Cell-culture technology will generate more headlines than protein for the foreseeable future. It is impossible to ignore the attention that the technology has garnered in the popular press and in the food and agriculture sector.
USDA Secretary Perdue and FDA Commissioner Gottlieb have released a joint statement on the regulation of cell-cultured food products from cell lines of livestock and poultry.
The meeting will focus on the potential hazards, oversight considerations, and labeling of cell cultured food products derived from livestock and poultry.