‘A new era’: US regulator allows first sales of lab-grown meat

“Two companies, Upside Foods and Good Meat, said on Wednesday they have received final US Department of Agriculture approval to sell lab-grown meat, paving the way for the nation’s first-ever sales of the product. With the approvals, the United States will become the second country after Singapore to allow the sale of so-called cultivated meat, which is derived from a sample of livestock cells that are fed and grown in steel vats.”

Let’s see if there is a market for meat grown in steel vats. I’ll pass on this one.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/492431/a-new-era-us-regulator-allows-first-sales-of-lab-grown-meat

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Mark Skidmore is Professor of Economics at Michigan State University where he holds the Morris Chair in State and Local Government Finance and Policy. His research focuses on topics in public finance, regional economics, and the economics of natural disasters. Mark created the Lighthouse Economics website and blog to share economic research and information relevant for navigating tumultuous times.

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