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☆ Chicken made from animal cells in a lab was served at a Michelin-starred restaurant in San Francisco
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Aaron Mcdade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The first lab-grown chicken has been served in the US at Bar Crenn in San Francisco. Upside Foods partnered with the Michelin-starred restaurant to serve the cultivated chicken. Upside Foods and Just Meat recently received regulatory approval to sell lab-grown chicken. Winners of a social media contest were the first diners to try the cultivated chicken at Bar Crenn, the companies announced. Good Meat is also set to bring its cultivated chicken to customers this year at China Chilcano restaurant in Washington, DC, according to CNN.

Persons: —, Uma Valeti, Bill Gates, Dominique Crenn, Crenn Organizations: Foods, Michelin, Service, Food and Drug Administration, US Department of Agriculture, CNN Locations: San Francisco, China, Washington , DC

[1/3] A view shows a cooked piece of cultivated chicken breast created at the Upside Foods plant, where lab-grown meat is cultivated, in Emeryville, California, U.S. January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Peter DaSilva/File PhotoJune 21 (Reuters) - Two companies, Upside Foods and Good Meat, can sell cell-cultivated meat to U.S. consumers for the first time after the U.S. Department of Agriculture granted them final approval on Wednesday, the companies said. The companies are the first to complete a multi-step approval process for cultivated meat that involves signoff from both the USDA and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. "It is a dream come true," said Uma Valeti, CEO of Upside, in an interview. Reporting by Leah Douglas; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Peter DaSilva, Uma Valeti, Leah Douglas, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, U.S . Department of Agriculture, USDA, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Thomson Locations: Emeryville , California, U.S, United States, Singapore

☆ U.S. Approves the Sale of Lab-Grown Chicken
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Linda Qiu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“It’s a giant step forward towards a more sustainable future — one that preserves choice and life.”The decision will make the United States the second country in the world, after Singapore, to authorize the production and sale of lab-grown meat. About 100 companies worldwide, including dozens in the United States, focus on the production of cultivated meat, according to Mr. Friedrich. Lab-grown meat begins with cells taken from an animal. When harvested, the product is essentially minced meat, which is then formed into patties, sausage or fillets. The meat contains no bones, feathers, beaks or hooves and does not need to be slaughtered.

Persons: Dr, Uma Valeti, “, ”, Bruce Friedrich, Friedrich Organizations: Good Food Institute, View Research, McKinsey & Company Locations: United States, Singapore

☆ U.S. regulators approve sale of cell-cultured chicken by two startups
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Proponents of cultured meat say it's healthier and more environmentally friendly than traditional meat. As a result of the decision, the USDA will inspect cultured meat facilities, just as it does traditional meat processing plants and slaughterhouses. The meat produced by Upside Foods and Good Meat will be labeled as "cell-cultivated chicken" when sold to consumers. Chef Jose Andres has placed the first order to sell Good Meat's cultured chicken to serve it in an undisclosed Washington, D.C., restaurant, the company said. Even armed with cash and regulatory approval, cultured meat startups face many hurdles before their products can become mainstream.

Persons: we're, Josh Tetrick, Joinn Biologics, Chef Jose Andres, Dominique Crenn, Uma Valeti Organizations: U.S . Department of Agriculture, USDA, Eat, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Foods, D.C, Companies, McKinsey Locations: U.S, Singapore, United States, Washington, San Francisco

[1/3] A logo of The UPSIDE Foods plant, where lab-grown meat is cultivated, is seen in Emeryville, California, U.S. January 11, 2023. On June 8, California-based Good Meat became the first company to receive the USDA label approval. Both Good and Upside are still awaiting a site inspection from USDA, the final step in the regulatory approval process before their cultivated chicken can go to market. Upside was the first company to receive a green light for its cultivated chicken from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last year. Cultivated meat is made from a small sample of livestock cells collected from living animals, which are then fed a nutrient mix and grown inside steel vats.

Persons: Peter DaSilva, ”, Uma Valeti, Leah Douglas, Jonathan Oatis, Matthew Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, U.S . Department of Agriculture, USDA, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, FDA, Thomson Locations: Emeryville , California, U.S, United States, California, Washington

But to reach its ultimate destination - supermarket shelves - cultivated meat faces big obstacles, five executives told Reuters. California-based cultivated meat company GOOD Meat already has an application pending with the FDA, which has not been previously reported. Regulatory approval is just the first hurdle for making cultivated meat accessible to a broad swath of consumers, executives at UPSIDE, Mosa Meat, Believer Meats, and GOOD Meat told Reuters. But it will take hundreds of millions of dollars for GOOD Meat, for example, to build bioreactors of the size needed to make its meat at scale, Tetrick said. But cultivated meat companies have the advantage that they can claim their product is real meat, Tetrick said.

☆ Lab-grown meat is OK for human consumption, FDA says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The US Food and Drug Administration has given a safety clearance to lab-grown meat for the first time. Upside Foods, a California-based company that makes meat from cultured chicken cells, will be able to begin selling its products once its facilities have been inspected by the US Department of Agriculture. Advocates hope that cultured meat will reduce the need to slaughter animals for food and help with the climate crisis. “At scale, cultivated meat is projected to use substantially less water and land than conventionally-produced meat.”Although not technically an approval, the FDA said that a thorough pre-market consultation process had been completed. The clearance only applies to food made from cultured chicken cells by Upside, but the statement said the FDA “is ready to work with additional firms developing cultured animal cell food.”

A startup that has developed lab-grown chicken made by culturing animal cells received a key safety sign-off Wednesday from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The California-based company, called Upside Foods, was cleared by the FDA on the safety of its animal cell culture technology, which can produce meat products without slaughtering any live animals. In an update released Wednesday, the FDA said it evaluated Upside Foods' production process and cultured cell material and has "no further questions" about their safety. The decision has significant implications for sustainable food production and the burgeoning cultivated meat industry. “Human food made with cultured animal cells must meet the same stringent requirements, including safety requirements, as all other food.”

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