Cell-Based News

US startup California Cultured has secured self-affirmed GRAS status for its cell-based cocoa powder and notified the FDA of its determination. It's currently fundraising and eyeing a launch later this year. Having already landed deals…
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Australian future food advocacy groups Food Frontier and Cellular Agriculture Australia have merged to accelerate research, policy breakthroughs, and regulatory progress for sustainable proteins. Since the highs of 2020-21, the…
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In a blind taste test, consumers rated Aleph Farms's cultivated meat as just as good as beef on the flavour and texture scale, with half saying they'd order it in a restaurant. To get meat-eaters to bite into a steak made from cultured…
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The UK's food security minister has confirmed that alternative proteins represent a "major opportunity" in the upcoming national food strategy, with a promise to accelerate novel food approvals. Just a week after the UK's food safety…
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Czech food tech startup Mewery has achieved one of the highest yield densities in the cultivated meat sector, and is now halfway through a €7M ($8M) fundraising effort. Mewery has taken a major step to move its cultivated pork from…
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Brits could be eating cultivated meat as soon as next year, with the Food Standards Agency hoping to approve two proteins by early 2027 as it releases an outlook on future food innovations. Cultivated meat has never been closer to…
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South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden has signed a bill that puts a five-year moratorium on the sale of cultivated meat, a month after vetoing a proposal to impose a permanent ban. The Mount Rushmore State has temporarily outlawed the sale…
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Australian startup Magic Valley has launched Rogue Pet, a brand of cultivated meat treats for dogs, to generate early revenue. The first drop of products has sold out within a week. As it advances its cultivated pork platform for…
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Japanese cellular agriculture leader IntegriCulture has partnered with Sumitomo Riko to demo production of its cultivated meat in Singapore, and aims to file for approval this year. On the back of its first profitable year, Japan's…
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The UN Food and Agriculture Organization is calling on governments to streamline their regulatory frameworks for cultivated proteins and precision-fermented foods. As novel foods like cultivated meat and precision-fermented ingredients…
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From yeast protein to cultivated meat, China is catapulting its bioeconomy with new policies, manufacturing facilities, and regulations. Can it influence the future of Asia's protein supply? As China prepares to release its new…
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Malaysian firm Cell AgriTech has acquired all equipment from cultivated seafood startup Avant's research arm in Singapore, which has wound down its operations in the island nation. Cell AgriTech, a contract manufacturer (CDMO)…
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Confectionery giant Puratos will introduce a cell-based chocolate product for professionals in the US this year, leveraging its investment in food tech startup California Cultured. Following a year when cocoa prices reached record highs…
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New Zealand cellular horticulture startup Forever Harvest has bagged NZ$1.2M ($715,000) in pre-seed funding to speed up the development of its lab-grown fruit and nut ingredients. By 2080, nearly two-thirds of the banana-growing areas…
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Cultivated meat is still referred to by an array of names, from 'lab-grown' to 'cell-cultured' – a new poll spotlights the most appealing way to describe it to consumers. In a country with more regulatory approvals and more bans for…
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Cultivated meat is at a critical juncture, with investment at a seven-year low and the closure of several pioneering startups. Now, some of the leading players speak to Green Queen about their plans for 2026, and the industry's future. …
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Food industry giant Cargill has teamed up with Kokomodo to advance cell-based chocolate solutions, with financial support from the EU. In the face of the climate emergency, Big Chocolate continues to embrace alt-cocoa. Cargill, the…
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The investment downturn in alternative proteins continued in 2025, falling by 20% and totalling under $1B for the first time since 2018. The gap between well-capitalised and struggling startups is set to continue this year. Investors'…
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Asian cellular agriculture firm Avant is winding down its research arm, Avant Proteins, in Singapore; however, it is still pursuing regulatory approval for its cultivated fish in the city-state. In yet another instance of consolidation…
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Aleph Farms CEO Didier Toubia explains how the cultured meat startup used its own growth medium to cultivate cells developed by an external partner in Roslin Technologies. Can a partner-led, cross-platform approach unlock cultivated…
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Lawmakers in South Dakota were aiming to enforce a 10-year ban on cultivated meat; Governor Larry Rhoden has vetoed the bill, calling it "against our values" and suggesting an alternative approach instead. South Dakota's push to ban…
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