US regulator clears second lab-grown chicken product for human consumption

California-based cultivated meat company GOOD Meat has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to bring its lab-grown chicken to market, according to agency documents released on Tuesday.

Several companies are working to bring cultivated meat to market in the United States, and must receive approval from both the FDA and the US Department of Agriculture before they can sell their products.

GOOD Meat’s chicken is the second cultivated meat product to receive a “no-questions” letter from the FDA after California-based UPSIDE Foods got the regulator’s green light for its cultivated chicken breast last November. The letter means the FDA accepts the company’s conclusion that its product is safe for humans to eat. Read more