Why did the EU strike a provisional deal to let many gene-edited (NGT-1) foods be sold without GMO-style labels (only seeds labelled)? 🧬🛒
Who benefits, and how is consumer choice protected?

#EU #FoodLabeling #GeneEditing #NGT #CRISPR #GMO #Transparency #ConsumerRights #FoodPolicy

#EventAlert: @TheEconomist Impact will host its inaugural Future of Food Summit in London on 10 February 2026. Protein Report is proud to be a media partner! The event will convene more than 500 policymakers, investors, technologists and food-system leaders across 30+ sessions with 80+ speakers to examine the economic forces reshaping global food production. Registration is now open: https://econimpact.co/1a6

#EconFood #agrifood #agriculture #food #foodtech #foodpolicy #sustainability #london

The EU Parliament voted to ban terms like “veggie burger” and “plant-based sausage” because consumers are confused. Research shows people understand what they’re buying. The real issue is bureaucracy, not consumer confusion. Climate and food security challenges remain unaddressed.
More: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/10/08/when-is-a-sausage-no-longer-a-sausage-european-parliament-answers-after-long-grilling-sess

#PlantBased #FoodPolicy #SustainableFood #ClimateAction

Ultra-Processed Foods Pose Global Health Risks, Experts Warn in New Review

#BaaghiTV #UltraProcessedFood #GlobalHealth #NutritionResearch #PublicHealth #HealthRisks #TheLancet #FoodPolicy #HealthyEating #WellnessNews

https://en.baaghitv.com/ultra-processed-foods-pose-global-health-risks-experts-warn-in-new-review/

Do you care about school food programs? Check out these great articles from our archives (from 2025 back to 2018), covering the intersections of food, schools, policy, pedagogy, and procurement.

Feeding children while Asian: Immigrant families’ experiences with school lunches in Canada (2025)

Partnerships and knowledge sharing for sustainable school food systems in Saskatchewan (2025)

Opportunities and challenges for school food programs in Canada: Lessons from the United States (2024)

Proposing a Framework for School Food Program Evaluation in Canada (2022)

Unwrapping school lunch: Examining the social dynamics and caring relationships that play out during school lunch (2022)

Characteristics of Canadian school food programs funded by provinces and territories (2021)

Beyond Health & Nutrition: Re-framing school food programs through integrated food pedagogies (2020)

The case for a Canadian national school food program (2018)

#SchoolFood
#SchoolLunch
#FoodPolicy
#FoodSystems

photo: Alexia Moyer

The EU Parliament voted to ban terms like “veggie burger” and “plant-based sausage” because consumers are confused. Research shows people understand what they’re buying. The real issue is bureaucracy, not consumer confusion. Climate and food security challenges remain unaddressed.
More: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/10/08/when-is-a-sausage-no-longer-a-sausage-european-parliament-answers-after-long-grilling-sess

#PlantBased #FoodPolicy #SustainableFood #ClimateAction

“We shouldn’t always have to be resilient”
A critical discourse analysis of food system resilience and equity in Toronto, Ontario, in an era of global polycrisis

Jenelle Regnier-Davies
Sara Edge

#Canada #FoodPolicy #FoodSystems #Resilience #Inequity #Toronto

#Read all you want! #OpenAccess
#Share generously! #KnowledgeSharing
#Grow your understanding of #Food
#Repeat

https://canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cfs/article/view/706

Old habits die hard: The need for feminist rethinking in global food and agricultural policies

Andrea M. Collins

#Gender #Food #Land #Governance #Agriculture #Policy #FoodPolicy #AgriculturePolicy

#Read all you want! #OpenAccess
#Share generously! #KnowledgeSharing
#Grow your understanding of #Food
#Repeat

https://canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cfs/article/view/228