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Singapore approves sale of lab-grown chicken nuggets in world first
Singapore has given a US start-up the green light to sell lab-grown chicken meat, in what the firm says is the world’s first regulatory approval for so-called “clean meat” that does not come from slaughtered animals.
Key points:
- The regulatory approval is part of Singapore’s plans to produce more of its own food
- Lab-grown or cultured meat is grown from animal muscle cells in a lab
- Globally more than two dozen firms are testing lab-grown fish, beef, seafood and chicken
The meat, to be sold as nuggets, will be priced at premium chicken prices when it first launches in a restaurant in Singapore “in the very near term”, Eat Just co-founder and chief executive Josh Tetrick said.
Demand for alternatives to regular meat is surging due to concerns…
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