Insects & Lab-Grown Meat: The Future of Food Safety Compliance | Episode 160

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of edible insects and lab-grown meat on food safety compliance and regulatory challenges.

🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family ! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere. 👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates. In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine dig into the rising trend of edible insects and lab-grown meat, and what it means for food safety compliance, foodborne illness prevention, and regulatory frameworks. From cricket protein powder to 3D-printed steak, this isn’t sci-fi anymore—it’s on your dinner plate. But are regulators ready? Are you ready? And most importantly, what happens when something goes wrong in a sterile lab environment? Let’s just say: this episode gets crunchy. In this episode: 00:00:00 Insect Protein and Lab-Grown Meat 00:08:57 Global Food Safety Regulation Challenges 00:13:05 Facebook Marketplace Food Sales 00:19:15 Consumer Trust Issues 00:22:28 Future Food Trends and Concerns Disclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice. Resources from this episode Take a look at the Food Safety News article we’re talking about today…

People in this episode

Hosts: Matthew Regusci, Francine L Shaw

Topics covered

• food safety compliance
• edible insects
• lab-grown meat
• foodborne illness prevention
• regulatory frameworks
• consumer trust
• future food trends

Keywords

• food safety
• insects
• lab-grown meat
• regulations
• foodborne illness
• consumer trust
• future food trends

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Food Safety News

Products: cricket protein powder, 3D-printed steak

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