Meat milestone: Singapore okays second cultivated meat product

In Singapore, regulators have approved Eat Just’s cultivated chicken breast for human consumption—just the second such approval globally after the forward-thinking nation gave Eat Just’s cultivated chicken nuggets the green light last year. The stamp of approval paves the way for restaurants to begin serving Eat Just’s chicken. 

“A lot has changed in our world over the last year, but one thing has stayed the same: Singapore continues to lead the global transformation to a smarter, more sustainable food system,” said Josh Tetrick, co-founder and CEO of Eat Just in a press release. “We’re proud to celebrate our one-year anniversary of the first-ever sale of cultivated meat with this important regulatory and product announcement that’s again taking place in Singapore.” 

Eat Just raised $370 million in 2021 and will use the funds to expand production and add staff. 

In the US, Upside Foods has built a facility with 400,000 pounds of annual cultivated meat production capacity even though Singapore remains the only country to have approved cultivated meat for commercial sale and human consumption.