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Several months after the FDA granted approval for lab-grown meat production, nutritionists, doctors and industry players share what to know about the benefits, risks and challenges.

While the USDA just approved two companies that produce lab-grown meat, Italy, as a precaution, banned its production and sale

 

Research from the University of California Davis suggests that the carbon footprint of cell-cultured meat is more extensive than the industry has let on.

Can lab-grown meat save chicken and cows from slaughter, and feed poorer countries, without wrecking the environment?

The United States has granted its first-ever approvals to two companies to sell chicken grown directly from animal cells, becoming only the second country to allow lab-grown meat to be offered to consumers.

The United States has granted its first ever approvals to two companies to sell chicken grown directly from animal cells, becoming only the second country to allow lab-grown meat to be offered to consumers.

Fresh research out of the University of California, Davis suggests the global warming potential of cultured meat could be between 4-25 times higher than regular beef if a highly refined growth medium is used in its production.

'This approval will fundamentally change how meat makes it to our table'

WASHINGTON: The United States has granted its first ever approvals to two companies to sell chicken grown directly from animal cells, paving the way for lab-grown meat to be eaten by consumers.