NSF and Impossible Foods Announce Impossible® Beef and Impossible® Burger as First Plant-Based Meats to be NSF Certified for Sport® |

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NSF and Impossible Foods Announce Impossible® Beef and Impossible® Burger as First Plant-Based Meats to be NSF Certified for Sport® |


REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct 9, 2025–

Today, NSF and Impossible Foods announced that Impossible Beef and Impossible Burger are designated as NSF Certified for Sport® – a first for any plant-based meat or fresh food product in the certification program’s history.


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