18/11/2022
“The FDA’s goal is to support innovation in food technologies while always maintaining as our first priority the safety of the foods available to U.S. consumers." ~FDA statement
The FDA has approved lab-grown meat for the first time. With cell culture technology, food developers are using animal cells from livestock, poultry, and seafood to produce food. A California company, Upside Foods will begin selling its meat once the USDA inspects their facilities. CNN
Upside Foods, a California-based company that makes meat from cultured chicken cells, will be able to begin selling its products once it has been inspected by the US Department of Agriculture.