NEW TECH FOODS

The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA), in collaboration with Food Standards Scotland (FSS), has released the country’s first safety guidance for cell-cultivated products (CCPs), commonly known as lab-grown meat.

Cultigen Group has launched Cellbase, a B2B marketplace designed to help cultivated meat companies source equipment and materials more efficiently.

Germany-based cultivated fish producer Bluu is entering new markets beyond food as it looks to supply high-value marine ingredients to the health and beauty sectors.

Agronomics Limited portfolio company SuperMeat has secured $3.5 million in funding through a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE), with Agronomics contributing $2 million – $0.75 million in cash and $1.25 million via new shares.

A dairy farm in Zuid-Holland has become the first in the world to produce cultivated meat on-site, through a collaboration between start-up RespectFarms and farmer Corné van Leeuwen.

Pluri has secured new international collaboration agreements across its cell-based food and agriculture subsidiaries, extending its commercial footprint in Asia, Europe and the US.

UK cultivated fat producer Hoxton Farms has submitted its first regulatory dossier to the Singapore Food Agency (SFA), seeking approval to commercialise its cultivated pork fat in Singapore.

Food-tech start-up Atlantic Fish Co has closed its seed financing round, raising $1.2 million to accelerate development of its cultivated seafood platform.