Fake Meat

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is launching a new public campaign focusing on “fake meat."  The new campaign will highlight critical questions about the production process involved in growing meat in a laboratory.   The Fake Mea...

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association went public with its new list of policy priorities in the year ahead.  The announcement was made during the annual NCBA convention and trade show in New Orleans last week.  It includes some familiar issues and some new priorities as well.  The NCBA policy book wi...

Politico says a recent two-day joint USDA/FDA public gathering on cell-cultured food technology boiled down to a simple question.  If it looks like meat and tastes like meat, can you call it meat?During the public comment period, stakeholders offered opinions on what the new form of meat should be called and how it should be labeled, which is a critical factor in shaping public perception of the p

National Farmers Union has sent a second letter to the FDA regarding the labeling of cell-cultured meat.  The letter calls for officials to finally formalize the definition of protein products that don’t come from livestock and are currently labeled as cell-cultured “meat.”  MeatingPlace.com s...

Several companies say they are very close to being able to put meat on the market that's grown from cells. "There are a variety of considerations when thinking about how this food product will be regulated,” said Carmen Rottenberg. She runs the Agriculture Department agency in charge of livestock, meat inspection and safety.  She...

Earlier this month, the FDA held a public meeting in Washington D.C. to discuss Foods Produced using Cell Culture Technology; many in the Ag industry know it as fake meat.  The United States Cattlemen’s Association’s Maggie Nutter was the sole producer testifying at the hearing.  Nutter said th...

Danielle Beck, Director of Government Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association advocated for the USDA to oversee lab-grown fake-meat products. She spoke during a meeting hosted by the Food and Drug Administration. The goal of the meeting was to give interested parties and the public a chance to comment on the technology and regulations associated with lab-grown meat.  ...

A Missouri omnibus agriculture bill containing provisions against so-called fake meat has passed the state legislature.  The language prohibits misrepresenting a product as meat that was not derived from harvested livestock.  The Missouri House passed the bill 125-22 following previous passage in the Missouri Senate.  Missouri bec...

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association submitted comments Tuesday to the Department of Agriculture outlining key principles for the regulation of fake meat products. NCBA is requesting USDA to work with the Food and Drug Administration to “take appropriate, immediate enforcement action against improperly-labeled imitation products."   I...