The move follows a recent request for information from the FDA inviting comment on how cell-cultured seafood (which falls within the FDA’s remit) should be labeled.
In a letter to FSIS signed by AMPS Innovation (a coalition of cell-cultured meat startups including Memphis Meats and BlueNalu) and the North American Meat Institute (NAMI), the two say that labeling of cell-cultured meat products should be mandatory.
They also note that historically, in evaluating the labeling of foods developed using new technologies, the FSIS and the FDA have focused on characteristics of the finished product rather than the process by which the food was made.
For cell-cultured products, however, depending on the approach of different players, the characteristics of some products may vary from those of conventional products, and more information is needed to determine how or whether this should impact labeling, they say.
“Given this need for further data, AMPS Innovation and NAMI recommend that FSIS first issue an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) to obtain more information and supporting data on finished product characteristics for cell-based/cultured meat and poultry products, particularly those that may require labeling.
“This information will provide FSIS with substantive data needed to better inform the agency’s decision-making process, while also ensuring that the current labeling standards remain high.”
Will products be ready to come to market before labeling rules are finalized?
Both the FDA and the USDA have been praised for moving quickly. However, an ANPR, followed by a proposed rule - which will be subject to public comment - will take time, something the startups themselves acknowledge in the letter.
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