Ong Kimberly J, Tejeda-Saldana Yadira, Duffy Breanna, Holmes Dwayne, Kukk Kora, Shatkin Jo Anne
Vireo Advisors, LLC, Boston, MA 02130, USA.
New Harvest Canada, Cochrane, AB T4C 0V2, Canada.
Foods. 2023 Jul 8;12(14):2645. doi: 10.3390/foods12142645.
As with every new technology, safety demonstration is a critical component of bringing products to market and gaining public acceptance for cultured meat and seafood. This manuscript develops research priorities from the findings of a series of interviews and workshops with governmental scientists and regulators from food safety agencies in fifteen jurisdictions globally. The interviews and workshops aimed to identify the key safety questions and priority areas of research. Participants raised questions about which aspects of cultured meat and seafood production are novel, and the implications of the paucity of public information on the topic. Novel parameters and targets may require the development of new analytical methods or adaptation and validation of existing ones, including for a diversity of product types and processes. Participants emphasized that data sharing of these efforts would be valuable, similar to those already developed and used in the food and pharmaceutical fields. Contributions to such databases from the private and public sectors would speed general understanding as well as efforts to make evaluations more efficient. In turn, these resources, combined with transparent risk assessment, will be critical elements of building consumer trust in cultured meat and seafood products.
与每项新技术一样，安全论证是将产品推向市场并获得公众对养殖肉类和海鲜认可的关键组成部分。本手稿根据对全球15个司法管辖区食品安全机构的政府科学家和监管人员进行的一系列访谈和研讨会的结果，制定了研究重点。这些访谈和研讨会旨在确定关键的安全问题和优先研究领域。参与者提出了关于养殖肉类和海鲜生产的哪些方面是新颖的问题，以及该主题的公共信息匮乏所带来的影响。新的参数和指标可能需要开发新的分析方法，或者对现有方法进行调整和验证，包括针对各种产品类型和生产流程。参与者强调，这些工作中的数据共享将是有价值的，类似于食品和制药领域已经开发和使用的数据共享。私营部门和公共部门对这类数据库的贡献将加快人们的普遍理解，并提高评估效率。反过来，这些资源与透明的风险评估相结合，将是建立消费者对养殖肉类和海鲜产品信任的关键要素。
