At the BBIA UK BioFinance Summit on 11 September 2025, Clean Food Group, THG LABS and Croda announced that CLEAN Oil™ 25 has received regulatory approval for use in cosmetics across the UK, Europe and the United States.
Developed through fermentation, CLEAN Oil™ 25 provides a sustainable alternative to traditional oils and fats. Its approval represents a key milestone for Clean Food Group’s CLEAN OilCell™ technology platform and opens the door to applications across skincare, haircare and personal care.
Professor Chris Chuck, Technical Lead at Clean Food Group, called the approval:
“A brilliant example of the pioneering biotech innovation being driven in the UK today, and the importance of collaborative innovation to bridge biotech innovation to commercial scale and success.”
THG LABS, with 30 years of formulation and manufacturing expertise, worked alongside Clean Food Group and Croda to bring the ingredient to market. Kristal Goodman, Head of Product Innovation at THG LABS, noted:
“Innovation has the greatest impact when it moves beyond the lab and onto the shelf.”
With safety expertise from Delphic HSE, CLEAN Oil™ 25 now meets the compliance standards for cosmetics, positioning it as a breakthrough ingredient for sustainable beauty. Read more here
