83_FR_28355 83 FR 28238 - Foods Produced Using Animal Cell Culture Technology; Public Meeting; Request for Comments

83 FR 28238 - Foods Produced Using Animal Cell Culture Technology; Public Meeting; Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 117 (June 18, 2018)

Page Range28238-28240
FR Document2018-12939

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing a public meeting entitled ``Foods Produced Using Animal Cell Culture Technology.'' FDA is holding the public meeting to provide the public with an opportunity to provide comments related to the production of foods using animal cell culture technology.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 117 (Monday, June 18, 2018)
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[FR Doc No: 2018-12939]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2018-N-2155]


Foods Produced Using Animal Cell Culture Technology; Public 
Meeting; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing a 
public meeting entitled ``Foods Produced Using Animal Cell Culture 
Technology.'' FDA is holding the public meeting to provide the public 
with an opportunity to provide comments related to the production of 
foods using animal cell culture technology.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on July 12, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. 
until 3 p.m. EST. Submit either electronic or written comments on this 
public meeting by September 25, 2018. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section for registration date and information.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Food and Drug 
Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Wiley 
Auditorium, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740.
    You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late, untimely 
filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments must be 
submitted on or before September 25, 2018. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until 
midnight Eastern Time at the end of September 25, 2018. Comments 
received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) 
will be considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery 
service acceptance receipt is on or before that date.

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted 
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov 
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be 
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment 
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party 
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone 
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information, 
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your 
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in 
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential 
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public, 
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner 
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper 
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets 
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any 
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified, 
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No. 
FDA-2018-N-2155 for ``Foods Produced Using Animal Cell Culture 
Technology; Public Meeting; Request for Comments.'' Received comments, 
those filed in a timely manner (see ADDRESSES), will be placed in the 
docket and, except for those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' 
publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets 
Management Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with 
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly 
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You 
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information 
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states 
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' We will review 
this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in our 
consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the claimed 
confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be available for 
public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov. Submit both 
copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish your name 
and contact information to be made publicly

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available, you can provide this information on the cover sheet and not 
in the body of your comments and you must identify this information as 
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not 
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other 
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of 
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or 
access the information at: https://www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in 
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the 
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, 
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juanita Yates, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., 
College Park, MD 20740, 240-402-1731, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    Technological advances and consumer interest are spurring 
development of commercial-scale production of foods that are intended 
to resemble traditional meat, poultry, and seafood but are manufactured 
using, generally, a small amount of cells from the type of animal the 
food is intended to resemble. The collected cells are multiplied using 
nontraditional food technologies adapted from cell culture applications 
widely used in research and increasingly in medicine. We expect that 
most or all starter cells for food applications will come from living 
animals for the foreseeable future for commercial and marketing reasons 
(for example, firms currently working on developing these food 
applications appear to be targeting consumers motivated by animal 
welfare concerns). Currently, animal cells can be produced from the 
starter cells in bioreactors, a scaled-up application of traditional 
cell culture techniques. Firms are also working to commercialize 
processes by which cells can be cultured using biocompatible 
scaffolding or other techniques to permit the formation of complex 
tissues, similar to strategies being explored for therapeutic organ or 
tissue replacement. In either case, a significant technical challenge 
with respect to the use of animal cell culture technology to develop 
foods intended to resemble traditional meat, poultry, and seafood 
products involves the development of the growth medium used to multiply 
the cells and ensure that they differentiate into the correct cell 
types. Commercial incentives are driving research into non-animal 
derived components for such media instead of traditional animal-derived 
materials. Finally, after creation, both suspension-cultured 
(unstructured) and scaffold-cultured (structured) products would be 
further processed using traditional food technologies, including 
seasoning, forming, and packaging.
    Just as we have been in the past with respect to rapidly evolving 
areas of technological innovation in food, FDA will be involved in the 
regulation of foods generated by animal cell culture technology in 
light of our broad statutory authority and our extensive expertise and 
experience in relevant scientific areas. Currently, FDA evaluates 
microbial, algal, and fungal cells generated by large-scale culture and 
used as direct food ingredients, administers safety assessment programs 
for a broad array of food ingredients and foods derived from 
genetically engineered plants, manages safety issues associated with 
animal cell culture technology in therapeutic settings, and manages 
risks associated with the processing, manufacture, and packaging of 
food incorporating seafood tissues.
    Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, FDA has 
jurisdiction over ``food,'' which includes ``articles used for food'' 
and ``articles used for components of any such article.'' Thus, as a 
starting point, both substances used in the manufacture of these 
products of animal cell culture technology and the products themselves 
that will be used for food are subject to FDA's jurisdiction and 
applicable statutory and regulatory food safety and food labeling 
requirements.
    The use of animal cell culture technology as a method of food 
production and manufacturing involves many interesting issues from both 
technical and regulatory perspectives. FDA believes that all 
stakeholders will benefit from a robust and open dialogue that explores 
these issues and gathers relevant data and information. The primary 
subject of this notice is food safety, but FDA recognizes the 
importance of other issues related to foods produced through animal 
cell culture technology such as naming. Although not the primary 
subject of this notice, FDA welcomes comment on these other issues and 
expects that they will be the focus of future engagement with 
stakeholders and the public.

