- Thirty-six leaders in the cellular agriculture industry in the Asian region signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) agreeing to the use of the English language term “cultivated” to describe animal
cell-based meat
Comment Period Extended for Labeling Cell-Cultured Products
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- Our readers will recall a 2019 agreement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on joint oversight
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ANPR on Labeling Cell-Cultured Products Published
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- On September 3, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published an advanced notice of public rulemaking (ANPR) to solicit comments and information regarding
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Conventional and Cell-Based/Cultured Meat Groups Write Joint Letter to USDA Urging Agency to Solicit Input on What Labeling Should Look Like
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- On October 19, 2019, organizations representing conventional and cell-based /cultured meat, poultry, and seafood companies, including the Alliance for Meat, Poultry and Seafood Innovation and the North American Meat Institute
GAO Report Identifies Challenges to Commercialization of Cell-Cultured Meat
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- The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report (the “Report”) which issues recommendations regarding FDA and USDA cooperation on regulatory oversight of cell-cultured meat and details the challenges
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Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Formalize FDA-USDA Jurisdiction over Cell-Based Meat
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- Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Jon Tester (D-MT) have introduced a bill, the “Food Safety Modernization for Innovative Technologies Act,” that would formalize the agreement between FDA and USDA
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Federal Court’s Refusal to Issue Injunction is Appealed as Plaintiffs Continue First Amendment Challenge Against Missouri’s Meat Labeling Laws
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- Missouri was the first among many states, including Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wyoming, to enact laws restricting plant-based and cell-cultured products from being
Amidst Regulatory Uncertainty, Cell-Based Meat Startups Form Coalition
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- As previously reported on this blog, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced an agreement to share regulatory oversight over cell-based
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Mississippi Sued Over Plant-Based, Cell-Based, and Insect-Based Meat Labeling Law
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- Like countless other states, earlier this year, Mississippi passed SB 2922, which stipulates that cell-based, plant-based, or insect-based foods cannot be labeled as “meat” or “a meat food product”
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