The FDA responded to GOOD Meat with a “no questions” response, deeming the company’s lab-grown chicken product safe to eat.
According to the letter, the administration is confident that the product is safe for sale in the United States. In November, the FDA sent a similar letter to Upside Foods, another company that produces meat from grown chicken cells.
Lab-Grown Chicken Products
That’s a significant step, but it doesn’t mean customers will be able to try the product right away. Both enterprises require approval from the US Department of Agriculture before they can sell to customers.
Good Meat promotes its product as “meat without slaughter,” implying a more humanitarian approach to meat consumption. Supporters of cultured meat hope that it will aid in the fight against climate change by eliminating the need for traditional animal husbandry, which generates greenhouse gases. Cultivated or lab-grown meat is developed in a vat similar to that of a beer brewery.
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Alternative For Traditional, Organic Chicken?
There is no set date for when Good Meat or Upside Foods will be approved by the USDA. However, things are developing swiftly on a global scale. Good Meat’s cell-based chicken was certified for sale in Singapore in 2020 and is now accessible in the country’s eateries.
Good Meat, which is owned by plant-based egg manufacturer Eat Just, announced that after the USDA approves its product, chef and Good Meat board member José Andrés would begin serving the cultured meat in a restaurant in Washington, D.C.
Senety percent of Singaporeans who sampled GOOD Meat’s farmed chicken felt it tasted as good as or better than traditional chicken, according to the company. Almost 90% of those polled said they would substitute grown chicken for traditional chicken.
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