458: Cultivated meat: World watches after American approval

<div>Cultivated meat is something many of us are yet to experience. But for US consumers, it will soon become a reality. <br> <br> <a href="https://foodmatterslive.com/article/us-approves-the-sale-of-upside-foods-and-good-meats-cultivated-meat/">In June this year</a>, the Department of Agriculture approved the sale of lab grown meat, allowing two Californian companies to offer “cultivated chicken” to US consumers.<br> <br> This makes the US just the second country, <a href="https://foodmatterslive.com/article/eat-just-builds-largest-alt-protein-production-facility-in-singapore/">after Singapore</a>, to clear the sale of these products.<br> <br> With the US being such a huge market, plenty of people will be watching to see what impact the decision has on the wider industry.<br> <br> But cultivated meat is still controversial. We recently made an episode about the Italian government’s intention to <a href="https://foodmatterslive.com/podcast/italy-cultivated-meat-ban-food-podcasts/">ban the products</a>.<br> <br> So, just how much of an impact will this decision have on the future of cultivated meat?<br> <br> <strong>Guests:<br> Mathilde Alexandre, Corporate and Institutional Engagement Manager, ProVeg</strong><br> <strong>Ricardo San Martin, Director and Co-founder, the Alt:Meat Lab, University of California Berkeley</strong><br> <strong>Stefano Lattanzi, CEO, Brunocell</strong> </div>