A statement from the California company quoted the headquarters of its establishment and its general manager, Oma Valley, as saying, “We launched + AID + in a world full of skeptics, and today we put a footprint in history after we have become the first company to receive this message from the Food and Drug Administration regarding meat produced in the laboratory “.
He pointed out that what was recorded represents a “main step towards a new era in the production of meat,” adding, “enthusiastic about the idea that American consumers will soon have the opportunity to eat delicious meat directly produced from animal cells. ”
The company still has several obstacles before it is able to start selling its products, including inspections conducted by the US Department of Agriculture.
The Food and Drug Administration stated in a statement that it was “accurately” of the data and information provided by the company regarding its methods and does not have “additional questions at this stage about its conclusions regarding food safety. ”
However, this measure is not classified as approval, according to the FDA.
Several emerging companies aspire to produce and market the so -called “laboratory meat” meat, which allows human beings to consume animal protein through methods that bear less environmental effects than caused by animal breeding, and do not harm these creatures.
These products differ from the vegetable alternatives of meat, such as “steak meat” made of soybeans and other ingredients similar to meat in terms of texture and flavor, but they do not contain animal proteins.
“Eight Just” is the competition for “AID Foods” the first company to receive in 2020 in Singapore a license that allows it to market industrial meat..
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