Key-Points<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n The product approved by the SFA is cultured chicken, produced by US-based East Just.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The company has announced the product will be manufactured with local partners under its new brand GOOD Meat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The latter is made from plant sources such as soy or pea protein, while cultured meat is grown directly from cells in a laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both have the same objective- to offer alternatives to traditional meat products that could feed a lot more people, reduce the threat of zoonotic diseases, and mitigate the environmental impact of meat consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of cellular structure, cultured or cultivated meat is the same as conventional meat \u2014 except that cultured meat does not come directly from animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Good Food Institute (GFI)\u2019s 2019 State of the Industry Report on cultivated meats, compared to conventional meat, cultivated meat could reduce land use by more than 95%, climate change emissions by 74-87% and nutrient pollution by 94%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since cultivated meat is created in clean facilities, the risk of contamination by pathogens such as salmonella and E coli, which may be present in traditional slaughterhouses and meat-packing factories, is significantly reduced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It does not require antibiotics either, unlike animals raised for meat, thereby reducing the threat posed to public health by growing antibiotic resistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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