FDA proposes mandatory GRAS notifications in major overhaul of food ingredient oversight | FoodBev Media
The United States Food and Drug Administration has proposed a rule to make notifications for Generally Recognized as Safe substances…
Beef-Backed Bill Seeks to Ban ‘Meat’ from Lab-Grown & Plant-Based Protein Labels
Bipartisan Congress members have reintroduced the Fair Labels Act, a bill aiming to prohibit plant-based and cultivated protein products from…
Lab-Grown Meat Must ‘Get Through A Lot of Scepticism’ from FDA
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has expressed “amplified concern” regarding cultivated meat, stating these products will face strict…
Precision fermentation startup Verley raises $38m Series A
Amid rising protein demand, food formulators face limitations with conventional protein sources. Plant proteins can present sensory and technical challenges,…
Breakthrough Bovine Embryonic Stem Cell Line Paves Way for Lab-Grown Meat
Researchers at the University of Connecticut have successfully developed a stable line of bovine embryonic stem cells, marking a notable…
Exploring the U.S. Regulatory and Legislative Landscapes for Cell-Cultivated Meat and Seafood
This article reviews the regulatory and legislative landscape for these products in the United States, cataloging relevant federal and state…
S.D. Lawmaker Proposes 10-Year Ban on Lab-Grown Meat
South Dakota may become the eighth state to restrict cell-cultured protein under House Bill 1057, legislation introduced by Representative John…
Meati Foods property seized for non-payment of taxes
Following a period of severe financial instability, mycoprotein producer Meati is facing a critical turning point as its Thornton, Colorado,…
Fork & Good Partners with Nutreco & Extracellular for Affordable, Scalable Cultivated Meat
US cultivated meat startup Fork & Good has formed a strategic collaboration with animal nutrition company Nutreco and biotech contract…
Believer Meats makes “difficult decision” to cease operations
Cultivated meat startup Believer Meats, despite being the only company with both large-scale production capability in the US and full…