Time put Beyond Meat's faba bean mince on its 2026 best inventions list, while Beyond's shares have fallen over 46% in two months [78][79].
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Toronto lab Nucro-Technics is suing to overturn Ontario's ban on invasive dog and cat experiments, due to take effect January 1, 2027 [120].
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Undercover footage alleges workers hit and dragged cows at an RSPCA Assured dairy farm supplying M&S and Müller [144].
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The Vegan Society argues plant-rich diets would shore up UK food security, and says 51% of those it surveyed back a shift away from livestock [147].
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People who regularly ate after dinner had a 20% to 30% higher risk of fatty liver disease and cirrhosis across nearly 200,000 US health workers, an observational association [1][21].
The Stories: the day’s biggest developments, in the sources’ own words
01▬InnovationStory
Time names Beyond Meat's faba bean mince a 2026 best invention as shares slide
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Time Magazine put Beyond Meat's faba bean mince on its 2026 Best Inventions list, Green Queen reports, though the product is still sold only on Beyond's own e-store [78]. The company is also adding caffeinated Beyond Immerse protein drinks, Cherry Berry and Watermelon Strawberry, sold only through BeyondPlantProtein.com [93]. Green Queen says the recognition arrives amid six straight quarters of falling revenue [79].
“It’s a way of skipping that entire process of having an animal consolidate [nutrients]”
Ethan Brown, Beyond Meat founder and CEO, to Time · [78]
“very, very tough”
Ethan Brown, describing Beyond's finances to the Wall Street Journal, as reported by Green Queen · [79]
By the numbers
27gof protein and 4g of fibre per 4oz serving of Ground Faba, at 140 calories, per Green Queen's account of the product [78]
160mgof caffeine per 355ml can of Protein + Energy, alongside 20g of plant protein and 5g of fibre [79]
over 46%drop in Beyond's share price in the two months after its stock-listing maneuver [79]
Toronto lab sues to overturn Ontario's ban on invasive dog and cat experiments
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Nucro-Technics, a Toronto contract research company that tests pharmaceuticals on dogs, has launched a legal challenge to Ontario's new ban, Animal Justice reports [120]. The company argues Ontario lacked the constitutional authority and that the law is really criminal law, which only Parliament can enact [120]. Animal Justice says it will seek leave to intervene to defend the law [120].
“Provinces have broad authority to protect animals, including regulating their treatment.”
Animal Justice, the advocacy group seeking to intervene · [120]
Undercover footage alleges abuse at RSPCA Assured dairy farm supplying M&S and Müller
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For All Animals, a coalition of 14 animal and environmental groups, says its undercover footage shows workers hitting, dragging and swearing at cows at Two Pools Farm near Bristol [144]. The farm supplies M&S and Müller, was in the RSPCA Assured scheme at the time, and has won high-welfare industry awards [144]. The coalition says it filmed a worker striking a calf in the face less than a minute after an M&S welfare inspector left [144].
“The RSPCA claims to oppose factory farming – so why does it certify factory farms?”
Jane Tredgett, former RSPCA vice chair and For All Animals spokesperson · [144]
By the numbers
more than 700incidents of physical and verbal abuse documented over three days in November 2025, per For All Animals [144]
ten minutesis how long the M&S inspection lasted, according to the coalition [144]
FromPlant Based News
04▬Law & PolicyStory
Vegan Society report pitches plant-rich diets as UK food security fix, backed by new poll
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The Vegan Society published "How Can Plant-Based Diets Support Global Food Security?" on World Food Day, arguing plant-rich diets are a lever for UK food security after the hottest summer and "worst harvest" on record [147]. The society's own survey found 51% support policies to move the UK food system from livestock farming toward plant proteins [147]. Plant-Based Health Professionals UK makes the same case, citing Defra on how much croppable land grows animal feed [19].
“cannot currently produce enough food to feed its population based on current diets”
the UK Government's National Security Assessment, as quoted by The Vegan Society · [147]
By the numbers
82%of those surveyed agree a sustainable food supply should be a top Government priority, per The Vegan Society's poll [147]
51%support policies to move the UK away from livestock farming toward plant proteins [147]
5% of calories and 10% of proteinis what a cow returns as meat from the feed it eats, per the society's report [147]
56%of UK croppable land is used to grow animal feed, according to Defra as cited by PBHP UK [19]
FromThe Vegan Society - One world. Many lives. Our choice.Plant-Based Health Professionals UK
Worth Knowing
Food & Recipes
Plate pick: silken tofu under a no-cook sauce of chili crisp, vegan oyster sauce, soy sauce, maple syrup and rice vinegar, which keeps a week in the fridge [42].
Hain Celestial, whose Joya and Natumi plant-based drink lines were slated for sale, is weighing Chapter 11 as soon as next month according to unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg, and its shares fell more than 50% [44].
Innovation
Mycofeast bought Auckland precision-fermentation startup Daisy Lab for undisclosed terms, keeping its lactoferrin program, which runs at 500-litre pilot scale [96].
The Ministry of Future Affairs opened applications for its New Foods RegLab, citing an analysis in which EFSA opinions take 31 months on average against the nine months EU rules reserve for them, and applications close 30 November [97].
Law & Policy
Seven people appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with conspiring to supply unfit meat, two of them also with causing an animal to suffer, and move to Southwark Crown Court on 11 November [142].
Animal Justice put ads in Ottawa's airport demanding a ban on live horse exports, citing more than 12,500 horses shipped and slaughtered overseas since the Liberals' promise to end the trade [119].
One Good Thing
Orangutans are the most solitary of great apes, with mothers spending most of their lives alone with their infants [99]. A study of wild orangutans now suggests those mothers go out of their way to arrange play dates for their offspring [99]. Young wild orangutans get few chances to play with anyone their own age, which makes a mother's detour for a playmate count for more [99].
Got a block of silken tofu in the fridge? Turn it into this ridiculously good appetizer with a savory, tangy chili crisp sauce, chopped green onions, and vegan meat floss. The…
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