II. Topics for Discussion at the Public Meeting

    FDA is holding the public meeting to provide the public with an 
opportunity to provide comments related to production of foods using 
animal cell culture technology. We invite interested persons, including 
those participating in the public meeting, to provide information on 
topics such as the following (a more detailed agenda will be made 
available prior to the meeting):
     FDA has evaluated a variety of foods produced by cell 
culture, including microbial (e.g., probiotics), algal (e.g., 
spirulina), and fungal products (e.g., mycoprotein). What 
considerations specific to animal cell culture technology would be 
appropriate to include in evaluation of food produced by this method of 
manufacture?
     FDA has issued guidance on how to assess the effects of 
significant manufacturing process changes on the safety of a food 
ingredient. (See ``Guidance for Industry: Assessing the Effects of 
Significant Manufacturing Process Changes, Including Emerging 
Technologies, on the Safety and Regulatory Status of Food Ingredients 
and Food Contact Substances, Including Food Ingredients that Are Color 
Additives'' at https://www.fda.gov/RegulatoryInformation/Guidances/ucm300661.htm.) What kinds of variations in manufacturing methods would 
be relevant to safety for foods produced by animal cell culture 
technology?
     FDA has a variety of pre- and postmarket programs for 
evaluating the safety of substances used in the production and 
manufacture of foods, including, for example, food additive and color 
additive regulations and preventive control requirements. What kinds of 
substances would be used in the manufacture of foods produced using 
animal cell culture technology and what considerations would be 
appropriate in evaluating the safety of these uses?
     Are the hazards associated with production of foods using 
animal cell culture technology different from those associated with 
traditional food production/processing (such as, for example, 
insanitary conditions, improper temperature controls, or control of 
contaminants)? Is there a need for unique control measures to address 
the hazards associated with production of foods using animal cell 
culture technology?

