Summary Description
- Establishes the regulatory pathway for the commercialisation of cell-based agriculture products
- TopicThe topic of the legislation or policy covered by the text
- AgricultureAlternative ProteinsLabelling
- SpeciesThe animal, or type of food production, covered by the text
- JurisdictionCountry or geographical area where the text applies
- USA
- Sub-jurisdictionCountry or state where the text applies
- N/A
- Type of ActWhether the act is a law, regulation, or policy, or another type of text
- Regulation
- StatusIndicates whether the act is in force or not
- Adopted
- Legal ValueWhether the text is binding or not
- Binding
- Date enactedDate the text was adopted
- 2019
- Date updatedDate when the entry was last updated by the CALF team
- June, 2023
- Official citation
- Formal Agreement Between FDA and USDA Regarding Oversight of Human Food Produced Using Animal Cell Technology Derived from Cell Lines of USDA-amenable Species (2019)
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Strengths
- Establishes a clear pathway for the marketing of cell-based animal agriculture products.
- Both administrations sharing regulatory oversight (USDA and FDA) committs to cooperating.