US EditionLab-Grown Salmon Hits the Menu at an Oregon Restaurant as the FDA Greenlights the Cell-Cultured Product
- The FDA approved Wildtype's cell-cultivated salmon for public consumption, launching it at Kann restaurant in Portland, Oregon in late May 2024.
- This approval followed Wildtype's thorough pre-market safety consultation, and it marks the FDA's first authorization of lab-grown fish after prior cultured chicken approvals in 2022.
- By July 2024, chef Gregory Gourdet’s Kann had added the cell-cultivated salmon to its regular menu, while Wildtype revealed that four more restaurants plan to feature the fish in their dishes in the near future.
- The FDA stated Wildtype's salmon cells, grown from Pacific salmon in cell environments mimicking wild habitats and combined with plant ingredients, are as safe as conventional seafood.
- This event represents a major step for the cultivated protein industry, though Florida banned lab-grown meat sales in May 2024 amid opposition framing it as a "global elite" plan.
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FDA Approves Lab-Grown Salmon
Could future fishy menu items come from a lab instead of the deep blue sea? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lab-grown salmon. San Francisco-based cellular agriculture company Wildtype nabbed the FDA’s first-ever approval of cultivated fish. Gold standard lab grown salmon! pic.twitter.com/uNKEZdRpjx — ZeeeMediaOfficial (@zeee_media) June 11, 2025 Curious customers right now can find Wildtype’s lab-grown salmon at one res…
Wildtype granted regulatory approval
By Jon Hochschartner I was thrilled to learn the Food and Drug Administration granted regulatory approval for San Francisco based company Wildtype to sell its cultivated salmon in the United States. The product will debut at select restaurants. For those who don’t know, cultivated meat is grown from animal cells, without slaughter. It offers a number of potential environmental, public health and nonhuman welfare benefits. “Wildtype’s achievemen…
Would You Eat Salmon Grown in a Lab? The FDA Says It’s OK
Cultivated entirely from fish cells, Wildtype’s sushi-grade salmon is now being served at Chef Gregory Gourdet’s Kann.Food & Wine / Getty ImagesKey PointsWildtype’s cell-cultivated salmon has received FDA approval, marking the first time lab-grown fish has been deemed safe to eat in the United States.Kann, a critically acclaimed Haitian restaurant in Portland led by Chef Gregory Gourdet, is the first to serve Wildtype’s cultivated salmon, which …
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