Table 1. Countries with established regulations and classification guidelines for cell-based foods

Regions/countries Departments Policies/regulations References
Australasia Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Cultured quail as a novel food (food standards code, Applications No. A1269) FSANZ, 2023
European Union (EU) European Parliament (EP) European Parliament and of the council (No. 2015/2283) EU, 2021
Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) Temporary standards and recognition standards of specification for food, etc. (No. 2023-507) MFDS, 2023
Singapore Singapore Food Agency (SFA) Requirements for the safety assessment of novel foods and novel food ingredients (revised on July 20, 2023) SFA, 2023
United Kingdom Food Standards Agency (FSA) Cell-cultivated products (revised on November 16, 2023) FSA, 2023
United States United States Department of Agriculture-Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) FSIS responsibilities in establishments producing cell-cultured meat and poultry food products (No. 7800.1) USDA and FSIS, 2023
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (U.S. Code: Title 21)Public Health Service Act (U.S. Code: Title 42)Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (U.S. Code, Title 15) FDA, 2019; FDA, 2023b