Utah flouts FDA with law greenlighting placental stem cell therapies
The state of Utah is challenging the authority of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with a new, unusually bold law that allows patients to receive unapproved placental stem cell “therapies.” Observers predict that the law, which takes effect on 1 May, could significantly undermine FDA’s authority to regulate drugs and other treatments.
The
new statute
, passed almost unanimously by both houses of the Utah legislature in February and signed by Governor Spencer Cox (R) last month, declares that Utah health care providers “may perform a [placental] stem cell therapy that is not approved by [F...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 1, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Cultured meat in the European Union: Legislative context and food safety issues
Curr Res Food Sci. 2024 Mar 16;8:100722. doi: 10.1016/j.crfs.2024.100722. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTThe current food system, which is responsible for about one third of all global gas emissions, is considered one of the main causes of resource depletion. For this reason, scientific research is investigating new alternatives capable of feeding an ever-growing population that is set to reach 9-11 billion by 2050. Among these, cell-based meat, also called cultured meat, is one possible solution. It is part of a larger branch of science called cellular agriculture, whose goal is to produce food from individual cells rather than...
Source: Cell Research - April 1, 2024 Category: Cytology Authors: D Lanzoni R Rebucci G Formici F Cheli G Ragone A Baldi L Violini T S Sundaram C Giromini Source Type: research
