PRAGUE, Nov 8 (Reuters) – (This Nov. 8 story has been corrected to fix the headline, first bullet point, and story’s reference to ‘registration’, not ‘approval’ or ‘certification’ after the company issued a clarification.) Czech start-up Bene Meat Technologies is the first to win European Union registration for laboratory-grown meat for use in pet food and plans to boost production to make up to several metric tons per day next year, the company said on Wednesday. Full article: Czech firm Bene Meat gets EU registration for lab-grown meat for pet food | Reuters

KANSAS CITY, MO. and PRAGUE — With many consumers becoming increasingly concerned about their environmental impact and those of their beloved companions, more pet food companies are expanding their sustainability efforts. Full article: Cultivating a more sustainable industry through cultured proteins | Pet Food Processing

While in the long-term, Czech start-up Bene Meat Technologies plans to develop a cell-based steak product for human consumption, its short-term focus has pivoted to cultured pet food, CEO Roman Kříž tells FoodNavigator… Full article: Why the first mass-produced cultured meat product won’t be food (foodnavigator.com)

Bene Meat Technologies announces a new technological development that uses animal cell lines for the scalable production of cultivated meat ingredients for the pet food industry. “The first economically meaningful and mass-produced product will most likely be pet food!” says the startup. Full article: Bene Meat Technologies Reveals Cultivated Meat Ingredients for the Pet Food Industry – vegconomist – the vegan business magazine

قد يكون اللحم المزروع مفيداً للناس لأنه قد يوفر لهم تغذية جيدة في المستقبل. ولكن حجم الإنتاج محدود حالياً مقارنة بحجم إنتاج الحيوانات والمشاكل الأخلاقية المتعلقة بطريقة ذبحها وأيديولوجية استخدامها كطعام. بالإضافة للمشاكل الصحية قد يكون اللحم المزروع أكثر سلامةً مقارنةً باللحم العادي إذا أخذنا بعين الاعتبار التغيرات البيئية وتأثير انبعاثات ثاني أكسيد الكربون على الحيوانات. Full video: (540) كيف يتم تصنيع اللحوم المزروعة داخل المختبرات؟ – YouTube

While the cell-based protein space has heated up rapidly in Western Europe, the U.S. and Asia-Pacific in recent years, startups tapping cellular agriculture to sustainably produce meat remain few and far between in Central and Eastern Europe… Full article: Czech Startup Bene Meat Technologies Is Bringing Cultured Meat To Eastern Europe – Green Queen