III. Participating in the Public Meeting

    Registration: To register for the public meeting, please visit the 
following

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website: https://www.fda.gov/Food/NewsEvents/WorkshopsMeetingsConferences/default.htm. Please provide complete 
contact information for each attendee, including name, title, 
affiliation, address, email, and telephone.
    Registration is free and based on space availability, with priority 
given to early registrants. Persons interested in attending this public 
meeting must register by July 5, 2018. Early registration is 
recommended because seating is limited; therefore, FDA may limit the 
number of participants from each organization. Registrants will receive 
confirmation when they have been accepted.
    If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please 
contact Juanita Yates (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later 
than June 28, 2018.
    Requests for Oral Presentations: During online registration you may 
indicate if you wish to present during a public comment session and 
which topic(s) you wish to address. We will do our best to accommodate 
requests to make public comments. Individuals and organizations with 
common interests are urged to consolidate or coordinate their 
presentations, and request time for a joint presentation. Following the 
close of registration, we will determine the amount of time allotted to 
each presenter and the approximate time each oral presentation is to 
begin, and will select and notify participants by July 3, 2018. 
Speakers will be limited to making oral remarks; there will not be an 
opportunity to display materials such as slide shows, videos, or other 
media during the meeting. All requests to make oral presentations must 
be received by June 28, 2018. No commercial or promotional material 
will be permitted to be presented or distributed at the public meeting.
    Streaming Webcast of the Public Meeting: This public meeting will 
also be webcast. Webcast participants are asked to preregister at 
https://www.fda.gov/Food/NewsEvents/WorkshopsMeetingsConferences/default.htm.
    Transcripts: Please be advised that as soon as a transcript of the 
public meeting is available, it will be accessible at https://www.regulations.gov. It may be viewed at the Dockets Management Staff 
(see ADDRESSES). A link to the transcript will also be available on the 
internet at https://www.fda.gov/Food/NewsEvents/WorkshopsMeetingsConferences/default.htm.
    Other Issues for Consideration: A summary of key information on 
participating in the meeting follows:

