Doctors Sue Over Rigged Diet Guidelines as Cultivated Duck Clears Singapore
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine's lawsuit reveals 8 of 9 members on the panel behind the new US Dietary Guidelines had ties to the meat, dairy or low-carb industries
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The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine's lawsuit reveals 8 of 9 members on the panel behind the new US Dietary Guidelines had ties to the meat, dairy or low-carb industries [87]
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California's legislature passed AB 2244 unanimously to create the country's first "Non-Ultraprocessed Certified" food seal, and Governor Newsom has until September 30 to sign it [152]
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Singapore approved cultivated duck and beef, the first cultivated-meat clearances anywhere beyond poultry and seafood, though none of the sector's products sell at commercial scale yet [97]
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Undercover footage of suffering fast-growing chickens aired on Swedish national TV ahead of the country's election, winning four of seven parliamentary parties' support for a breeding ban [143]
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A meta-analysis of vegan diets versus non-vegetarian diets found a 23% lower risk of total cancer and a 20% lower risk of breast cancer [42]
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Belgian startup Paleo raised another €2 million, saying it has cut the cost of its animal-free myoglobin 613-fold in two years [117]
PCRM Sues to Force Withdrawal of Industry-Tied US Dietary Guidelines
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The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine's lawsuit against HHS and USDA alleges eight of the nine members on the panel that produced the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans had financial ties to the meat, dairy, egg or low-carb industries, and that the panel took three months to write its report versus roughly two years of independent review under prior guidelines [87]. The suit asks a federal court to force withdrawal of the guidelines, which place protein and animal-based foods atop the new Food Pyramid, and to order new ones written under the Federal Advisory Committee Act [87]. PCRM has challenged the guidelines on similar grounds four times before, winning in 2000 [87].
“The government allowed the meat and dairy industries to ghostwrite the Dietary Guidelines. They put money in industry's pocket and cholesterol in Americans' arteries.”
California Passes Nation's First Non-Ultraprocessed Food Seal
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California's legislature passed AB 2244 unanimously, creating the country's first "Non-Ultraprocessed Certified" seal, which large grocers must display on qualifying products once accredited agencies certify them [152]. Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel says the label helps parents spot healthier options "with a quick glance," while EWG's Bernadette Del Chiaro says it would flag foods "free from the additives, emulsifiers, food dyes and flavours that have come to define the modern American diet" [83]. Governor Gavin Newsom must sign or veto the bill by September 30 [83].
“Parents shouldn't need a PhD in chemistry to understand what they're feeding their kids.”
Jesse Gabriel, California Assemblymember, bill author · [83]
WatchGovernor Newsom must sign or veto AB 2244 by September 30 [83]
Singapore Clears Cultivated Duck and Beef, a First Beyond Poultry
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Singapore approved cultivated duck and beef in 2026, the first time any regulator has cleared cultivated meat beyond poultry and seafood, Vegconomist reports [97]. The US, Israel and Australia have also built regulatory frameworks for cultivated meat, but no cultivated product is currently sold at commercial scale anywhere [97]. Companies are shifting toward shared manufacturing infrastructure to cut costs as the sector moves from regulatory wins toward the harder problem of scaling production [97].
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0cultivated meat products sold at commercial scale anywhere, despite regulatory approvals in Singapore, the US, Israel and Australia [97]
2026the year Singapore cleared cultivated meat beyond poultry and seafood for the first time [97]
Undercover Footage Pushes Chicken Welfare Into Sweden's Election
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Swedish broadcaster TV4 aired undercover footage from Project 1882 documenting bloody, injured and dying chickens across seven farms run by the country's three major producers, Kronfågel, Guldfågeln and Atria, ahead of Sweden's general election [143]. The suffering traces to selective breeding for fast growth, a practice Project 1882 says affects an estimated 95% of chickens raised in the EU and causes lameness, heart and metabolic disorders and overheating [143]. Three of Sweden's seven parliamentary parties already back a ban on breeding for fast growth, and the Social Democrats spoke out against the practice after the broadcast aired [143].
“These horrific images clearly demonstrate why the breeding and farming of [fast-growing chickens] must be banned in Sweden.”
95%of chickens raised in the EU are bred as fast-growing breeds, per Project 1882 [143]
4 of 7Swedish parliamentary parties now oppose fast-growing chicken breeding, after the TV4 broadcast [143]
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Food & Recipes
Full of Plants' new vegan egg salad swaps whole eggs for crumbled firm tofu, pumpkin purée and kala namak black salt, ready in minutes for sandwiches or toast [79]
Research & Nutrition
A crossover trial found a vegan Mediterranean diet cut LDL cholesterol 21.2 mg/dL more than a standard Mediterranean diet in women with fibromyalgia over six weeks [34]
A fully controlled feeding trial found a whole-food, plant-based diet cut LDL cholesterol 17.9% more than a standard American diet in adults with familial hypercholesterolemia [37]
A 12-week trial found a self-selected vegan diet reduced older adults' skeletal muscle mass and muscle protein synthesis versus an omnivorous diet, though resistance exercise blunted the loss [31]
A dose-response meta-analysis linked healthful plant-based diets to lower risk of cognitive impairment and dementia, while unhealthful plant-based diets raised the risk [47]
A meta-analysis found healthful plant-based diets linked to 17-23% lower liver cancer risk and 6-8% lower breast cancer risk per 10-unit increase in diet quality [40]
Innovation
Belgian precision-fermentation startup Paleo raised another €2 million from Beyond Impact, saying it has cut the cost of its animal-free myoglobin 613-fold in two years [117]
Spanish startup MOA Foodtech raised €3.3 million to scale its fermentation-derived egg replacer and yeast enhancer, nearly doubling fermentation capacity to 225,000 liters [107]
The UK's National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre awarded more than £1 million across 33 projects, including a fungal precision-fermentation startup making egg-white proteins without eggs [119]
UK plant-based brand This posted 28% sales growth in the last four weeks as Leon debuted a Fable Food shiitake-mushroom Love Burger [110]
Materials firm von Holzhausen unveiled a performance foam made from corn sugar, castor oil and flaxseed oil, aiming to replace petroleum-based foam in sneaker midsoles [114]
GLP-1 drug users plan to spend 24% more on protein supplements and 15% more on fruits and vegetables, a shift food brands are already courting with plant-forward products [108]
Wins & Culture
A new scoring system from a Cambridge behavioral scientist ranked tofu the single best protein for nutrition, sustainability and affordability among 20 options, with cheddar cheese ranking last [154]
One Good Thing
Pitzer College unveiled a permanent memorial outside its dining hall honoring the cows, pigs and chickens served as food on campus over the years, backed by longtime vegan Angela Davis, who told the crowd that a university should teach students "a sense of kinship with all other living beings on this planet." Students, faculty, alumni and Claremont's mayor turned out for the unveiling, then shared a meal of vegan chicken tenders together [139].
Creamy, garlicky pepper white beans with spinach, finished with an irresistible crispy chickpea crumble, is the high-protein pantry meal I make on repeat, because it doesn't even…
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1 cup cooked chickpeas (or canned chickpeas)
1/2 cup breadcrumbs (or 1 slice of bread)
1/2 cup chopped parsley (or cilantro, or other herbs of choice)
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon dried thyme (or a mix of thyme and oregano)
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic (minced)
1/2 teaspoon Aleppo pepper flakes (or red pepper flakes )
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