# 21st.Bio files EU Novel Food application for precision-fermented beta-lactoglobulin

> Danish biotech company 21st.Bio has filed an EU Novel Food application for BLG Essential+, a precision-fermented bovine milk protein. The ingredient previously received a US FDA no-questions GRAS letter in October 2025.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T06:08:35.267Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97190-21st-bio-files-eu-novel-food-application-for-precision-fermented-beta
- Commodities: [Dry Whey](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEY.md)

## Why it matters

If approved, precision-fermented whey proteins could add supply outside dairy herds, easing pressure on whey protein prices over the longer term, though approval is years away and effects on feed markets are minimal today.

## Read by commodity

- WHEY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- nutritioninsight.com: https://www.nutritioninsight.com/news/21st-bio-eu-novel-food-precision-fermented-beta-lactoglobulin.html

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