                                                  Table 1--Information on Participation in the Meeting
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                                                                                                                                         Submit either
              Date                      Address           Preregister     Electronic address  Request to make an        Special          electronic or
                                                                                               oral presentation    accommodations     written comments
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July 12, 2018, from 8:30 a.m.     Food and Drug       July 5, 2018:       https://            June 28, 2018.....  June 28, 2018:      Submit Comments by
 until 3 p.m. EDT.                 Administration,     Closing date for    www.fda.gov/Food/                       Closing date to     September 25,
                                   Center for Food     registration.       NewsEvents/                             request special     2018 to: https://
                                   Safety and                              WorkshopsMeetings                       accommodations      www.regulations.g
                                   Applied                                 Conferences/                            due to a            ov, or Dockets
                                   Nutrition, Wiley                        default.htm.                            disability.         Management Staff
                                   Auditorium, 5001                                                                                    (HFA-305), Food
                                   Campus Drive,                                                                                       and Drug
                                   College Park, MD                                                                                    Administration,
                                   20740.                                                                                              5630 Fishers
                                                                                                                                       Lane, Rm. 1061,
                                                                                                                                       Rockville, MD
                                                                                                                                       20852.
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    Dated: June 8, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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                                              in regulatory submissions. Technical                    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                               third party may not wish to be posted,
                                              specifications guidances are available at:              HUMAN SERVICES                                         such as medical information, your or
                                              https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/                                                                               anyone else’s Social Security number, or
                                              DataStandards/default.htm.                              Food and Drug Administration                           confidential business information, such
                                                                                                      [Docket No. FDA–2018–N–2155]
                                                                                                                                                             as a manufacturing process. Please note
                                              II. Establishment of a Docket                                                                                  that if you include your name, contact
                                                                                                      Foods Produced Using Animal Cell                       information, or other information that
                                                 FDA is establishing a public docket so
                                                                                                      Culture Technology; Public Meeting;                    identifies you in the body of your
                                              that anyone can share information,
                                                                                                      Request for Comments                                   comments, that information will be
                                              comments, and ideas on any matters                                                                             posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
                                              related to the use of technical                         AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,                 • If you want to submit a comment
                                              specifications that are not specific to the             HHS.                                                   with confidential information that you
                                              documents or issues addressed in other                  ACTION: Notice of public meeting;                      do not wish to be made available to the
                                              dockets. This information will give the                 request for comments.                                  public, submit the comment as a
                                              Agency insight into stakeholders’                                                                              written/paper submission and in the
                                              experiences and views regarding the use                 SUMMARY:  The Food and Drug                            manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
                                              of technical specifications guidances                   Administration (FDA or we) is                          Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
                                              and the data standards they contain.                    announcing a public meeting entitled
                                                                                                                                                             Written/Paper Submissions
                                              The docket also permits anyone to share                 ‘‘Foods Produced Using Animal Cell
                                              information, comments, or ideas that are                Culture Technology.’’ FDA is holding                      Submit written/paper submissions as
                                              specific to one or more technical                       the public meeting to provide the public               follows:
                                                                                                      with an opportunity to provide                            • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
                                              specifications guidances. Instructions
                                                                                                      comments related to the production of                  written/paper submissions): Dockets
                                              regarding how to submit comments to                                                                            Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and
                                              specific technical specifications                       foods using animal cell culture
                                                                                                      technology.                                            Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
                                              documents have been posted within the                                                                          Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
                                              docket.                                                 DATES:  The public meeting will be held                   • For written/paper comments
                                                 This docket will be open for comment                 on July 12, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. until 3               submitted to the Dockets Management
                                              simultaneously with several other                       p.m. EST. Submit either electronic or                  Staff, FDA will post your comment, as
                                                                                                      written comments on this public                        well as any attachments, except for
                                              dockets that are specific to particular
                                                                                                      meeting by September 25, 2018. See the                 information submitted, marked and
                                              electronic common technical document
                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for                  identified, as confidential, if submitted
                                              (eCTD) submissions and FDA data
                                                                                                      registration date and information.                     as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’
                                              standards documents. (For more
                                              information on eCTD submissions and                     ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be                     Instructions: All submissions received
                                                                                                      held at the Food and Drug                              must include the Docket No. FDA–
                                              FDA data standards, see https://
                                                                                                      Administration, Center for Food Safety                 2018–N–2155 for ‘‘Foods Produced
                                              www.fda.gov/Drugs/
                                                                                                      and Applied Nutrition, Wiley                           Using Animal Cell Culture Technology;
