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March 21, 2023 | 9:44 p.m
The Food and Drug Administration issued a “No Questions” response to GOOD Meat, labeling the company’s lab-grown chicken product safe. good meat
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given GOOD Meat a “no questions” rating, indicating that the company’s laboratory-bred chicken product is safe to eat.
“We currently have no questions regarding GOOD Meat’s conclusion that food consists of or contains cultured chicken cell material [are] as safe as comparable foods made using other methods,” the FDA said in a March 20 letter to the company.
The FDA’s letter “takes a critical step in bringing GOOD Meat to restaurants and retail outlets across the United States,” GOOD Meat said in a statement Tuesday, adding that it “is now in the process of completing the necessary approvals with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.” is working”.
GOOD Meat, the cultured meat division of food technology company Eat Just, Inc., is dedicated to “producing sustainable, safe meat from animal cells instead of slaughtered animals.”
The FDA’s move comes just months after UPSIDE Foods received its first FDA green light to sell cultured meat, poultry or seafood in November 2022.
GOOD Meat’s chicken product previously received approval in Singapore, making the company the first company in the world to be approved in multiple continents.
GOOD Meat’s chicken product is the first lab-grown product in the world to be approved on multiple continents. good meat
GOOD Meat plans to initially sell its products in the 30 restaurants owned by world-renowned chef and philanthropist José Andrés.
“The future of our planet depends on how we eat… and we have a responsibility to look outside the box at smarter, more sustainable ways of eating. GOOD Meat is doing just that, pushing the boundaries of innovative new solutions, and I look forward to everyone being able to taste the result,” Andrés said in a press release.
Cultured meat is obtained from a small sample of animal cells that are fed nutrients and grown in steel containers before being processed into cuts of meat.
According to GOOD Meat, 70% of Singaporeans who tried GOOD Meat’s cultured chicken said it tasted as good or better than regular chicken.
Almost 90% of these diners indicated that they would substitute cultured chicken for regular chicken.
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