(Interesting news article. Lab cultured meat may help to to produce comparatively harmane and antibiotic free meat and help environment by reducing methane emitted by live stock.)
Cultured meat, produced in bioreactors without the slaughter of an animal, has been approved for sale by a regulatory authority for the first time. The development has been hailed as a landmark moment across the meat industry.
The “chicken bites”, produced by the US company Eat Just, have passed a safety review by the Singapore Food Agency and the approval could open the door to a future when all meat is produced without the killing of livestock, the company said.
Dozens of firms are developing cultivated chicken, beef and pork, with a view to slashing the impact of industrial livestock production on the climate and nature crises, as well as providing cleaner, drug-free and cruelty-free meat. Currently, about 130 million chickens are slaughtered every day for meat, and 4 million pigs. By weight, 60% of the mammals on earth are livestock, 36% are humans and only 4% are wild.Revealed: UK supermarket and fast food chicken linked to deforestation in BrazilRead more
The cells for Eat Just’s product are grown in a 1,200-litre bioreactor and then combined with plant-based ingredients. Initial availability would be limited, the company said, and the bites would be sold in a restaurant in Singapore. The product would be significantly more expensive than conventional chicken until production was scaled up, but Eat Just said it would ultimately be cheaper.
posted by f.sheikh
This is a very interesting and positive development. There is also a company called “Beyond Meat” that is already making items that look, feel and taste like different meats that are made from plant sources. I am adding the link to their website.
https://www.beyondmeat.com/