by PBFA | Jul 1, 2020 | Nutrition, PBFA News, Policy |
Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reopened the comment period on a 2005 proposed rule to establish a set of general principles to use when considering whether to establish, revise or eliminate a food standard of...
by PBFA | May 21, 2020 | Labeling, Policy, Press Releases |
The Plant Based Foods Association strongly opposes HB 3806, signed into law on Tuesday by Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt. Irrefutably unnecessary and unconstitutional, the law presents an unwarranted attack on innovation and the free speech rights of those in the food...
by PBFA | May 15, 2020 | Labeling, Policy |
The following is a letter sent to Oklahoma Governor Stitt by PBFA’s Executive Director Michele Simon. Dear Governor Stitt, On behalf of the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) I am writing to respectfully request your veto of HB 3806, relating to the labeling of...
by PBFA | Apr 15, 2020 | Policy, Press Releases |
A statement from Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA)’s executive director, Michele Simon: PBFA applauds Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s recent veto of HB 119, which would have prohibited the use of the word “milk” on plant-based milk labels. The governor aptly...
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....
