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Lab-grown foie gras and chicken get safety checks for British dinner tables
The Food Standards Agency received £1.6 million in funding last year to develop safety systems for cultivated meats amid calls for faster approval.
- The Food Standards Agency published an update on 'cultivated meat' as regulators assess lab-grown foie gras and chicken for safety before they reach British dinner tables within five years.
- Last year, the government awarded the Food Standards Agency £1.6m to develop a new safety system following industry complaints that the previous approval process was too slow.
- Thomas Vincent, deputy director of innovation at the Food Standards Agency, stated regulators perform holistic safety assessments. Vincent added: 'No new foods reach British shelves unless they meet our high food standards.'
- Producers must overcome 'consumer scepticism' and scaling challenges, though The FSA said novel technologies could strengthen food resilience and create jobs despite concerns about high costs and farming impact.
- Further innovations including edible insects and 3D-printed chocolate could reach the public in roughly 15 years, though The FSA noted these 'largely conceptual innovations' require ongoing safety assessments.
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