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From Buzz to Backlash: The New “No-Go” List – Brightfield Group Dec 2025
Brightfield Group uncovers how everyday categories – bars, chips, and grab-and-go snacks – have become ground zero for rising consumer anxiety around ultra-processing, “forever chemicals,” and hidden health tradeoffs.
CPG Week: No Time To (Food) Dye
The CPG Week podcast dives into the recent FDA/HHS directive to remove synthetic food dyes from food and beverages, discussing the feasibility of the plan and how it will complicate food manufacturing.
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Upcycling May Solve Food Waste Tomorrow, But Is It Worth the Cost Today?
Upcycled CPG companies are innovating supply chains and scaling production in order to bring costs down so the niche sustainability trend can become more widely adopted and reach a larger market.
Bonumose Challenges FDA On Tagatose Labeling, CEO says ‘This is Not Over’
Despite multiple rejected attempts, Virginia-based alt-sweetener startup Bonumose will keep working to “compel and convince” the FDA to reconsider a regulation that mandates that its proprietary alt-sweetener, tagatose, be labeled under total or added sugar counts on Nutrition Facts Panels (NFPs), said the company’s CEO Ed Rogers.
Voyage Foods To Take “Future Proof” Food To Market With New Funding
Food tech platform Voyage Foods closed a $36 million funding round last week that will help bring its full slate of innovations – including peanut-free peanut butter, cacao-free chocolate and coffee-free coffee – to consumers by the end of the year.
In the Courtroom: Kellogg’s Controversy Over Veggie Claims Continues; Dunkin’ And Beyond Meat Hit With Infringement Suit
In this courtroom roundup: Kellogg’s fight against misleading veggie claims returns, Beyond Meat and Dunkin’ sued by Philadelphia plant-based meat company over trademark infringement, Motif challenges Impossible’s heme-tech patent and more.
Ingredients: Indonesia’s Palm Oil Ban Adds to Global Supply Woes, But May Not Last
The government of Indonesia announced it will ban the export of refined, bleached and deodorized (RBD) palm olein, beginning April 28, until prices of bulk cooking oil fall below 14,000 rupiah per liter (approximately USD$0.97).
Can Egg Whites Crack into New Protein-Packed Categories?
While some industry leaders think this is a fleeting fad, others think it’s here for the long haul and are increasingly formulating with egg whites. They’re even taking it one step further by directly calling out the ingredient on their front labels.
New Food Dye Bill Could Have Suppliers Seeing Red
Earlier this month, State Senator Bob Wieckowski, a Democrat, introduced California SB 504, a bill that would require warning labels on all food containing synthetic dyes, including those sold in restaurants. It’s an issue that may cause food manufacturers to reconsider their use of synthetic colors not just in California, but nationwide.
RIBUS Earns Non-GMO Project Verification for Bev, Food, Supplement Ingredients
Leading ingredient supplier RIBUS, has earned the Non-GMO Project Verified status for its rice-based natural and organic alternatives to synthetic ingredients. Its products – Nu-BAKE®, Nu-FLAC®, Nu-FLOW®, and Nu-RICE®, – are widely used to replace synthetic ingredients such as silicon dioxide and magnesium stearate in the food, beverage, pet, and dietary supplements sectors.
Ganeden Earns Non-GMO Project Verification on Probiotic Ingredient
Ganeden, already known as an innovation leader in the functional food industry, has again broken new ground with the announcement that GanedenBC30® has earned Non-GMO Project Verification.