The Vireo Advisors blog brings you the latest news and developments in safe, sustainable and bio-based materials and products including novel foods and sustainable nanomaterials.
USDA responsibilities in establishments producing cultured meat
A new USDA directive establishes inspection requirements for companies producing cultured meat which will be jointly overseen by the FDA and FSIS. Products will be subject to the same FSIS regulatory requirements and oversight authority as meat and poultry products derived from animal slaughter, but labels applied to these foods are not eligible for generic approval.
Cultured meat: commercialization and regulatory roundup
At Vireo, we keep close surveillance on commercialization and regulatory developments in cultured and alt-protein meat and seafood, and we have rarely seen as much activity as this! Here is our roundup of the latest developments…
FDA to modernize proposed rules defining the identify of foods.
The FDA announced today that they were withdrawing the “Food Standards; General Principles and Food Standards Modernization” rule, proposed in 2005 and were aiming to make FDA definitions and standards of identity for foods consistent with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and the standards used by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to inspect meat and poultry products.
US Cosmetic Law reform provides more oversight powers for FDA and removes requirements for animal testing
The US Congress has passed the first update since 1938 to the federal law regulating personal care products. The FDA will now have some of the same oversight powers for cosmetics that it has for other product categories, and requirements for animal testing on cosmetic products are removed.
First cultured meat product successfully reviewed by FDA for safety, a milestone for cell-based cultured meat products
First Cultured Meat Product Successfully Reviewed by FDA for Safety, a milestone for cell-based cultured meat products