16 Feb 2024 --- New Culture’s animal-free casein protein is the world’s first to be determined Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS), following an independent review. Casein is the key ingredient in cheese that allows it to stretch, melt and bubble — and now it’s poised to disrupt the US dairy-derived cheese market after New Culture has self-affirmed that it is safe for consumption. New Culture developed “cow cheese without the cow” through precision fermentation and its first product is mozzarella for pizzerias, which appears and behaves just like conventional cheese.