickens, and turkeys.
The Rich Roll Podcast: 8 reasons for public investment in planet-friendly protein
Mary AllenGFI Executive Director Bruce Friedrich breaks down why governments and research institutions should be as excited about plant-based and clean meat as venture capitalists and the private sector are. Maybe even more excited.
Level playing field and bright lines: GFI advocates for fair clean meat regulation at USDA & FDA
Matt BallUSDA and FDA held a joint public meeting on to advance the conversation around clean meat regulation. GFI advocated firmly for a fair regulatory path to market under the existing regulatory structures. Our friends at JUST, Finless Foods, BlueNalu, UPSIDE Foods, and many others joined the conversation as well.
Read GFI’s public statement on FDA’s nutrition innovation strategy
Mary AllenWe weigh in on FDA's initiative to review its regulatory approach to nutrition and improve standards of identity, labeling claims, and ingredient information in the 21st Century.
