French food agency warns against mass serving soy-based foods

The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) recommended not serving soy-based foods in mass catering in order to avoid over-consumption of isoflavones, of which soy is the main source.

The battle between supporters of meat and of plant-based foods has reignited somewhat after the French food authority recommended that soya-based foods be restricted in institutional catering.

Organisations such as the European Vegetarian Union and ProVeg International expressed concerns after the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) recommended not serving soy-based foods in mass catering in order to avoid over-consumption of isoflavones, of which soy is the main source.