Singapore Food Agency approves ‘cell-cultured chicken’, making it the first country in the world to give the go-ahead to sales of lab-created meat
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Singapore has become
the first country in the world to approve laboratory-created and slaughter-free chicken for sale.
The “chicken bites” produced by California-based food start-up Eat Just received regulatory approval from the Singapore Food Agency, in a moment seen as opening the door to a future where all kinds of meat can be produced without killing animals.
The product is created from animal cells and will be launched in the country under the Good Meat brand. It is unclear at the moment that when it will first be served to consumers, initially in a restaurant setting.
The CEO of the company, Josh Tetrick, told reporters that the meat might cost as much as premium chicken in the [...]
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