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draw. Regardless of the method, all cells obtained must be taken from
healthy animals, and extensive documentation is required to monitor their
validity.

Currently Available Products
The promise of cultured meat has sparked the interest of investors, scientists,
and consumers alike. However, as of April 2022, the San Francisco-based
company , is the only company with cell-cultured meat products on the market
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after receiving Singapore regulators’ approval to sell cultivated chicken to the
public for the first time in December 2020. The FDA and USDA in the United
States are currently considering it, too, and there is hope that other regulatory
approvals around the world will follow soon.
There are currently about 99 companies developing cultured meat around
Cultured meat, on the other hand, is still in its infancy. It is the world, a significant increase from only four in 2016. However, one cellular
unclear how healthy and cost-effective cultured meat will be. agriculture start-up is following a different strategy by developing lab-grown
Despite the researchers’ claims that they can manipulate the exotic meats that, according to the company, can provide novel food
amounts of fat and cholesterol in cultured meat, current scientific experiences. It is about to start selling lab-grown tiger steaks and zebra meat
knowledge about the nutritional impact of lab-grown meat is still to restaurants in the United Kingdom. At the same time, other leading start-
lacking. More importantly, the link between meat-heavy diets and ups claim that their products, such as cell-based foie gras, cell-based tuna
chronic disease remains true today and into the future. and salmon fillets, meatballs made from muscle and fat cells, and cell-based
breast milk, will also be available shortly. This corresponds to the prediction
Stem Cell Technology that by 2030, cell-based meats will have reached a commercial scale but will
Scientists extract stem cells, also known as building block cells, remain prohibitively expensive in comparison to traditional meats . By 2040,
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that can self-renew and differentiate from animals to create lab- a projected 60% of the meat will be made from cells grown in bioreactors and
grown meat. They soak the cells in a nutrient-rich liquid before sold in grocery stores and restaurants around the world .
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placing them in a bioreactor. A laboratory device used to grow
organisms. So far, we know that meat can be grown using a Challenges and Opportunities
variety of cell types, and animal cells can be obtained in a variety Cell-based fish fillets are particularly appealing among the aforementioned
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of ways . products. It may be beneficial not only to those who avoid eating red meat,
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According to Good Food Institute, collecting a cell sample but it may also play a significant role in reducing traditional meat consumption
from a live animal is the most common method and is accomplished and resolving overfishing concerns, thereby helping to preserve our marine
with minimally invasive techniques. It can be used to obtain a biodiversity. However, the most significant barrier to cultivating cells is the
variety of stem cells, including skeletal muscle stem cells (satellite lack of access to cell lines from species used in cultivated meat production.
cells), which reside in muscle tissue and contribute to muscle Furthermore, because the development of new cell lines can be time-and
tissue renewal. Stem cells can also be obtained by removing cells resource-intensive, financial support from large, eco-conscious supporters
from specific organs and repurposing them to create new products. is essential. Or it should be funded on a national scale.
Cells from mammary glands, for example, could be used to make
milk and duck eggs to make ethical foie gras. Furthermore, viable
tissue can sometimes be obtained from a recently slaughtered
animal, which could aid in determining the halal or kosher status More Information Service Info C010
of any cellular agriculture-derived product. Another approach is
to extract pluripotent stem cells (source cells) from an embryo at
an early stage through procedures such as a cheek swab or blood
เอกสารอ้างอิง / References
1 www.gfi.org/science/the-science-of-cultivated-meat/
2 www.cellbasedtech.com/lab-grown-meat-for-sale
3 www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/02/02/2377373/28124/en/2022-World
wide-Market-for-Cultured-Meat-Report-Featuring-3D-Bio-Tissues-Agulos-Biotech-
and-Aleph-Farms-Among-Others.html

ข้้อมููลเพิ่ิ�มูเติิมู / Additional Information
4 GOOD Meat แบรนด์์ใหม่่จากบริษััท Eat Just, Inc ซึ่่�งเป็็นบริษััทอาหารท่�ใช้้วิิทยาศาสตร์และ
เทคโนโลย่เพื่่�อสร้างอาหารท่�ป็ลอด์ภััย ด์่ต่อสุขภัาพื่ และยั�งย่นม่ากข่�น
GOOD Meat, a new brand from Eat Just, Inc, which is a food company that applies
science and technology to create safe, healthy, and more sustainable foods
jcomp 5 Wanda Fish Technologies บริษััทสตาร์ทอัพื่และแพื่ลตฟอร์ม่เทคโนโลย่การผลิตอาหารของ
ป็ระเทศอิสราเอลท่�ผลิตเน่�อป็ลาด์้วิยวิิธี่การเพื่าะเล่�ยงเซึ่ลล์อย่างยั�งย่น
Wanda Fish Technologies, Ltd., an Israeli FoodTech start-up with a platform that
produces a wide variety of delicious fish fillets using sustainable cell-cultivation
practices

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