GOOD Meat given regulatory approval to bite into new chicken products in Singapore

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 -- Eat Just Inc, a company that applies cutting-edge science and technology to create healthier, more sustainable foods, announced its GOOD Meat division has been granted regulatory approval to sell new types of its history-making cultivated chicken products in Singapore.

The first glimpse of one of multiple new formats, a chicken breast, will occur at the JW Marriott Singapore South Beach next week when a group of young people from Camp Asia’s Super Chef Camp will sit down to a dinner of cultivated chicken.

“A lot has changed in our world over the last year, but one thing has stayed the same: Singapore continues to lead the global transformation to a smarter, more sustainable food system.

“We’re proud to celebrate our one-year-anniversary of the first-ever sale of cultivated meat with this important regulatory and product announcement that’s again taking place in Singapore,” said Josh Tetrick, co-founder and CEO of Eat Just in a statement.

The latest approval by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) comes on the one-year anniversary of GOOD Meat’s first-in-the-world launch of real, high-quality meat created directly from animal cells and is a shining example of the country’s commitment to enterprising technological solutions that advance environmental stewardship.

Supporting the fast-growing cultivated meat sector is part of Singapore’s bold ‘30 By 30’ campaign to build up the island nation’s capability and capacity to produce 30 per cent of its nutritional needs locally and sustainably by 2030.

GOOD Meat is continuing to invest in its future in Singapore as well, with the design and manufacturing of vessels and systems enabling significant increases in cultivated meat production capacity, underway now with the goal of having the equipment installed and operational in the next two years.

The company will continue to hire engineers, scientists, manufacturing professionals and others locally to run the facility and drive the business.

Meanwhile, GOOD Meat announced Wednesday that world-renowned chef humanitarian José Andrés has joined the Board of Directors.

-- BERNAMA