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Alexander J. Stein<p>Advancements in the <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23cultivatedmeat" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cultivatedmeat</a> sector defy early skepticism &amp; surpass expectations. Barriers once deemed insurmountable are overcome &amp; production <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23costs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#costs</a> plummet; leading-edge companies achieve costs as low as 8 $/kg already: <a href="https://www.thecellbase.com/news/report-a-second-generation-of-cultivated-meat-companies-breaks-through-projected-cost-barriers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.thecellbase.com/news/report-...</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23meat" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#meat</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23sustainable" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sustainable</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23cleanmeat" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cleanmeat</a><br><br><a href="https://www.thecellbase.com/news/report-a-second-generation-of-cultivated-meat-companies-breaks-through-projected-cost-barriers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Report: A second generation of...</a></p>
Alexander J. Stein<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Patent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patent</span></a> publications by European alternative <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/protein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protein</span></a> innovators increased by 960% since 2015, but important areas (e.g. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/plantbreeding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plantbreeding</span></a> of better protein crops to provide raw ingredients for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/plantbased" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plantbased</span></a> products) remain neglected. Few <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/patents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patents</span></a> are published on cultivated <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/meat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meat</span></a> &amp; precision <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/fermentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fermentation</span></a>, and just 1% of patents relates to alternative <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/seafood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seafood</span></a>, highlighting need for more research: <a href="https://gfieurope.org/blog/report-european-alternative-protein-patents-jump-by-960-in-10-years/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gfieurope.org/blog/report-euro</span><span class="invisible">pean-alternative-protein-patents-jump-by-960-in-10-years/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>innovation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cleanmeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cleanmeat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cultivatedmeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cultivatedmeat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/precisionfermentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>precisionfermentation</span></a></p>
Alexander J. Stein<p>The EU's <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NovelFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NovelFood</span></a> framework is fit for regulating cultivated <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/meat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meat</span></a>; the use of the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PrecautionaryPrinciple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrecautionaryPrinciple</span></a> to ban <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CultivatedMeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CultivatedMeat</span></a> is not justified (provisional &amp; proportionate). Existing <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/regulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulations</span></a> provide the EU gastronomic <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/heritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heritage</span></a> with adequate safeguards: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41538-025-00384-0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1038/s41538-025-003</span><span class="invisible">84-0</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cleanmeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cleanmeat</span></a></p>
Alexander J. Stein<p>If all animal <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/meat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meat</span></a> is replaced with <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/plant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plant</span></a>-based alternatives in Dutch <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/diets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diets</span></a>, average utilizable protein intake remains adequate, esp. if the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/protein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protein</span></a> comes from a variety of plant sources: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.104562" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.1</span><span class="invisible">04562</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netherlands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cleanmeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cleanmeat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/nutrition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nutrition</span></a></p>