Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) officially announced Australia’s first-ever approval of a cultivated meat product, opening up a potentially lucrative new market for the cellular agriculture sector and setting an important precedent for global regulators.
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This article was written by Dr. Danai Georgiadou, a scientist from A*STAR’s Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI). She also contributes to CRISP Meats, a multi-institutional research programme led by A*STAR to address challenges faced by the industry, and accelerate the development and production of cultivated meat and seafood through public-private partnerships.
A wide range of terms has been used to describe food products grown directly from animal cells. But now, a regional consensus has finally been reached.
Seafood can now be made from plants and cultivated directly from animal cells—but will consumers bite?
Products that fail to authentically match the meaty flavours buyers expect won’t earn repeat customers.
Governments are beginning to invest in alternative protein research to meet national policy goals.
A strong regulatory framework is critical to further advance the sector and maximise its potential to improve food security.
When it comes to novel food regulations, SFA is in a league of its own.
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