Cell-Based Seafood Production: Regulatory Framework in the United States and Food Safety Considerations

Abstract

In this EDIS publication, we provide information on the current regulatory framework for cell-based seafood production in the United States, food safety considerations, and the path forward for cell-based seafood products to get approved for selling in the marketplace. Additionally, drawing on the available science-based risk analysis methods for seafood production such as Hazards Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), we provided a simple hazard analysis to identify the potential seafood hazards that can potentially compromise the safety of cell-based seafood products.

Keywords

• cellular agriculture
• seafoods
• food quality
• seafood contamination
• food safety
• cultured meat