- On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a “no questions” letter to Wildtype, Inc. in response to the California-based company’s pre-market evaluation filings for their
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Montana and Indiana Pass Laws Targeting Cultured Meat Products
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- On May 1, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed HB401, which bans the sale, distribution, and manufacture of “cell-cultured edible products.” HB 401 defines the term “cell-cultured edible product” as
FDA Completes Pre-Market Consultation for Food Made With Cultured Pork Fat Cells
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- On March 7, 2025, FDA announced that is has no questions regarding a human food product made from cultured pork fat cells, finding that the defined production process results in
USDA FSIS Implements Directives to Inspection Program Personnel as Cell-Cultured Meats Begin to Enter the U.S. Market.
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- Cell-cultured meat, also known as cultured meat, involves the production of meat from animal cells in a controlled environment. It has the potential to revolutionize the food industry by offering
GOOD Meat and Upside Foods receive first-ever USDA Label Approvals for Cultivated Meat
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- On June 8, 2023, GOOD Meat, the cultivated meat division of food technology company Eat Just Inc., became the first company to receive label approval from the U.S. Department
Comments Summary: Labeling Cell-Cultured Seafood
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- Comments for the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Request for Information (RFI) for labeling of foods made from cultured seafood cells became due on March 8, 2021. FDA posted the
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FDA Solicits Information and Comments on Labeling of Food Made with Cultured Seafood Cells
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- As covered on this blog, on March 7, 2019 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Proposed Legislation Would Lock-In USDA’s Oversight of Cell-Based Meat
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- As we previously reported, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued a “Formal
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New Arkansas Law Defines Rice, Beef, Pork, and Meat
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- Arkansas recently joined the states that prohibit marketing a product as “meat” if it is not derived from livestock or poultry. Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed HB 1407, titled, “To
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Arizona Legislators Join Cell-Cultured Meat Labeling Debate
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- As previously reported on this blog, there has been considerable discussion around the regulation of cell-cultured meat both at the federal and state levels. Earlier this month, USDA and
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