US EPA, FDA and USDA have published an ambitious plan for improving regulation of genetically modified plants, animals, microorganisms, human drugs, biologics, and medical devices.
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a public consultation on new developments in biotechnology applied to microorganisms and their products intended for food and feed use.
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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.
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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.
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Our latest roundup includes news about regulatory actions on nanomaterials, food additives, bisphenols and partially hydrogenated oils; new databases for exposure assessment data and regulatory information; company news from UBQ, Performance Biofilaments Inc., Conagen and Amyris, Inc.; and publication of notable papers on safety assessment and safe and sustainable by design (SSbD) approaches.
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Dr. Kimberly Ong, safety and regulatory consultant at Vireo Advisors, LLC, exchanged ideas with researchers and regulators from around the world as they worked together to make regulatory systems more efficient for commercialization of cultivated meat and seafood and precision fermented foods, while still holding a high bar for safety.
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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.
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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.
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Impactful updates to environmental, health and safety regulations and assessment methods for chemicals, advanced materials and foods headline our latest new roundup.
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The European Commission's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has published new guidance on safety assessment of nanomaterials in cosmetics.
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