Panel Discussion: Clean or Cancelled - Evidence, Ethics, and Ingredient Intelligence

04 Jun 2026
The Future of Positive Nutrition Theatre
The Future of Positive Nutrition

This panel tackles what clean label really means today, exploring how brands can balance transparency, clinical proof, and performance without compromise. Experts will discuss smarter formulation, the growing role of certification and compliance, and what’s next for credible, future-ready clean-label innovation.

  • What do consumers really mean by clean label, and how is transparency driving loyalty?
  • Can we be clean and clinically proven without compromise?
  • How do we fix the formulation triangle: taste, performance, cost — but cleaner?
  • Are certifications and compliance now the real differentiators, not claims?
  • What’s next for clean label: personalisation, gut health, and sustainability that can actually be proven?
Chairperson
Alex Ruani
Alex Ruani, Chief Science Educator; Doctoral Researcher - The Health Sciences Academy; University College London
Speakers
Phil Beard
Phil Beard, Lead Educator - Viridian Nutrition
Rob Hobson
Rob Hobson, Nutritionist - Registered Nutritionist