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Lab-grown meat to go on sale in Singapore in world first

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/12/02/meat.jpg"/><figcaption>A dish made with lab-grown cultured chicken developed by Eat Just is pictured in this handout photo. <em>Eat Just, Inc./Handout via Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>SINGAPORE - Lab-grown chicken will soon be available in restaurants for the first time after winning the green light from Singapore regulators.</p><p>US start-up Eat Just said Wednesday that its meat, created from animal cells and produced in bioreactors, had been approved for sale in the city-state as an ingredient in chicken bites. </p><p>It said in a statement the news marked a &quot;breakthrough for the global food industry&quot;, as it seeks to find less environmentally harmful ways of producing meat. </p><p>Meat consumption is projected to increase over 70 percent by 2050, according to Eat Just, and experts have frequently warned it is a key driver of climate change. </p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m sure that our regulatory approval for cultured meat will be the first of many in Singapore and in countries around the globe,&quot; said Josh Tetrick, co-founder and CEO of Eat Just. </p><p>&quot;Working in partnership with the broader agriculture sector and forward-thinking policymakers, companies like ours can help meet the increased demand for animal protein as our population climbs to 9.7 billion by 2050.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/28/20/singapores-shiok-meats-hopes-to-hook-diners-with-lab-grown-shrimp">Singapore&#x27;s Shiok Meats hopes to hook diners with lab-grown shrimp</a></li></ul><p>The company said it had conducted over 20 production runs in 1,200 liter bioreactors, and checks on safety and quality showed its &quot;cultured&quot; product -- the term for meat grown in labs from animal cells -- met food standards. </p><p>The meat was approved by the Singapore Food Agency, the city-state&#x27;s regulator, after an extensive safety review, Eat Just said. </p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CYuwOC48MHE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Lab-grown chicken will soon be available in restaurants for the first time after winning the green light from Singapore regulators.</p>

Lab-grown chicken will soon be available in restaurants for the first time after winning the green light from Singapore regulators.