
The First Amendment right to use clear labels on food
Lauren StoneAlternative protein producers have a First Amendment right to describe their products in a clear manner consistent with consumer expectations.
Alternative protein producers have a First Amendment right to describe their products in a clear manner consistent with consumer expectations.
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana has granted a motion for summary judgment, halting enforcement of a labeling law in favor of Tofurky.
GFI'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.
Lawsuit Challenges Law Designed to Disadvantage Plant-Based Products
Earlier 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.
Label censorship, which prohibits the use of meaty terms on alternative protein products, is anti-free market, unconstitutional, and unnecessary.
Fair public policy is essential for alternative proteins to succeed. Learn how we're working for policy that places all proteins on a level playing field.
ACLU, GFI, ALDF lawsuit defending Tofurky’s First Amendment rights comes amid multi-state censorship efforts
Food Policy expert predicts the court to stop the enforcement of a new law in Arkansas that will violate free speech, stifle competition, and harm consumers.
GFI, Animal Legal Defense Fund, and the ACLU have secured a court order that finds an Arkansas food label censorship law unconstitutional and permanently blocks enforcement of the law against Tofurky.
Amidst surging interest in plant-based food in the Southeast, a restrictive Arkansas law threatens consumers’ independence and seeks to deny access to the products they demand, says food policy expert.
GFI submitted comments to the FDA pushing back on a National Milk Producers Federation proposal to label plant-based dairy products as “imitation” milk.
Some 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.
USDA 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.
With plant-based meat sweeping the 2019 trend forecasts and clean meat racing closer to commercialization every day, this is the opportune moment to ensure you're well-versed in the science, technology, policy, and innovation behind planet-friendly proteins.
The Good Food Institute, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and the ACLU of Arkansas are bringing a lawsuit on behalf of Tofurky challenging Arkansas' unconstitutional label censorship.
The ACLU, ACLU of Arkansas, The Good Food Institute, and Animal Legal Defense Fund are challenging the Arkansas censorship law on behalf of The Tofurky Company.
Learn more about alternative protein policy at the federal and state levels with our suite of resources.
If it looks like beef and tastes like beef but is made from plants, the nation's largest beef lobby wants it censored.
The US Cattlemen's Association is petitioning the USDA to stop clean meat from using the word "meat."
GFI lawyers have weighed in to defend the free speech of plant-based companies.
The US Cattlemen's Association wants the government's protection from plant-based and clean meat competition.
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.
Mississippi is banning terms like "vegan hot dog" and "plant-based meat" on packaging. Upton's Naturals, the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA), and the Institute for Justice (IJ) are challenging it in court.
Two burgers will be less than $5, and each four-ounce serving will provide 18 grams of protein. "This is going after a meat-eating customer."
With help from organizations like GFI and ALDF, plant-based companies are challenging unnecessary and unconstitutional label censorship laws and transforming the policy landscape.
Today, The Good Food Institute is calling on Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to veto the label censorship bill House Bill 119.
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Learn about the importance of truthful alternative protein labeling for safety, legality, and consumer acceptance.
GFI’s community of supporters sparked unprecedented innovation and growth for the alternative protein ecosystem in 2022—check out our highlights from the past year.
In 2022, GFI expanded our global student movement to 36 total universities, influenced the Israeli and UK governments to declare alternative proteins an R&D priority, and collaborated with the government of Singapore to serve cultivated meat at COP27.
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