by Michele Simon | Feb 3, 2020 | News, Policy |
The following is a statement from PBFA’s Executive Director Michele Simon: The misleading and disingenuous ad from the ironically-named “Center for Consumer Freedom” that ran only in the Washington, DC television market last night during the Super Bowl is the latest...
by PBFA | Jan 17, 2020 | Labeling, Policy |
Sacramento, CA – The Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA), the industry trade association representing more than 170 plant-based food companies, is expanding its efforts in its home-state of California with the addition of an influential lobbyist to its advocacy team....
by Michele Simon | Dec 17, 2019 | Policy |
Recently, a headline from an article in Bloomberg sparked a Twitter conversation about what to call plant-based meats, which is the phrase that the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) prefers. Some reporters, editors, and headline writers are using the phrase “fake...
by PBFA | Nov 7, 2019 | Labeling, Policy |
Jackson, Miss.—Today, Mississippi’s revised labeling regulations took effect allowing plant-based food companies to continue using common meat product terms like burgers and hot dogs. As a result, Upton’s Naturals and the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA)...
by PBFA | Oct 24, 2019 | Labeling, Policy |
Today, PBFA lobbyist Dan Colegrove testified before the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions in response to Senate Bills 463, 464, and 466. These bills would limit plant-based food companies’ rights to use meat and dairy terms....
by PBFA | Oct 10, 2019 | Policy |
September was a busy month for plant-based food policy in our nation’s capitol! Plant Based Foods and Opportunities for American Farmers This year’s Congressional briefing focused on opportunities for American farmers to grow input ingredients for plant-based foods....
