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CellAgri Weekly Newsletter
Issue #252 |
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Hi Joshua,
On November 8th, Czech cultivated meat pet food startup Bene Meat Technologies announced that it became the first to receive European Union “registration” to launch its cell-cultured meat pet food in Europe.
According to the announcement, Bene Meat registered its cultivated meat pet food with the European Feed Materials Register, enabling the startup to launch its pet food product in the European Union (EU).
Considering how many players in the field have expressed challenges with the lengthy regulatory approval process in the EU, CellAgri contacted Dr. Hannah Lester, CEO and Principal Consultant at Atova Regulatory Consulting, to understand more about the recent announcement.
Through Dr. Lester’s responses, it is fascinating to understand that cell-based meat for pet food has an entirely different pathway as a feed material to launch that does not require approval from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) as long as it is compliant with the EU regulation (EC) 767/2009.
According to Dr. Lester, it is important to clarify that Bene Meat’s announcement of being added to the European Feed Materials Register is not the same as an EU regulatory approval or certification.
“Bene Meat has listed their cultivated cells of mammalian origin in the EU feed materials register. Feed materials are typically feed ingredients of animal or plant origin that meet animals’ nutritional needs and/or maintain the productivity of normally healthy animals, so it is true that cultivated meat could be classified as a feed material.
“Any feed business operator (FBO) can list a new feed material on the Feed Material Register if it is not already listed in the EU Catalogue of Feed Materials. The Feed Material Register does not grant approvals or certification.
“Feed materials that are safe and compliant with Regulation (EC) 767/2009 can be used in pet food. There is no separate approval process for pet foods, but there are different labeling requirements.”
Interestingly, even though cultured meat used in pet food would be a novel food in the EU, Dr. Lester stated that pet food would not need to go through the novel food regulatory pathway as cell-based meat companies looking to produce foods for human consumption.
“Feed materials do not require pre-market approval, and you do not have to submit a dossier to the European Commission and [EFSA] as you do for animal feed additives and novel foods.
“Instead, it is up to the FBO to ensure that they place safe feed materials onto the market in accordance with Regulation (EC) 767/2009.”
Check out the CellAgri website! From Events and the Job Board to our latest investment reports and 5-Day Email Course, we’ve added more ways to engage with the entire cellular agriculture community.
- Ahmed K
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| Meat Giant JBS Begins Construction on $62M Innovation Centre for Cultivated Meat
Vegconomist
In September, global meat conglomerate JBS began constructing Brazil’s first research facility focusing on food biotechnology, including cell-based meat. Called the JBS Biotech Innovation Centre, the new facility will aim to model how to produce cultivated meat in an efficient, scalable, and competitively priced way. JBS states that the new facility will require $62 million in investments over 3 phases, including $22 million for phase one to establish the laboratory facilities. Phases two and three include developing a pilot plant and an industrial-scale plant to evaluate cultured meat's technical and economic viability, respectively. In June, JBS announced plans to build a pilot plant for cell-cultured meat in Spain for BioTech Foods. |
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| Meat Giant JBS Begins Construction on $62M Innovation Centre for Cultivated Meat
Vegconomist
In September, global meat conglomerate JBS began constructing Brazil’s first research facility focusing on food biotechnology, including cell-based meat. Called the JBS Biotech Innovation Centre, the new facility will aim to model how to produce cultivated meat in an efficient, scalable, and competitively priced way. JBS states that the new facility will require $62 million in investments over 3 phases, including $22 million for phase one to establish the laboratory facilities. Phases two and three include developing a pilot plant and an industrial-scale plant to evaluate cultured meat's technical and economic viability, respectively. In June, JBS announced plans to build a pilot plant for cell-cultured meat in Spain for BioTech Foods. |
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| All G Foods Spins Off Vegan Meat Brand to Focus on Precision Fermentation Dairy
Green Queen
Australian alternative protein startup All G Foods announced the merger of its plant-based meat brand, Love Buds, with Fenn Foods’ vEEF brand to form The Aussie Plant-Based Co. As a result of the merger, All G Foods will focus entirely on developing its precision fermentation dairy protein platform, starting with the protein lactoferrin. To support its work, All G Foods partnered with Australia’s Food and Beverage Accelerator to accelerate development and create dairy products. All G Foods will own 49% of the newly formed Aussie Plant-Based Co, with access to 6,000 distribution points. |
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| Catalonia invests €7m into alternative protein research
Food Navigator
In October, the government of Catalonia in Spain announced a plan to invest €7 million into alternative protein research. One of the largest government investments in Spain’s history, the government aims to scale up the region’s plant-based and fermentation-based food (including precision fermentation) production by establishing Catalonia’s Center for Innovation in Alternative Proteins (CIPA). CIPA will run for four years to build essential infrastructure, including pilot plants and research facilities, to position the region as a leading hub for alternative protein companies and researchers. |
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| All G Foods Spins Off Vegan Meat Brand to Focus on Precision Fermentation Dairy
Green Queen
Australian alternative protein startup All G Foods announced the merger of its plant-based meat brand, Love Buds, with Fenn Foods’ vEEF brand to form The Aussie Plant-Based Co. As a result of the merger, All G Foods will focus entirely on developing its precision fermentation dairy protein platform, starting with the protein lactoferrin. To support its work, All G Foods partnered with Australia’s Food and Beverage Accelerator to accelerate development and create dairy products. All G Foods will own 49% of the newly formed Aussie Plant-Based Co, with access to 6,000 distribution points. |
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| All G Foods Spins Off Vegan Meat Brand to Focus on Precision Fermentation Dairy
Green Queen
Australian alternative protein startup All G Foods announced the merger of its plant-based meat brand, Love Buds, with Fenn Foods’ vEEF brand to form The Aussie Plant-Based Co. As a result of the merger, All G Foods will focus entirely on developing its precision fermentation dairy protein platform, starting with the protein lactoferrin. To support its work, All G Foods partnered with Australia’s Food and Beverage Accelerator to accelerate development and create dairy products. All G Foods will own 49% of the newly formed Aussie Plant-Based Co, with access to 6,000 distribution points. |
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