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CELL-BASED, TRADITIONAL MEAT PROCESSORS CALL ON FDA, USDA FOR TRANSPARENT LABELING
Oct. 19, 2020
Agri-Pulse reports:
Key voices from new and innovative meat technology industries are calling for mandatory labeling of cell-based meat and for more sector feedback before those labels are developed.
The North American Meat Institute and the Alliance for Meat, Poultry, and Seafood Innovation are sending a joint letter to USDA and FDA food safety officials today to support "a labeling framework that fosters transparency, consumer confidence, and a level playing field while also aligning with longstanding law and policy."
To read the letter click here.
They say mandatory labeling requirements should also be informed by "more information and supporting data on finished product characteristics for cell-based/cultured meat and poultry products, particularly those that may require labeling." The two groups recommend USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service issue an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to collect that information.
USDA and FDA have agreed to a joint regulatory framework for the new technology with USDA handling labeling and retail issues. No cell-based meat products are currently on the market.
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