US EditionUK first European country to approve lab-grown meat, starting with pet food
- The UK has authorized the sale of lab-grown meat for pet food, becoming the first European country to do so, approved by the Animal & Plant Health Agency on July 2.
- Meatly, a UK-based company, is now allowed to sell cultivated chicken cells for pet food and plans to launch products by the end of the year.
- Linus Pardoe from the Good Food Institute Europe stated that the approval represents a significant milestone in cultivated meat innovation.
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UK clears lab-grown meat for pet food amid heated EU debate on food innovation
The UK has become the first European country to authorise the sale of lab-grown meat, albeit for pet food rather than human consumption, following approval by the country’s regulators earlier this month.
Lab-grown pet food gains approval in the UK
Britain has authorized the sale of lab-grown meat for pet food, marking a pioneering step in Europe.Amelia Nierenberg reports for The New York Times.In short:Meatly, a British biotech company, received approval to sell lab-grown chicken cell meat for pets.The UK’s move follows Brexit, enabling more ...
Lab-grown chicken meat enriched with vitamins and amino acids set to hit UK supermarkets after UK government authorizes sale of this type of food. The product in question is pet food from the Meatly brand, which has been authorized by the Animal and Plant Health Agency and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the UK, according to British media. Specifically, it is food for pets that has been grown in a lab from a small sampl…
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