Why the first mass-produced cultured meat product won’t be food

PRAGUE — Czech biotechnology startup Bene Meat Technologies (BMT), in collaboration with scientists from the Czech Technical University in Prague, announced it conducted a life cycle assessment (LCA) study focused on the industrial cultivation of meat. The study, peer reviewed by an LCA expert from the University of Nottingham, was conducted to provide insight into the environmental impacts of cultivated meat

Tomáš Kubeš, Head of Strategic Projects at Bene Meat Technologies: “Our company’s pet food ingredient has achieved a significant milestone in the alternative proteins space. On November 8, 2023, it was officially registered under the Feed Materials Register as ‘Cultivated Cells of Mammalian Origin’. Prior to this, on October 27, 2023, our production line was approved by the Czech Central Institute

Although the cellular agriculture industry is traversing a consolidation phase and is facing the challenge of slower investor interest, the sector is building itself from the ground up, achieving all sorts of significant milestones — the first steps of what is set to become the fourth agricultural revolution. Full article: Roundup: The Biggest News in Cultivated Meat and Seafood from the