The Vireo Advisors blog brings you the latest news and developments in safe, sustainable and bio-based materials and products including novel foods and sustainable nanomaterials.
FDA GRAS Reform moves forward in Federal Rulemaking Agenda
FDA has advanced a rulemaking on GRAS Notification requirements for substances used in human and animal food. The proposed rule is included in the latest federal Unified Agenda under RIN 0910-AJ02 and is listed for publication in December 2026. If finalized, companies would be required to submit GRAS notices to FDA for certain substance uses.
Cultivated meat & seafood highlights 2025: authorizations, constraints, and developments
Photo: Wildtype Salmon from the GFI Cultivated Meat Image Library
Food safety updates: recent FDA and state actions on food additives and transparency
Photo credit: Ivy Farm-Sausages
Texas becomes the 7th US State to ban Cultivated Meat – while global approvals and consumer interest continue to grow
With several other US states are also considering similar bans, discussions about consumer freedom arise: If global regulators like the FDA and FSANZ have thoroughly reviewed a product and found it to be safe - after assessing every ingredient, the production process, and its similarity to conventional foods - shouldn’t consumers be free to decide for themselves?
FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine Animal Feed Update
In August 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) announced that its longstanding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) would expire on October 1, 2024. Via this MoU, FDA provided scientific and technical assistance to AAFCO to support its ingredient definition request process.