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Singapore has given US start-up ‘Eat Just’ the permission to sell its lab-grown chicken meat.

Highlights
  • It has become the world's first government to give such approval.
  • This lab grown meat is also termed as clean meat and is not procured by killing animals.
  • The first-in-the-world regulatory allowance of real, high-quality meat created directly from animal cells for safe human consumption paves the way for a forthcoming small-scale commercial launch in Singapore.
What is lab-grown meat?
  • Lab-grown meat, also known as cultured meat on account of the process, is meat that is prepared from the regeneration of cell animal cultures, instead of slaughtered animals.
  • Using techniques typically used during regenerative medicine, scientists use animal cells to ‘grow’ more cells by feeding them nutrients like salts and sugars in a controlled lab environment.
  • Once enough muscle fibres have grown, the meat begins to vaguely resemble the animal it was supposed to recreate.
  • The resulting ‘meat’ can then be shaped into patties or sausages.
  • These do resemble actual meat in terms of appearance, texture, and even nutrient profile.
Is lab-grown meat the same as mock meat
  • Mock meat or vegan meat are plant proteins that are processed to resemble meat.
  • They do not contain any animal fat or animal proteins, unlike lab-grown meat.
  • Mock meat doesn’t require any animals at all in the production process and is completely cruelty-free.
  • The Impossible Burger and Beyond Burger are both mock meat brands that use plant protein. 
  • While lab-grown meat is sustainable and cruelty-free to a degree, it is still biologically meat. 
Source: Indian Express

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