Two artificial chicken companies in California are approved to go public, and the goal is to gradually spread to family consumption
Cell culture, an "artificially manufactured" chicken that does not grow on animals, was finally approved by the Ministry of Agriculture on the 21st. It was first marketed to specific restaurants, and then gradually popularized for family consumption; the United States has also become the second approved "artificial" chicken after Singapore. "Countries where chicken meat is eaten for human consumption.
Scientists and entrepreneurs who develop artificial meat focus on the growing demand for meat, and the artificial production of "real meat" will not harm the earth's environment and resources, and seriously develop this "biotechnology".
The two artificial chicken companies approved by the Department of Agriculture are Good Meat and Upside Foods, subsidiaries of the food technology company Eat Just, both in California. The two companies are leaders in the plant-based meat industry, and the Department of Agriculture says the chicken they produce is "safe to eat."
Josh Tetrick, CEO of ChiZheng Foods, said the USDA's announcement of the approval of Good Meat and Positive Foods' plant-based meat is a big deal "for our company, the industry, and the food system."
José Andrés, a famous anti-hunger chef, plans to recommend the first batch of artificial meat from the "Good Meat" company to customers at his restaurant in Washington.
A spokesperson for the Food Safety Inspection Office of the Ministry of Agriculture said that the Ministry of Agriculture has passed strict inspections and evaluated the food safety system of the industry before approving the market.
The common method used by artificial meat companies is to put the cells of poultry or livestock in a stainless steel "bioreactor", and experts will "feed" and "fill" nutrients and oxygen into the cells, and after the cells multiply and grow, produce into various meat products.
Supporters believe that this method can reduce the global reliance on the slaughter of animals for meat, because the traditional breeding method requires a large area of land, consumes a lot of water, and releases greenhouse gases. "It is not environmentally friendly."
However, artificially cultured meat also consumes a lot of energy. Even those in favor believe that it is necessary to use renewable energy to reduce the impact on the environment.
No matter from a scientific or economic point of view, the efficiency of artificial meat is still not comparable to the production of traditional meat and seafood. The "vegetable meat" industry has been quiet recently after a period of turmoil.