NASDA members encourage USDA, FSIS and FDA to analyze the cellular and nutritional properties of these products and indicate the differences, via labeling, between cell-based and conventional products.
Stephanie Lind shares insights based on her more than 25 years working for Fortune 500 food companies, including PepsiCo, Sysco and McDonald’s supply chain partner Havi Logistics.
This historic step paves the way for the company's path to market in the United States and brings cultivated chicken one step closer to consumers' plates.
The regulation of cell culture technology is being done collaboratively and in close partnership with USDA-FSIS for food made from cultured livestock or poultry cells.
Advancements in cell culture technology are enabling food developers to use animal cells obtained from livestock, poultry, and seafood in the production of food, with these products expected to be ready for the U.S. market in the near future.
The use of an agency-approved animal source for the company's cell line is part of the company's regulatory strategy ahead of the planned approval process in the U.S.
Umami Meats is a Singapore-based cultured seafood company with a focus on developing species that are expected to experience severe supply-side shortages in the coming years due to climate change, overfishing, and continuously growing consumer demand.