Frank Bergman
Democrat President Joe Biden’s administration has granted approval for Bill Gates’ lab-grown “synthetic meat” to be sold in the United States for public consumption.
In an unprecedented move, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved the sale of lab-grown “chicken meat” on Wednesday.
U.S. regulators gave the go-ahead to two California-based companies – Upside Foods and Good Meat.
Upside Foods, formerly Memphis Meats, is funded by Microsoft co-founder Gates.
The approval from regulators will allow the companies to flood the U.S. food supply with their controversial products.
The companies have been racing to be the first in the U.S. to sell meat that doesn’t come from slaughtered animals.
They’ve branded this controversial new product as “cell-cultivated” or “cultured” meat.
“This announcement that we’re now able to produce and sell cultivated meat in the United States is a major moment for our company, the industry, and the food system,” said Josh Tetrick, CEO of Eat Just, Good Meat’s parent company.
While the companies and regulators claim the development is a step toward eliminating harm to animals and reducing environmental impacts, critics remain unconvinced.
