Lawyers: Key Questions Remain Under FDA, USDA Cell-Based Meat MOU

Food industry lawyers say that an agreement penned by FDA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture laying out how the two agencies will regulate cell-based meat and poultry products leaves several key questions unanswered, such as how the review process will work, what standards cell-based meats will have to meet for labeling and what the legal justification is for USDA’s role in regulating the non-traditional meat products. The agreement, released Thursday (March 7), formalizes a joint regulatory framework announced by...