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FDA Looks to Consolidate its Food Policy and Regulation Divisions
FDA Looks to Consolidate its Food Policy and Regulation Divisions

The revamped foods program would absorb the functions of Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and the Office of Food Policy and Response, as well as some of the work of the Office of Regulatory Affairs.

Ag Policy
FDA Approves Lab-Grown Chicken for the First Time
FDA Approves Lab-Grown Chicken for the First Time

If Upside gets USDA approval next, the company said it could start pumping out 50,000 pounds of “no-kill” meat products every year.

Jenna Hoffman and Jim Wiesemeyer
Markets
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Cattlemen’s Groups Voice Concerns with Lab-grown Meat to USDA, FDA

State cattlemen’s groups and national organizations representing beef producers shared their concerns with lab-grown meat labeling and safety to two government agencies.

Wyatt Bechtel
Industry
<p>A photo illustration of lab grown meat.&nbsp;</p>
Cattlemen’s Debate: What to Call Fake Meat? Who Should Regulate?

Two cattlemen’s organizations are debating what to call lab-grown “meat,” and within that debate is who should regulate the emerging product and possible competitor to beef.

Wyatt Bechtel