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💥 EXCITING NEWS | The APAC Regulatory Coordination forum by APAC Society for Cellular Agriculture and The Good Food Institute APAC released two White Papers outlining collaborative opportunities for governments to support the cultivated meat sector. 🥩 https://lnkd.in/g2MfWFUX 📝 The whitepapers developed in collaboration with industry, academia, and regulatory stakeholders across 10 APAC jurisdictions, including Chandana Tekkatte and Astha Gaur from GFI India, tackle essential safety assessments for cell line development and culture media components. 🤝 The white papers were launched at the Singapore International AgriFood Week organised by Singapore Food Agency (SFA) which also hosted the 5th roundtable on Novel Food Regulations last week. We were honoured to be part of the invite-only roundtable of global stakeholders in the novel food ecosystem to share best practices and experiences on safety assessment and regulation of novel foods like cultivated meat and unique considerations for producing biomass and precision fermentation-derived ingredients. 🚀 Wait, there’s more! A Safety Assessed Media Ingredient (SAMI) list for cultivated meat (prepared by Vireo Advisors, LLC in collaboration with The Good Food Institute APAC and  Future Ready Food Safety Hub @ NTU) was also released and discussed at the roundtable. The SAMI list aims to develop an internationally harmonised approach for assessing the safety of culture media components used in the production of cultivated meat and seafood. 🌏 The SFA intends to share the SAMI list along with the categorisation framework at a multinational level through the CODEX Alimentarius Commission as part of a proposal for a global guideline for food safety assessment of cell culture media components used in cultivated food production. Peter Yu Calisa Lim Ankur Chaudhary Maanasa Ravikumar, PhD Dean Powell Aleph Farms Kai Yi Carrie Chan Cell AgriTech Jason Ng Chin Aik Li Jia Ong Cellular Agriculture Australia Victoria Taylor, GAICD Wilfred Feng Dentons Future Ready Food Safety Hub @ NTU Adi Ben Tov Alla Voldman Megumi Avigail Yoshitomi Japan Association for Cellular Agriculture (JACA) 細胞農業研究機構 Joes Future Food BIOTEC-NSTDA #CultivatedMeat #Roundtable #WhitePapers

📣 GFI India’s Grants Database—curated to help you bridge the #smartprotein funding gap—is now LIVE: https://lnkd.in/dvPegkcM 📣 🔍 This free resource gives entrepreneurs and researchers access to active grants and funding opportunities that can be leveraged for alternative protein research and development. Bookmark this database to stay updated with research, development, fellowship, and early-stage company grants and fuel your innovative ideas! 👉🏽 Know of an opportunity to be added to the database? Shoot us an email at india@gfi.org. #grants #funding #foodinnovation Padma Ishwarya, S., Ph.D. Chandana Tekkatte Amrutha Girivasan Aiyanna Belliappa Devika Suresh Fathima Beevi A

📣 BREAKING: After the U.S. and Singapore, cultivated meat lands in Hong Kong! Just six months after a successful debut in Singapore’s alternative protein market, Vow is on a hot streak with the launch of their Japanese cultivated quail in Hong Kong—a first for China! 💥 With Asia’s biggest financial hub embracing the future of food, it sets the stage for greater collaboration and knowledge sharing across Asia and will pave the way for other countries in the region to explore the potential of this emerging industry. In more good news, People For Animals Public Policy Foundation (PFAPPF) made a representation to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India for framing cultivated meat regulations in India. “In India, where the balance between urbanization, rising food and protein demands, public health concerns, and ecological sustainability is delicate, fermentation-derived and cultivated products present a timely and promising solution," says Gauri Maulekhi in Mint’s recent article on this new development. https://lnkd.in/dR2bPyZ7 Read The Good Food Institute APAC’s newsletter for more on Vow’s launch: https://lnkd.in/dK-NrJiP Priyanka Sharma

💥 A groundbreaking new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) from The Good Food Institute, commissioned by EarthShift Global, reveals that swapping animal meat for plant-based meat can shrink the environmental impact of your diet by up to 79% less land, 95% less water, and 89% fewer greenhouse gas emissions!  👉🏽 https://lnkd.in/gWzsY9E6 The ISO-certified report, also validates that plant-based meat is a sustainable choice, regardless of the crop geography, energy source, and ingredient choices. 🌱🎯 Smart proteins like plant-based meat will be key to meeting global climate goals—restoring our ecosystem—while still meeting the growing demand for meat Nikhita Mansukhani Kogar, Priera Panescu Scott, PhD, Amanda Bess #alternativeprotein #futureoffood #foodsecurity

