Cultured Meat — The latest news about safe, sustainable and bio-based materials and products

Vow Cultured Quail Authorized by Singapore Food Agency

We are delighted to share the news that the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has granted regulatory approval to Vow for the world’s first cell-cultured quail meat.

Cultured Meat, Food InnovationFiona CaseApril 3, 2024Vow, Cultured Meat, cultured quail, Singapore Food Agency (SFA), ForgedComment

Food Safety of Fermented Proteins and Cultivated Meat and Seafood

Food Safety of Fermented Proteins and Cultivated Meat and Seafood, written by Kimberly J. Ong, Fiona Case and Jo Anne Shatkin from Vireo Advisors, chapter 6 in Cellular Agriculture Technology, Society, Sustainability and Science published by Elsevier, reviews potential hazards specific to the manufacture and consumption of fermented proteins and cultivated meat and seafood….

Did cultured meat just get approved for sale in Europe?

Bene Meat Technologies announced that their cultured meat had been included on the EU Feed Material Register specifically for use in cat and dog food. This is great news, but there is an important distinction between EU approval process for feed materials and feed additives, and obtaining EU approval for human consumption of cultured meat will be a much more significant challenge.

Cultured Meat, RegulationFiona CaseNovember 17, 2023Cultured Meat, Regulations

Standardizing food safety testing for the cultivated meat and seafood industry

We are pleased to announce Vireo is part of a significant new project to assess the safety of serum free media components and standardize testing for the cultivated meat and seafood industry to accelerate innovation.

Novel Foods, Commercialization and Regulatory Roundup

Our latest roundup includes regulatory news, company announcements, and notable publications for novel foods, including cultured meat and seafood and ingredients made using new production systems such as precision fermentation.

Innovation in animal-free culture and growth media

Cell survival, proliferation, and function rely on a complex array of nutritional, hormonal, and stromal cues, and companies are looking for animal-free culture and growth media that can provide the correct chemical environments for cultured meat production

Cultured Meat, Safety, SustainabilityFiona CaseSeptember 22, 2023Cultured Meat, foodsafety

FSIS has issued its policy for cultured meat and poultry

The US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) has announced details of their sampling program for cell-cultured meat and poultry products.

Cultured Meat, RegulationFiona CaseJuly 17, 2023Cultured Meat, USDA

Vireo and New Harvest publish regulatory and governmental perspectives on cultured meat safety research priorities

Vireo Advisors and New Harvest are excited to announce that we have published the outcomes of Phase II of the Cultured Meat Safety Initiative (CMSI). The paper catalogues key findings from an extensive series of interviews and workshops held with regulatory and governmental scientists worldwide.

Cultured Meat, Food Innovation, Safety, Regulation, PolicyFiona CaseJuly 8, 2023Cultured Meat, foodsafety

USDA responsibilities in establishments producing cultured meat

A new USDA directive establishes inspection requirements for companies producing cultured meat which will be jointly overseen by the FDA and FSIS. Products will be subject to the same FSIS regulatory requirements and oversight authority as meat and poultry products derived from animal slaughter, but labels applied to these foods are not eligible for generic approval.

Cultured Meat, RegulationFiona CaseJune 25, 2023Cultured Meat, Regulations, FDA, USDA

Rethinking Regulation for Novel Foods

Jurisdictions around the world are actively reviewing how they authorise novel foods. The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has a unique opportunity to completely rethink their approach after leaving the EU. A new report considers how their Novel Foods Regulatory Framework could be improved. New concepts such as collaborative regulation and conditional authorisation and supervision could significantly improve the regulatory approval process for foods such as cultured meat and seafood.

Cultured Meat, Regulation, Safety, SustainabilityFiona CaseJune 16, 2023futureoffood, Cultured Meat, foodsafety