New Study Raises Safety Concerns over Synthetic Milk Precision-Fermented Dairy Products

FDA’s GRAS loophole lets fungal proteins into milk alternatives for kids

The FDA’s GRAS system allows companies to self-certify food additives without rigorous oversight, leaving children’s diets vulnerable to untested substances. A new study found synthetic milk products contain hundreds of fungal proteins and metabolites with unknown health impacts, challenging the “substantially equivalent” regulatory assumption. The 1958 GRAS framework, designed for traditional ingredients, is being exploited […]

New Study raises safety concerns over synthetic milk precision-fermented dairy products

A newly published study in the journal Scientific Reports has sparked renewed debate over the safety and regulation of synthetic biology-derived foods, particularly precision-fermented milk products increasingly marketed as alternatives to traditional dairy. The study, which examined the molecular composition of commercially available synthetic milk, found significant biological and nutritional differences between precision-fermented milk produc…