The Food and Drug Administration has completed their second premarket consultation for the manufacturing of cultured meat, whereas Italy outlawed cell-based food.

Key Takeaways:

• The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has completed its second voluntary premarket consultation regarding a cell-cultivated meat product, raising no questions about the company’s safety conclusions.
• Acceptance of cell-based food seems to be growing worldwide; however, the United Nations has recommended greater international collaboration to better assess risk and develop a common set of terms.
• Meanwhile, Italy has taken a different approach, moving to ban the production of cell-based food, in order to protect the country’s food industry.

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