Novel and Sustainable Foods: Safety, Regulatory and Commercialization Roundup

Japan Association for Cellular Agriculture Unveils Comprehensive Report on International Trends in Safety and Regulatory Assessment of Cultivated Food: the report summarizes current documentation requirements for cultivated food submissions in different international jurisdictions, provides an analysis of hazards and control measures for cultivated food products, and recommends information that should be included in regulatory submissions and a process flow for submission of a dossier. Read the report.

Bio Future Foods Association in South Korea: A new Industry association aims to serve as a communications channel between business and government agencies, holding regular seminars, building a global network and promoting cooperation among companies within the group. Read more.

Centre for Smart Protein and Sustainable Material in India: IKP Knowledge Park’s newly launched Centre for Smart Protein and Sustainable Material Innovation in Bengaluru announced an incubation collaboration with Umami Bioworks. Umami Bioworks, said, “We are glad to be partnering with IKP Knowledge Park to establish our presence in India to fuel the next stage of our growth journey”. Read More.

US FDA ‘No Questions’ for Novel Mycoprotein: The Better Meat Co. Received US FDA GRAS No Questions Letter for Rhiza Mycoprotein. This is the first GRAS for a mycoprotein made with a fungus species outside of the Fusarium genus. Read more. Read More.

UK Approval for Cultivated Chicken in Pet Feed: Meatly announced authorization after 18 months working with the UK’s FSA, DEFRA, and APHA to clarify the right regulatory pathway for cultivated pet food and passing the rigorous inspection process. Read more.

Cultivated Chicken in US Pet Feed: Further Foods, and its pet food brand Noochies! is designing a target animal safety study to establish that cell-based chicken in pet food formulations is safe and effective. They plan to submit the study to the US FDA later this month and to start the study at the end of Q4, 2024. Read more.

Finnish Funding For Precision-Fermented Egg Protein: Finnish startup Onego Bio has received a further €14M in investment to advance production, anticipating US regulatory approval for its precision-fermented egg protein. The financing will also be used in the EU, where it plans to submit a dossier for novel food approval to the European Food Safety Authority. Read more.

German Opinion on Maximum PFAS Levels in Animal Feed: The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, BfR, updated their opinion on maximum PFAS levels in feed based on new animal studies. Since January 2023, maximum levels PFAS have applied in foods of animal origin in the EU. According to the BfR's assessment, feed with a PFAS level below the calculated values does not lead to the maximum levels in food of animal origin being exceeded. Read more.

Bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols in Food Contact Materials: EU Member States agreed to the European Commission’s proposal to ban most uses of Bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols in food contact materials, pending approval from the European Parliament and Council. Read more.

Recycled Polypropylene in Food Contact Applications: PureCycle Technologies has been issued a letter of no-objection (LNO) from the US FDA for the use of PureFive recycled PP resin in specific conditions of use for food contact, personal care, and cosmetics applications. Read more.