The European Commission supports the production of plant-based alternatives to meat and dairy

The inclusion of actions for more plant-based proteins for human consumption in the EU Protein Plan signals a step in the right direction for the animals, the environment, and the consumers.

ALICE DI CONCETTO: ‘In a special report on the development of plant proteins in the European Union, the European Commission recognizes that plant-based alternatives are gaining popularity in Europe. In addition to providing details on the promising market share for meat and dairy alternatives, the report lists a set of recommendations and funding opportunities available to producers to develop the sector of plant-based proteins.

The report, which was published on the first day of the Conference on the Development of Plan Proteins in the EU, confirms that the EU plan to develop the production of proteins (“EU Protein Plan”) will not exclusively focus on animal feed, but will also include measures encouraging the production of plant proteins for human consumption.

The report identifies the “particularly promising” market for meat and dairy alternative, which respectively represent an annual growth rates of 14% and 11%. The report also notes that plant-based analogs are not longer a niche market not only on account of the significant increase in the market share, but also because 90% of meat alternatives are consumed by consumers who also regularly eat meat and dairy…

The inclusion of actions for more plant-based proteins for human consumption in the EU Protein Plan signals a step in the right direction for the animals, the environment, and the consumers. Eurogroup for Animals is committed to ensure the Commission and the Member States will implement the recommendations put forward in the report so as to work to reduce the consumption of animal products in the EU’. SOURCE…

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