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UK first to allow 'cell-cultivated' products following Government cash boost

Food Standards Agency says move will streamline novel food application process

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
UK becomes first to look at regulations around cell-cultivated products
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UK becomes first to look at regulations around cell-cultivated products

The UK will become the first to draw up cultivated meat regulations after the Food Standards Agency (FSA) was awarded £1.6 million in Government funding. The money will help the FSA develop a ‘regulatory...

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