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178th Meeting of the ACNFP 16th and 17th September 2026 agenda

Published 21 August 2026

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ACNFP/AG/178

Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes

The 178th meeting of the ACNFP will be held at 10:00am on the 16th and 17th of September 2026 at 64 Victoria Street, London by invite only and on Microsoft Teams (online & dial in).

Members are reminded of the need to announce any commercial interests in the business of the Committee prior to the discussions on each item.

In accordance with agreed procedures, the Secretariat is duty bound to keep a record of the names of Members who have declared interests at meetings of the Committee, giving dates, names of relevant products and companies, details of the interest declared, and whether the Member took part in the proceedings.

ACNFP Secretariat

September 2026

178th Meeting of the ACNFP - 16th September 2026 (Day 1) Agenda

  1. Apologies and Announcements.

  2. Welcome.

  3. 177th Meeting Minutes.

  4. Matters Arising.

5. Dry biomass of Paecilomyces variotii KCL-24 RP2305 - The Committee will review this full novel food application for the first time and identify key considerations for the assessment and any data gaps. ACNFP/178/01

6. Beta-lactoglobulin RP1571 - The Committee will review the response from the applicant to inform the next steps for the application. ACNFP/178/02

7. CBD - Group C RP450 - (reserved business) - The Committee will review this full novel food application for a second time to complete the initial review of the application and identify key considerations for the assessment and any data gaps. ACNFP/178/03

8. Workshop to explore factors that influence setting a safe use level for novel protein sources – The workshop will explore what factors influence setting a safe use level for these products, the approaches available to make best use of the data and when would additional information be needed. ACNFP/178/04

17th September 2026 (Day 2) Agenda

9. Cell-cultivated duck RP2241 (reserved business) - The Committee will consider the response from the applicant to support progression of this full CCP novel food application. ACNFP/178/05

10. Mosa Meat B.V.- Cell-cultured bovine fat biomass RP2307 (reserved business) – The Committee will review this full CCP novel food application for the first time and identify key considerations for the assessment and any data gaps. ACNFP/178/06

11. Items for Information.

    11.1 Update from Novel Foods Policy Team.

    11.2 Update from GM Policy Team.

    11.3 SACs update.

    11.4 Decision Panel update.

12. AOB

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