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Why you won’t be eating cell-cultivated meat any time soon

Cell-cultivated meat may appear to be proceeding ever closer to being on sale in the United States, but production, cost, and formulation issues are still bedeviling the one-time disruptors.

This month, the USDA approved labeling of the food once called lab-grown meat. In quick succession the regulatory agency granted Eat Just and then Upside Foods approval of what the startups could call their product. The verdict: cell-cultivated meat.

Fast CompanyLarissa ZimberoffJune 17, 2023hybrid, cultivated meat, food-tech, upside foods, uc davis

Meet the VIP of the burgeoning $25 billion cultivated meat market

Eric Schulze helped Upside Foods score the first U.S. regulatory approval for its cultivated chicken, and he’s just getting started.

Eric Schulze likes to cook meat. Roasted, basted, smoked, rubbed, cured, pulled, even spatchcocked—you name the preparation, and he’s tried it. This makes Schulze a typical American carnivore, but his habits do set him apart at his day job.

Fast CompanyLarissa ZimberoffJanuary 27, 2023eric schulze, upside foods, regulatory affairs, cultured meat