Application for approval of cultured meat for the market in France

Published 2024년 8월 2일

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French company Gourmey has applied for a permit to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to produce cultured foie gras. The application initiates a 1.5 to 2-year evaluation process involving a risk assessment by EFSA and a voting process among EU countries. The company's CEO, Nicolas Morin-Forest, emphasizes that the product is meant to complement, not replace, traditional foie gras. Gourmey has collaborated with Dutch start-ups in the development of the cultured meat. The application has faced criticism from countries like Italy, France, Austria, Hungary, and Romania, due to foie gras being a symbol of traditional food and its high price, making it less likely to be priced out of the market by a cultured meat alternative.

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The submission of the application to EFSA marks the start of an evaluation lasting one and a half to two years. This consists of a nine-month risk assessment by the EFSA, followed by a seven-month risk management process in which the EU countries must ultimately vote in favor with a qualified majority, reports Agrobericht Abroad. This means that the application is not a formality. Italy has already banned the marketing of cultured meat nationally. Countries such as France, Austria, Hungary and Romania are critical. It is striking that this first application comes from France, where cultured meat is under discussion. 'No replacement' 'It's really not about replacing anything, but about supplementing the current offering. We are a French company and we see this first product as a tribute to an iconic delicacy of our gastronomy,” Gourmey CEO Nicolas Morin-Forest said in an interview. Foie gras is made from the liver of a force-fed duck or goose. Therefore, the production of foie gras ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst