[1/2] Lab-grown chicken from GOOD Meat is grilled by Chef Daniel Lugo at Jose Andres's China Chilcano, in Washington, U.S., July 13, 2023.
REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 11 (Reuters) - Lab-grown meat can be labeled kosher and halal as long as its cells are derived in methods compliant with religious standards, according to two panels of experts commissioned by the nascent industry.
"It’s another marker around making cultivated meat a real solution," said Josh Tetrick, CEO of GOOD Meat.
More than 12 million people in the United States eat kosher products and 8 million eat halal products, according to the OU and Islamic Services of America, a halal certification agency.
Regulators cleared cultivated chicken for U.S. consumption earlier this year and it has since been served at some high-end restaurants.
Persons:
Chef Daniel Lugo, Leah Millis, Josh Tetrick, Tetrick, SuperMeat, Ido Savir, Leah Douglas, Bill Berkrot
Organizations:
REUTERS, GOOD, Companies, Orthodox Union, OU, Islamic Services of America, Thomson
Locations:
Jose, China, Washington , U.S, United States, Singapore