FDA approves lab-grown “GOOD Meat” chicken product, second such approval in the US
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March 21, 2023 | 21:44
The Food and Drug Administration gave a “no questions asked” response to GOOD Meat, marking the company’s lab-grown chicken product as safe to eat.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a “no questions asked”[ads1]; response to GOOD Meat, marking the company’s lab-grown chicken product as safe to eat.
“We have no questions at this time regarding GOOD Meat’s conclusion that food products consist of or contain cultured chicken cell material [are] as safe as comparable food produced by other methods,” the FDA said in a March 20 letter to the company.
The FDA’s letter “marks a crucial step in bringing GOOD Meat to restaurants and retail in the United States,” GOOD Meat said in a statement Tuesday, adding that it is “now working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture on the necessary approvals.”
GOOD Meat, the cultured meat division of food technology company Eat Just, Inc., is dedicated to “creating sustainable, safe meat from animal cells instead of slaughtered animals.”
The FDA’s move comes just months after UPSIDE Foods received the FDA’s first regulatory green light to sell cultured meat, poultry or seafood in November 2022.
GOOD Meat’s chicken product was previously approved in Singapore, making the company the first in the world to be approved on multiple continents.
GOOD Meat initially plans to sell its product at the 30 restaurants owned by world-renowned chef and humanitarian José Andrés.
“The future of our planet depends on how we feed ourselves… and we have a responsibility to look beyond the horizon for smarter, sustainable ways of eating. GOOD Meat is doing just that, pushing the boundaries of innovative new solutions, and I am excited for everyone to taste the result, says Andrés in a press release.
Cultured meat is derived from a small selection of animal cells that are fed nutrients and grown in steel vats before being processed into cuts of meat.
According to GOOD Meat, 70% of Singaporeans who tried GOOD Meat’s cultured chicken said it tasted as good or better than regular chicken.
Almost 90% of these diners said they would replace conventional chicken with cultured chicken.
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