Tag: meat

USDA official explains early worries about meat monopoly in Menendez case

An American agriculture official in Cairo notified the FBI soon after Egypt granted a monopoly to a New Jersey company alleged to have been involved in bribing Sen. Bob Menendez, the official testified on Friday. The USDA official, Bret Tate, walked federal prosecutors and jurors through what he called his unusual introduction to the head […]

Why states are suddenly making it a crime to sell lab-grown meat

Lab-grown meat isn’t on grocery store shelves in the United States and it isn’t coming anytime soon, but two states have already banned it and others are weighing similar moves. The restrictions are a sign that traditional meat producers fear losing market share to these new products, but they’ve also been divisive. Some in the […]

What’s the deal with lab-grown meat? Expert answers our FAQ

Two cultivated-meat companies — Eat Just and Upside Foods — recently got full approvals from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to sell their lab-grown chicken products in the U.S. The federal green light comes months after both companies obtained confirmation from the Food and Drug Administration that their cell-cultivated meat was safe for human consumption. […]