FDA Eyes Regulation Of Animal Cell Culture Foods; Cattlemen's Group Says Leave 'Fake Meat' To USDA

By David Roza / June 15, 2018 at 7:33 PM
FDA will hold a public meeting July 12 to gather stakeholders' input on how the agency should regulate foods resembling meat, poultry and seafood that are produced using small amounts of cells from the animal that the food product is supposed to resemble, a development already protested by the cattlemen’s association as usurping USDA's authority over what the group calls “fake meat.” FDA announced in the Federal Register Friday (June 15) that it wants advice on how to evaluate...


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