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The European Union and Australia have finalised a long-anticipated free trade agreement (FTA), marking a significant shift in food and beverage trade flows.

Cargill's Clarisse Loiseau explores how the EU Breakfast Directive's rules affect texture, gel formation and processing stability in jams.

EU negotiators have agreed to go ahead with a ban on the use of animal-associated names for plant-based products, restricting 31 words in total including ‘chicken’ and ‘steak’.

Figures released by charity Foodrise have revealed that beef and lamb received an estimated 580 times more common agricultural policy subsidies from the European Union than legumes in 2020.

A landmark analysis reveals that scaling the alternative protein sector across the European Union could generate €111 billion in annual gross value added by 2040

China has sharply reduced provisional import tariffs on European Union dairy products, easing pressure on exporters of high-value cheese and cream.

The Good Food Institute Europe has welcomed the European Commission’s new Biotech Act, but said it marks a ‘missed opportunity’ for food innovation due to its exclusion of novel foods from its regulatory sandbox scheme.

Flavour specialists ITS has unveiled a new portfolio of natural smoke-free smoked flavours designed to help cheese manufacturers maintain authentic smoky profiles ahead of incoming EU legislation that will restrict traditional smoke flavourings from July 2026.

The European Commission has proposed ‘targeted simplifications’ that aim to ensure the smooth implementation of the upcoming EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).