Bluu Seafood, leading European Foodtech to produce cultivated fish and seafood, has presented the first market-ready products made from cultivated fish cells. Their fish fingers and fish balls contain cultivated fish cells as the main ingredient and have been enriched with plant proteins to optimize cooking behavior and mouthfeel.
The products have reached market readiness and will soon enter the regulatory approval process. Bluu Seafood targets initial approval and market launch in Singapore by the end of 2023, as the regulatory process there is already well-defined. The company will also apply for approval in the US, the UK, and the EU.
In addition to fish balls and fish fingers, Bluu Seafood has also developed first prototypes of more complex products such as fillets and sashimi. The company's products are made using animal serumfree growth media and are based on proprietary, non-GMO trout and salmon cell lines.
Founder and CEO Dr Sebastian Rakers explained,"With the completion of our first products, we can demonstrate visible and edible results after less than two years of operational work. This officially makes us the first company in Europe to produce cultivated fish. We are now working closely with regulatory agencies to clear the way for market launch and are using the time to focus on scaling."
Europe's first market-ready seafood products grown directly from fish cells: Bluu Seafood’s fish balls, fish fingers and sashimi are made using trout cells and plant-based proteins. Photo courtesy from Bluu Seafood
Bluu Seafood combines cell and food technology to grow a variety of sustainable, tasty seafood products directly from animal cells without compromising animal welfare and with a significantly smaller environmental footprint than conventional fishing.
"Conventional seafood production has reached its limits as more than 90 percent of edible fish stocks are exploited to maximum levels, which poses a serious threat to marine ecosystems. With Bluu Seafood, we can make an important contribution to the supply of animal protein that allows us to manage our oceans in a way that conserves resources and hopefully also promotes biodiversity in this habitat that is so important to all of us," Rakers emphasized.
Clipfish challenges in Brazil: Port bureaucracy stops millions worth Brazil
More and more clipfish containers are being stopped in Brazilian ports.
- Complicated regulations make market access challenging, to say the least, say Norwegian exporters who risk large losses.
Bra...
Catches in the Sea of Okhotsk and Bering Sea Russia Fed.
Situational update as of 03/24/2024
Source: Stockfile FIS
Sea of Okhotsk (pollock)
According to OSM data in the Sea of Okhotsk, pollock catch (industrial and coastal fisheries) as of March 24, 20...
Productive Development of the Fishing Activity Peru
Fishing Sector Bulletin - January 2024
The landing of hydrobiological resources registered a negative interannual variation of 62.7%, as a result of the lower landing of fishing resources for indirec...
NGO Sues UK Government Over International Fishing Quotas United Kingdom
Blue Marine Foundation, a charity dedicated to restoring the ocean to health, has launched legal proceedings over the government’s decision to set fishing opportunities, for more than half UK st...
Copyright 1995 - 2024 Seafood Media Group Ltd.| All Rights Reserved. DISCLAIMER