US regulators approve the sale of lab-grown chicken

Imagine biting into a juicy piece of chicken, that didn’t come from a farm, but from a lab. Sounds like science fiction? Well, not quite.

The US Agriculture Department, has given the green light to California-based GOOD Meat, to sell their chicken produced from cultured cells, heralding a new era, of sustainable meat production. 

The approval, came after the Food and Drug Administration, confirmed in March this year, that cultivated chicken was safe for consumers. 

Along with GOOD Meat, The Agriculture Department, also approved lab-grown chicken from UPSIDE Foods, which had already received regulatory acceptance from the FDA, in November 2022. 

From now on, GOOD Meat and UPSIDE Foods, can offer their products to restaurants, and, fingers crossed, in a little while, supermarkets. 

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