'World first': UK firm Meatly granted approval to sell cultivated meat pet food

Cecilia Keating
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UK becomes first European country to approve sale of cultivated meat, and first in the world to give green light to pet food made from 'lab grown' meat

The UK has become the first European country to approve the sale of lab grown meat, after regulators this morning gave the green light for the sale of pet food made using cultivated chicken. The Department...

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