The latest edition of Protein Production Technology International has been published and it features our very own Kimberly Ong! In this issue, Kim highlights how that “we don’t need to reinvite the wheel” when it comes to food safety evaluations: Many of the scientific methods for evaluating food safety already exists; however, there “is still uncertainty in how to apply these methods to cultivated meat and seafood products”.

Our latest surveillance roundup for novel and sustainable foods: safety testing, new product development and regulatory news: Alternative proteins, cultured meat, precision-fermented foods, and new regulations about food packaging and food contact materials.

We are pleased to announce Vireo is part of a significant new project to assess the safety of serum free media components and standardize testing for the cultivated meat and seafood industry to accelerate innovation.

As part of the celebrations for World Food Safety Day (June 7), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will launch their new food safety toolbox – a new central repository for guidance documents based on the Codex Alimentarius General Principles of Food Hygiene.