U.S., Chinese Food Regulatory Officials Confer on Cultivated Meat Safety
Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) premarket approval of a cultured chicken meat (also known as “cell-based” or “lab-grown” meat) product from UPSIDE Foods, U.S. and Chinese food safety regulatory officials conferred in an online event on the global adoption of cultivated meat and other innovative foods.
On December 22, 2022, the AgFood Future Center of Excellence (AGF) and the Agriculture Food Partnership (AFP) organized an online event where, for the first time, regulatory experts from the FDA and the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA), discussed the regulatory approval process and prospects for cultivated meat in the major markets of China and the U.S. The event was supported and attended by the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) and the China Meat Association (CMA), who are also major influencers in developing China's protein innovation market.