                                              DevelopmentApprovalProcess/                                                                                    Public Meeting; Request for Comments.’’
                                                                                                      Auditorium, 5001 Campus Dr., College
                                              FormsSubmissionRequirements/                            Park, MD 20740.                                        Received comments, those filed in a
                                              ElectronicSubmissions/ucm153574.htm                        You may submit comments as                          timely manner (see ADDRESSES), will be
                                              and https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/                    follows. Please note that late, untimely               placed in the docket and, except for
                                              DataStandards/default.htm,                              filed comments will not be considered.                 those submitted as ‘‘Confidential
                                              respectively). Do not submit comments                   Electronic comments must be submitted                  Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at
                                              to this general docket that have already                on or before September 25, 2018. The                   https://www.regulations.gov or at the
                                              been submitted to other dockets. As                     https://www.regulations.gov electronic                 Dockets Management Staff between
                                              FDA finalizes specific documents or                     filing system will accept comments                     9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
                                              requests comments on specific issues for                until midnight Eastern Time at the end                 Friday.
                                              which another docket exists, the Agency                 of September 25, 2018. Comments                           • Confidential Submissions—To
                                              will generally consider only those                      received by mail/hand delivery/courier                 submit a comment with confidential
                                              comments that have been submitted to                    (for written/paper submissions) will be                information that you do not wish to be
                                              that specific docket. Do not submit                     considered timely if they are                          made publicly available, submit your
                                              comments related to another specific                    postmarked or the delivery service                     comments only as a written/paper
                                              docket to this general technical                        acceptance receipt is on or before that                submission. You should submit two
                                              specifications docket, as the Agency                    date.                                                  copies total. One copy will include the
                                              may not consider them. FDA will not                                                                            information you claim to be confidential
                                                                                                      Electronic Submissions                                 with a heading or cover note that states
                                              respond directly to questions or requests
                                              submitted to this docket but will                         Submit electronic comments in the                    ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS
                                              consider any submitted information in                   following way:                                         CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ We
                                                                                                        • Federal eRulemaking Portal:                        will review this copy, including the
                                              its work to develop and issue technical
                                                                                                      https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the                claimed confidential information, in our
                                              specifications guidances.
                                                                                                      instructions for submitting comments.                  consideration of comments. The second
                                                Dated: June 12, 2018.                                 Comments submitted electronically,                     copy, which will have the claimed
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                                              Leslie Kux,                                             including attachments, to https://                     confidential information redacted/
                                              Associate Commissioner for Policy.                      www.regulations.gov will be posted to                  blacked out, will be available for public
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–12969 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am]             the docket unchanged. Because your                     viewing and posted on https://
                                                                                                      comment will be made public, you are                   www.regulations.gov. Submit both
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                                                                                                      solely responsible for ensuring that your              copies to the Dockets Management Staff.
                                                                                                      comment does not include any                           If you do not wish your name and
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                                              available, you can provide this                         technology to develop foods intended to                II. Topics for Discussion at the Public
                                              information on the cover sheet and not                  resemble traditional meat, poultry, and                Meeting
                                              in the body of your comments and you                    seafood products involves the                             FDA is holding the public meeting to
                                              must identify this information as                       development of the growth medium                       provide the public with an opportunity
                                              ‘‘confidential.’’ Any information marked                used to multiply the cells and ensure                  to provide comments related to
                                              as ‘‘confidential’’ will not be disclosed               that they differentiate into the correct               production of foods using animal cell
                                              except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20                  cell types. Commercial incentives are                  culture technology. We invite interested
                                              and other applicable disclosure law. For                driving research into non-animal                       persons, including those participating in
                                              more information about FDA’s posting                    derived components for such media                      the public meeting, to provide
                                              of comments to public dockets, see 80                   instead of traditional animal-derived                  information on topics such as the
                                              FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access                 materials. Finally, after creation, both               following (a more detailed agenda will
                                              the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/                suspension-cultured (unstructured) and                 be made available prior to the meeting):
                                              fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-                       scaffold-cultured (structured) products                   • FDA has evaluated a variety of
                                              23389.pdf.                                              would be further processed using                       foods produced by cell culture,
                                                 Docket: For access to the docket to                  traditional food technologies, including               including microbial (e.g., probiotics),
                                              read background documents or the                        seasoning, forming, and packaging.                     algal (e.g., spirulina), and fungal
                                              electronic and written/paper comments                      Just as we have been in the past with               products (e.g., mycoprotein). What
                                              received, go to https://                                respect to rapidly evolving areas of                   considerations specific to animal cell
                                              www.regulations.gov and insert the                      technological innovation in food, FDA                  culture technology would be
                                              docket number, found in brackets in the                 will be involved in the regulation of                  appropriate to include in evaluation of
                                              heading of this document, into the                      foods generated by animal cell culture                 food produced by this method of
                                              ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts                   technology in light of our broad                       manufacture?
                                              and/or go to the Dockets Management                     statutory authority and our extensive                     • FDA has issued guidance on how to
                                              Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061,                     expertise and experience in relevant                   assess the effects of significant
