Cellular Agriculture Australia (CAA)

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Startups, Accelerators & Incubators

APAC-SCA and CAA Team Up to Tackle Regulatory Challenges in Cellular Agriculture Across Asia-Pacific

The APAC Society for Cellular Agriculture (APAC-SCA) and Cellular Agriculture Australia (CAA) have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at advancing the development of cellular agriculture across the Asia-Pacific region. The agreement will focus on regulatory alignment, public engagement, and policy development to build a sustainable food system through the emerging sector. Both organizations are committed to accelerating growth in the cellular agriculture sector by fostering transparency, science-based policies, and trust with the public. By joining forces, APAC-SCA and CAA seek to address regulatory challenges and contribute to a unified framework that supports the responsible development of cellular agriculture technologies. Peter Yu, Program Director of APAC-SCA, stated, “Cross-border collaboration is essential to building a thriving and trusted ecosystem for cellular agriculture. Through this partnership, we’re …

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CAA's new report calls for industry stakeholders to collaborate on prioritizing impact areas, claims, and metrics.

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Studies & Numbers

Cellular Agriculture Australia Calls for Clearer and Verifiable Impact Metrics for Cell-Based Foods

The cellular agriculture industry faces pressure to communicate its impact potential to policymakers, investors, and consumers. However, most impact claims companies make are often aspirational, reflecting an industry at scale that may not align with short-term or medium-term realities. Vague and ambiguous claims such as “future-friendly,” “planet-friendly,” “kinder,” “cleaner,” and “clean”; metrics such as “animal lives saved” or “deaths avoided,” which are difficult to verify; and specific claims such as “100x less land” or “90% less GHG emissions” open companies to potential litigation if not verifiable. These claims could harm investor confidence, alienate future consumers, and deter government support. These are the statements of a new report by Cellular Agriculture Australia (CAA), which calls for industry stakeholders to collaborate on prioritizing impact areas, claims, and …

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Cellular Agriculture Australia (CAA) announces the release of a pioneering Regulation Resource Hub to help cell ag companies streamline their food safety application process for novel foods.

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Cultivated, Cell-Cultured & Biotechnology

Cellular Agriculture Australia Unveils New Resources to Help Companies Streamline Food Safety Applications

Nonprofit organisation Cellular Agriculture Australia (CAA) announces the release of its new Regulation Resource Hub, created to help cell ag companies streamline their food safety application process for novel foods and gene technology in Australia and New Zealand.  CAA’s new pay-to-access tool includes tailored online learning materials, dossier templates, and step-by-step guidance on Australia’s food safety regulation framework. While the Australian regulatory framework is well-equipped to approve novel foods, there is a lack of precedents on how companies should navigate the regulatory process, argues CAA. The resources have been developed in collaboration with leading industry partners and regulatory consultants and in consultation with Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ).  “Australia has an opportunity to be one of the global leaders in cellular agriculture and accessible, time-efficient and cost-effective …

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Nonprofit organisation Cellular Agriculture Australia (CAA) announces the launch of a new cellular agriculture language guide.

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Cultivated, Cell-Cultured & Biotechnology

Cellular Agriculture Australia Launches New Language Guide to Standardise Terminology in the Industry

Nonprofit organisation Cellular Agriculture Australia (CAA) announces the launch of a new tool, Language Guide V1.0, developed to standardize and harmonise the terminology of the cellular agriculture industry. Using secondary research and input from sector leaders across the APAC region, CAA’s new Language Guide sets a unified terminology and key terms. At the same time, it provides optional communication guidelines for marketing and brand positioning strategies to help companies address language inconsistencies in their activities and product descriptions. Moreover, the CAA explains that a unified nomenclature is significant for the sector, the media, and consumers before approvals in the country. The cultivated meat company Vow is currently going through the first evaluations by food regulators in Australia. Additionally, other companies are also preparing to seek regulatory approval in …

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