📣 👀 Have you explored GFI India’s LATEST GUIDE yet? The fifth in a series of regulatory guides, our FSSAI licensing guide assists in complying with the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulation, 2011. https://lnkd.in/dB-qVd8s All of our regulatory resources help you navigate the evolving #smartprotein regulatory landscape in India. 🔍 Revisit our previously published guides: https://lnkd.in/dM2jfs6j 📖 Advertising and Claims guide 📖 Private Limited Company Incorporation guide 📖 Import Regulatory guide 📖 Labelling and Display guide Astha Gaur Ojasvi Uppal Arghadeep Saha Radhika Ramesh Vidvatta Sharma Spice Route Legal Food Safety and Standards Authority of India #Regulations #Licensing #LegalCompliance #FoodSafety

💥 #FridayFunnel | Rounding up exciting weekends read for everything #alternativeprotein! 👀 Good Signal’s latest newsletter highlights how plant-based, cultivated, and fermented foods hold massive 𝘱𝘦𝘵-𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 to meet the growing demand for healthier and sustainable pet food. https://lnkd.in/gDYCiNn2 📈 Tälist's Alt Protein Jobs—the world’s largest job board and candidate pool dedicated to alternative proteins, released their October 2024 report providing data-driven insights on the global talent and job market. https://lnkd.in/dXXhPZnj 📰 Better Bioeconomy’s 82nd edition of their weekly newsletter dives into the latest biotech-enabled developments, with some exciting alternative protein news and breakthroughs! https://lnkd.in/djvMzzuY 💡Last but not least, jump into the scientific edition of GFIdeas India’s latest community mailer that dives deep into how gas fermentation is ushering in a new era of #smartproteins in India and beyond. https://lnkd.in/dbMB3Ygc] 👉🏽 If you’d like to stay updated about the latest news in the smart protein sector, join the GFIdeas community to receive our bi-monthly newsletter: https://lnkd.in/dKFGDhkb #AlternativeProteins #WeekendReads #Innovation #Futureoffood

If you are a #smartprotein startup facing a challenge in developing a technology, optimising the production process, or crafting ingredients and products for the alternative protein sector, we’ve got support waiting for you! The Good Food Institute's mentor program connects smart protein entrepreneurs with subject matter experts across the ecosystem to solve challenges related to go-to-market strategies, legal, infrastructure, ingredients, and more! Check out our exceptional mentors and request personalised guidance here: https://lnkd.in/dfiis7jc 

💥 HOT OFF THE PRESS| Ready to launch a #smartprotein venture? Our latest guide, the fifth in a series of regulatory guides, will assist in compliance with the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulation, 2011. 🔍 What’s in this guide? 💻 A detailed walkthrough of the FSSAI Food Safety Compliance System (FoSCoS) portal to help businesses manage their licensing needs. 📖 Corresponding documents and guidelines to keep in mind when applying for a new FSSAI Central or State license. 🚀 Additional compliance information with a practical reference case to guide your license application process. 👉🏽 Dive in to the guide: https://lnkd.in/dB-qVd8s Spice Route Legal Food Safety and Standards Authority of India Ojasvi Uppal Astha Gaur #regulations #compliance #licensing #FSSAI

Today, agriculture contributes a third of global GHG emissions, with animal agriculture alone accounting for up to 20%. As the global demand for meat surges, transforming how we produce it is essential for a sustainable future. Alternative proteins—produced from plants, microorganisms, or animal cells—can reduce emissions by up to 92% and help complement the protein demand with sustainable and resilient supply chains. But to scale this solution, continued innovation and robust investment are needed. As climate finance takes centre stage at #COP29, aligning climate funding with scalable solutions like alternative proteins can accelerate progress towards the Paris Agreement goals. Tune in to Bruce Friedrich’s hosted session tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. IST to learn from powerful voices about alternative proteins for climate, hunger, and global health: https://lnkd.in/dSqAtH3V

If you’ve been keeping up with the #BioE3 policy updates, don’t miss this webinar series on Biofoundry and Biomanufacturing Initiative by Department of Biotechnology and Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), starting TOMORROW 📣 https://lnkd.in/gYtgAadT This bi-weekly series will feature scientific talks and discussions spanning all thematic sectors of the #BioE3 policy, including smart protein and functional foods. 🎥 Tune in tomorrow to discover how biomass resources can be leveraged to promote green growth in India. Dr. Rajesh Gokhale Dr. Murali Panchapagesa Muthuswamy, Dr. Alka Sharma Dbt