Articles tagged under: lab grown meat
A First for Lab-Grown Beef
Published January 22, 2024
For the first time, lab-grown beef has been approved for sale. An Israeli company plans to market steaks created by cultivating cells from an Angus cow in California. The proponents claim lab-grown meat removes the environmental impact of conventional meat…Lab-Cultivated Meat OK’ed
Published June 22, 2023
USDA has given its first approval of lab-grown meat. The Food and Drug Administration gave its blessing earlier this year. Two California companies will produce the lab-cultivated chicken. One of the companies will be selling its product in Singapore, which…Italy Moves to Ban Lab Grown Meat
Published April 2, 2023
The Italian government is working to approve a bill that would ban the use of laboratory-produced meat in food and animal feed. This would forbid Italian companies from producing food or feed from cell cultures or tissues derived from vertebrate…Major Development for Lab-Grown Meat
Published November 21, 2022
For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration has cleared lab-grown meat for human consumption. UPSIDE Foods makes cell-cultured chicken by harvesting cells from live animals and using the cells to grow meat in the lab. USDA will oversee…Cattle Industry Reacts to Lab Grown Meat Labeling Decision
Published March 8, 2019
Overall, the U.S. cattle industry is pleased with the decision for USDA to oversee lab-grown meat. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Colin Woodall says the labeling part is important. "We don't want to find ourselves…NFU Takes Stance on Lab Grown Meat Labeling and More
Published March 6, 2019
The National Farmers Union adopted policy priorities for the year ahead and approved eight special orders of business during their annual convention. Labeling lab grown meat is one of the special orders. NFU will ask the Department of Agriculture to…