New FSA funding to study safety of lab-grown meat
The Food Standards Agency has been awarded £1.6m to develop a framework to assess the safety of new cell-cultivated products.
Reflecting on the news, BMPA's CEO, Nick Allen said: "The meat industry is taking a keen interest in the new technology and innovation going into novel cell-cultivated products. With a growing global population, we can see that cell-cultivated meat could provide a valuable source of protein for people in countries where the climate or conditions aren’t suited to rearing animals and can’t provide sufficient protein for the population.
"It's reassuring to know that FSA has been given the funding it needs for this new sandbox programme. It will enable the regulator to rigorously research and test the safety of these novel food products and the manufacturing processes used, so consumers can make informed choices about the food they buy."
The Daily Express' Health Editor, Hanna Geissler has write-up.