- 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
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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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USDA and FDA Provide Additional Details on Joint Regulation of Cell-Cultured 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) in a November 16, 2018
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Nebraska Bill Defines Meat as Derived from Livestock or Poultry
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- Introduced January 10, 2019, Nebraska Legislative Bill 14 would prohibit “misrepresenting a product as meat that is not derived from livestock or poultry.” The bill, which was referred to the
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