On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture cleared cultivated meat, which is also known as lab-grown meat, to be sold in the United States.
Two companies pushing for approval to sell their cultivated meats are Upside Foods and Good Meat.
The companies said they received approval from the USDA to start selling their cell-based proteins across the country. Good Meat shared that it is starting production on its products immediately.
The plant-based egg substitute maker Eat Just owns the lab-grown food maker, which uses a giant vat, like what’s used in beer breweries, to create its foods.
The company advertises its products as “meat without slaughter.” So far, it has been selling its products in Singapore.
The last step the company had in making its products available for purchase domestically was a “grant of inspection,” which is handed out by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Josh Tetrick, the co-founder and CEO of Good Meat and Eat Just, shared a statement following the approval of the grant of inspection.
“This announcement that we’re now able to produce and sell cultivated meat in the United States is a major moment for our company, the industry, and the food system,” Tetrick said.
Tetrick also took to Twitter sharing that getting meat from animals wouldn’t be required any longer.
“For all of human history, eating meat has meant slaughtering animals. But scientists behind cultivated meat say that’s no longer necessary. And, today, the USDA gave its first clearances to sell meat produced this way,” Tetrick tweeted.
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