by PBFA | Sep 7, 2021 | Agriculture, PBFA News, Policy |
Alongside a coalition of organizations, companies, and trade associations, PBFA recently co-signed a letter to the House Agriculture Committee urging lawmakers to allocate funding for open-access research into alternative proteins. PBFA joined 45 other institutions in...
by PBFA | Aug 11, 2021 | Labeling, News, Policy |
The Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) celebrates the victory by Miyoko’s Kitchen and the Animal Legal Defense Fund over the California Department of Food and Agriculture as a win for the entire plant-based food industry. The rights of plant-based for companies to...
by PBFA | Jul 1, 2021 | Labeling, Policy |
PBFA released the following statement today from Senior Director of Policy, Nicole Negowetti, on the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations report which notes with respect to plant-based foods that the committee “is concerned by the assertions being made that labeling...
by PBFA | Jun 29, 2021 | Nutrition, Policy |
PBFA is proud to announce its endorsement of The Healthy Future Students and Earth Pilot Program Act, introduced by Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Rep. Jamaal Bowman, Ed.D (D-NY). If passed, this bill would create a voluntary grant program for school districts to...
by PBFA | Jun 23, 2021 | Agriculture, Jobs/Economy, PBFA News, Policy |
The COVID-19 pandemic created significant supply chain challenges across industries and the world. In the United States, our PBFA members experienced delays in receiving imported ingredients from several countries. This experience, along with watching farmers contend...
by PBFA | Jun 3, 2021 | Labeling, Policy |
Great news on the plant-based labeling front – the Texas legislature recessed its 2021-22 legislative session without any of the multitude of restrictive labeling bills becoming law. The cattle and animal-meat lobby made Texas a focal point in their effort to push...
