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CTOnews.com, June 22 (AFP)-for the first time, the United States has approved two companies to sell chicken grown directly from animal cells, making it the second country in the world to allow artificial meat to be supplied to consumers after Singapore.

According to the report, the two companies approved by the USDA to sell artificial meat are Upside Foods and Good Meat, whose production equipment has been licensed for food safety, and the two companies will start supplying artificial chicken to some restaurants in the near future. At present, the two companies did not disclose which restaurants used their artificial chicken products.

According to the report, Upside Foods and Good Meat received safety permission from the US Food and Drug Administration in November last year. The USDA reviewed and approved its product logo last week to ensure that the label is not misleading. Uma Valeti, founder of Upside Foods, responded that this is a big step towards a sustainable future, a future that preserves choices and lives.

CTOnews.com access to the relevant data learned that artificial meat is different from soybean hamburgers and other plant substitutes, plant substitutes can only imitate the texture and taste of meat, but do not contain any animal protein, while artificial meat is in response to the demands of left-wing vegetarians and animal rights organizations, it is cultivated directly through animal cells, which allows users to eat animal protein without causing environmental damage or animal suffering.

▲ image source: Upside Foods

Previously, Eat Just was approved by Singapore in 2020, becoming the first company in the world to be approved to produce artificial meat. According to a study conducted by Farm Forward in the United States, up to 2/3 of respondents said they were willing to eat artificial meat.

▲ source: Upside Foods according to introduction, artificial meat products are still facing a lot of controversy. Earlier this month, conservatives led by Italian Prime Minister Merloni passed draft legislation that banned the production and sale of synthetic foods and animal feed, including artificial meat, on the grounds that safety had not been verified. Italy also became the first country in the world to legislate against artificial meat.

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