FDA, USDA Formally Announce Joint Framework For Cell-Based Meats

After months of deliberation and public meetings, FDA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture officially announced they will share the responsibility for regulating cell-based meats, where food resembling meat, poultry and seafood is produced using small amounts of cells from the animal that the food product is supposed to resemble. Under the framework, FDA will oversee cell collection, cell banks, cell growth and differentiation. USDA will take over regulation during the cell harvest stage, where the department will oversee the...