                                              Rockville, MD 20852.                                    scientific areas. Currently, FDA                       manufacturing process changes on the
                                                                                                      evaluates microbial, algal, and fungal                 safety of a food ingredient. (See
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                      cells generated by large-scale culture                 ‘‘Guidance for Industry: Assessing the
                                              Juanita Yates, Center for Food Safety
                                                                                                      and used as direct food ingredients,                   Effects of Significant Manufacturing
                                              and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug
                                                                                                      administers safety assessment programs                 Process Changes, Including Emerging
                                              Administration, 5001 Campus Dr.,
                                                                                                      for a broad array of food ingredients and              Technologies, on the Safety and
                                              College Park, MD 20740, 240–402–1731,
                                                                                                      foods derived from genetically                         Regulatory Status of Food Ingredients
                                              Juanita.yates@fda.hhs.gov.
                                                                                                      engineered plants, manages safety issues               and Food Contact Substances, Including
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              associated with animal cell culture                    Food Ingredients that Are Color
                                              I. Background                                           technology in therapeutic settings, and                Additives’’ at https://www.fda.gov/
                                                                                                      manages risks associated with the                      RegulatoryInformation/Guidances/
                                                 Technological advances and                           processing, manufacture, and packaging
                                              consumer interest are spurring                                                                                 ucm300661.htm.) What kinds of
                                                                                                      of food incorporating seafood tissues.                 variations in manufacturing methods
                                              development of commercial-scale                            Under the Federal Food, Drug, and
                                              production of foods that are intended to                                                                       would be relevant to safety for foods
                                                                                                      Cosmetic Act, FDA has jurisdiction over                produced by animal cell culture
                                              resemble traditional meat, poultry, and                 ‘‘food,’’ which includes ‘‘articles used
                                              seafood but are manufactured using,                                                                            technology?
                                                                                                      for food’’ and ‘‘articles used for                        • FDA has a variety of pre- and
                                              generally, a small amount of cells from                 components of any such article.’’ Thus,                postmarket programs for evaluating the
                                              the type of animal the food is intended                 as a starting point, both substances used              safety of substances used in the
                                              to resemble. The collected cells are                    in the manufacture of these products of                production and manufacture of foods,
                                              multiplied using nontraditional food                    animal cell culture technology and the                 including, for example, food additive
                                              technologies adapted from cell culture                  products themselves that will be used                  and color additive regulations and
                                              applications widely used in research                    for food are subject to FDA’s jurisdiction             preventive control requirements. What
                                              and increasingly in medicine. We                        and applicable statutory and regulatory                kinds of substances would be used in
                                              expect that most or all starter cells for               food safety and food labeling                          the manufacture of foods produced
                                              food applications will come from living                 requirements.                                          using animal cell culture technology
                                              animals for the foreseeable future for                     The use of animal cell culture                      and what considerations would be
                                              commercial and marketing reasons (for                   technology as a method of food                         appropriate in evaluating the safety of
                                              example, firms currently working on                     production and manufacturing involves                  these uses?
                                              developing these food applications                      many interesting issues from both                         • Are the hazards associated with
                                              appear to be targeting consumers                        technical and regulatory perspectives.                 production of foods using animal cell
                                              motivated by animal welfare concerns).                  FDA believes that all stakeholders will                culture technology different from those
                                              Currently, animal cells can be produced                 benefit from a robust and open dialogue                associated with traditional food
                                              from the starter cells in bioreactors, a                that explores these issues and gathers                 production/processing (such as, for
                                              scaled-up application of traditional cell               relevant data and information. The                     example, insanitary conditions,
                                              culture techniques. Firms are also                      primary subject of this notice is food                 improper temperature controls, or
                                              working to commercialize processes by                   safety, but FDA recognizes the                         control of contaminants)? Is there a need
                                              which cells can be cultured using                       importance of other issues related to                  for unique control measures to address
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                                              biocompatible scaffolding or other                      foods produced through animal cell                     the hazards associated with production
                                              techniques to permit the formation of                   culture technology such as naming.                     of foods using animal cell culture
                                              complex tissues, similar to strategies                  Although not the primary subject of this               technology?
                                              being explored for therapeutic organ or                 notice, FDA welcomes comment on
                                              tissue replacement. In either case, a                   these other issues and expects that they               III. Participating in the Public Meeting
                                              significant technical challenge with                    will be the focus of future engagement                    Registration: To register for the public
                                              respect to the use of animal cell culture               with stakeholders and the public.                      meeting, please visit the following


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                                              website: https://www.fda.gov/                              Requests for Oral Presentations:                       promotional material will be permitted
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                                                Dated: June 8, 2018.                                   or prevention of the serious cutaneous                   such as medical information, your or
                                              Leslie Kux,                                              manifestations of the heterogeneous                      anyone else’s Social Security number, or
                                              Associate Commissioner for Policy.                       group of disorders collectively known as                 confidential business information, such
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–12939 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am]              epidermolysis bullosa (EB). There is an                  as a manufacturing process. Please note
                                              BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meeting; request for comments.
DatesThe public meeting will be held on July 12, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. EST. Submit either electronic or written comments on this public meeting by September 25, 2018. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for registration date and information.
ContactJuanita Yates, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740, 240-402-1731, [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 28238 

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