Items Tagged with 'cell-based meat'

Fresh off this summer’s news that restaurants are now serving up Eat Just’s GOOD Meat’s cultivated meat to U.S. consumers, the company is being sued for breach of contract by two different engineering firms for failing to pay its bills.

New research from the University of California, Davis, suggests cultivated meat might not be better for the environment than beef from traditionally raised cattle, and in some cases could be worse.

Agribusiness giant ADM has jumped into the cultured meat fray with its first strategic investment in the industry that will partner it with Eat Just Inc.’s GOOD Meat division.

The power shift in the House Agriculture Committee is close to being complete. The House Republican steering committee on Wednesday picked Pennsylvania Rep. Glenn “G.T.” Thompson as the Ag committee’s ranking member, replacing the retiring Mike Conaway.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has floated the possibility of USDA and the Food and Drug Administration splitting regulatory responsibilities over gene-edited animals.

A Washington lobby group representing the meat sector and a major player in cultured protein development sent a joint letter to the administration on Thursday.