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Cultured proteins: An analysis of the policy and regulatory environment in selected geographies

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Title Cultured proteins: An analysis of the policy and regulatory environment in selected geographies
 
Creator Kreis, Katharine
Zobrist, Stephanie
Parker, Megan E.
Kinderknecht, Kelsey
Perez, Nicostrato
Ringler, Claudia
Herrick, Tara
Gannon, Sarah
Harner-Jay, Claudia
Spencer, Garrison
Goldstein, Josh
Mason, Sara
Olander, Lydia
Shindell, Drew
 
Subject nutrition
animal
food production
 
Description The global burden of malnutrition is unacceptably high. Animal-source foods are important components of diverse
diets and provide high-quality proteins and other essential nutrients that promote optimal growth and development.
The global demand for animal-source foods is projected to increase substantially, particularly in many low- and
lower-middle income countries (LMICs). However, cost is a significant barrier to access and meeting this growing
demand through livestock production will be highly resource intensive. As such, sustainable, high-quality alternatives to protein from livestock have the potential for significant transformative impact for both people and the planet.

Through a process known as fermentation-based cellular agriculture, animal proteins found in milk and eggs can be
produced without animals. According to this method, a gene encoded with an animal protein is introduced into a starter culture of microflora (e.g., fungi or yeast). This culture is grown in controlled fermentation tanks, where it expresses the desired protein. Finally, the protein is separated from the microflora, generally producing a purified protein powder. These resulting “cultured” proteins are designed to be identical to the corresponding animal-source proteins produced through traditional livestock farming and can be used as ingredients in existing or new food products. Although there are many potential sustainability and nutritionrelated benefits of these nnovations, they also face several challenges to commercialization and market uptake.
 
Date 2019
2021-01-07T06:04:37Z
2021-01-07T06:04:37Z
 
Type Report
 
Identifier Kreis, Katharine; Zobrist, Stephanie; Parker, Megan E.; Kinderknecht, Kelsey; Perez, Nicostrato; Ringler, Claudia; et al. 2019. Cultured proteins: An analysis of the policy and regulatory environment in selected geographies. Seattle, WA: PATH. https://path.azureedge.net/media/documents/PATH_Cultured_Proteins_Enabling_Environment_FINAL_Dec2_2019.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110738
https://path.azureedge.net/media/documents/PATH_Cultured_Proteins_Enabling_Environment_FINAL_Dec2_2019.pdf
Variability, Risks and Competing Uses
 
Language en
 
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Open Access
 
Format 45p.