July 4, 2023

Will Lab Grown Meat Wind Up In Your Pet Food?

Will Lab Grown Meat Wind Up In Your Pet Food?

Lab-grown (cultured cell) meat was just approved for sale to humans in June 2023 by the FDA.

Of course, there are tons of questions, but we should also be concerned about what this may mean for pet food.

I don't know about you, but when I see that Bill Gates is involved, I'd prefer to run the other way.

Here are the links to everything discussed in todays epsiode:
Human Food Made with Cultured Animal Cells: https://www.fda.gov/food/food-ingredients-packaging/human-food-made-cultured-animal-cells

FDA Approved June 2023: https://www.cfsanappsexternal.fda.gov/scripts/fdcc/?set=AnimalCellCultureFoods

ABC News Story: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/fda-approves-1st-cell-cultivated-meat-upside-foods/story?id=100278334 

ABC News: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/lab-grown-chicken-meat-closer-restaurant-menus-store/story?id=98083882

ABC News: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/lab-grown-chicken-meat-closer-restaurant-menus-store/story?id=98083882

Good Meat, Inc. is owned by Just Eat (Just Eggs), their investors: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/just-inc/company_financials

UPSIDE Foods is privately owned. Their investors: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/upside-foods/company_financials

… including Bill Gates and Tyson Foods: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/history-made-upside-foods-is-approved-to-sell-cultivated-meat-in-the-us-following-completion-of-final-usda-regulatory-step-301857015.html#:~:text=UPSIDE%20Foods%20has%20raised%20a,%2C%20Tyson%20Foods%2C%20and%20others

TAPF article: https://truthaboutpetfood.com/lab-cultured-chicken-approved-for-human-consumption/

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