US approves 1st lab-grown chicken meat from cultivated cells
Chicken meat grown from animal cells, not from slaughtered birds, can now be sold in the U.S. after approvals were issued to two California firms.
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Chicken meat grown from animal cells, not from slaughtered birds, can now be sold in the U.S. after approvals were issued to two California firms.
The move launches a new era of meat production aimed at eliminating harm to animals and drastically reducing the environmental impacts of grazing, growing feed for animals and animal waste.
Cultivated meat could debut on upscale restaurant menus in the US in as little as a few weeks or months after the USDA on Wednesday gave the greenlight for UPSIDE Foods and GOOD Meat to sell their “cell-cultured chicken” in the US.
For the first time, U.S. regulators on Wednesday approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells, allowing two California companies to offer
For the first time, U.S. regulators on Wednesday approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells, allowing two California companies to offer "lab-grown" meat to the nation's restaurant tables and eventually, supermarket shelves.