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February 7 2025	Cultured meat THE PACK's cultivated chicken product will be released into Pets at Home stores.
February 6 2025	Cultured meat UK Pet-food company THE PACK announced the first commercially available pet product containing cultivated chicken made by Meatly.
2024	Meat alternative A comprehensive study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that processed plant-based substitutes improve nutrition compared to animal products, but are less nutritious than unprocessed plant-based foods.
2024	Cultured meat Dutch start-up Meatable planned to introduce cultivated pork sausages in several Singapore restaurants.
October 2024	Cultured meat Alabama enacted a law making cultured meat illegal to manufacture, sell, or distribute.
August 2024	Cultured meat Upside Foods filed a lawsuit against Florida in an attempt to challenge the state's ban on cultured meat production and sales.
April 2024	Cultured meat Australian start-up Vow obtained Singaporean approval for its cultured quail.
April 2024	Cultured meat Dutch start-up Meatable became the first company in the EU to receive EFSA regulatory approval for a public proof of concept tasting of cultured meat sausage, attracting significant international and national media attention.
January 2024	VBites Heather Mills repurchases VBites from the administrators, rescuing the company from potential closure.
January 2024	Cultured meat The Israeli Ministry of Health granted regulatory approval for cultured beef to Aleph Farms, marking a significant milestone in the commercialization of cultured meat in Israel.
2023	Meat alternative A study published in Nature Communications revealed that replacing half of global beef, chicken, dairy, and pork products with plant-based alternatives could reduce agricultural land use by almost a third and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 31% in 2050.
2023	Cultured meat The Chief Rabbi of Israel made a ruling on cultured meat, determining that some types are kosher and can potentially have pareve status if not made to resemble meat.
December 2023	VBites VBites collapses into administration, marking a significant financial challenge for the company.
November 2023	Beyond Meat Beyond Meat announces additional layoffs after continued declining sales, with Q3 2023 sales falling approximately 9%.
November 2023	Cultured meat Italy became the first country to officially ban cultured meat when the government approved the bill, marking a significant regulatory stance against cultivated meat technology.
October 2023	Cultured meat The Italian government withdrew the Technical Regulation Information System notification for the anti-cultured meat bill, with Minister Francesco Lollobrigida claiming it was not a step back.
June 2023	Cultured meat Upside Foods and Good Meat received USDA approval for cultivated chicken, enabling their market entry in the United States.
March 2023	Cultured meat Italy's Meloni government approved a draft bill banning the production and commercialization of cultivated meat, citing protection of food heritage while facing criticism from scientists for potentially worsening climate change.
February 2023	Cultured meat No cultured meat producers had yet submitted a novel food dossier for approval to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), despite ongoing regulatory efforts.
January 2023	Cultured meat Singapore Food Agency granted regulatory approval to Eat Just's subsidiary GOOD Meat for cultured meat production using serum-free media, considered a milestone for scalable and efficient cultivated meat production.
2022	Meat alternative A Boston Consulting Group report found that investment in improving and scaling up meat and dairy alternatives could lead to significant greenhouse gas reductions.
2022	Cultured meat A study estimated potential optimistic large-scale production costs of cultured meat could fall to $63 per kilogram, with key cost drivers being growth medium, labor, and bioreactor repairs.
November 2022	Cultured meat The FDA completed the pre-market consultation for Upside Foods (formerly Memphis Meats), marking the first safety approval for a cultivated meat company in the United States.
October 2022	Beyond Meat Beyond Meat reduces workforce by 19%, approximately 200 employees, due to revenue declines.
September 2022	Beyond Meat Beyond Meat's stock price falls to an all-time low, 93% lower than its July 2019 peak and 74% lower than the start of 2022.
September 2022	Meat alternative Taco Bell began adding plant-based meat alternatives to its menu.
September 2022	Cultured meat The Israeli Health Ministry and UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) co-organized a convention of cultivated food safety regulation experts to develop safety regulations for cultured meat.
August 2022	Meat alternative Cracker Barrel introduced Impossible Sausages in their restaurants, sparking consumer discussions about plant-based meat alternatives.
July 2022	Beyond Meat McDonald's ended testing of the McPlant burger in the USA after poor sales in 600 restaurants, though the product remains available in several European countries.
April 27 2022	Cultured meat The European Commission approved the European Citizens' Initiative End The Slaughter Age to shift subsidies from animal husbandry to cellular agriculture.
March 2022	Cultured meat Cultured meat producers in the European Union began attempting to gain regulatory approval from supranational institutions, preparing for potential consumer sales.
2021	Beyond Meat Beyond Meat began full-scale production at its first end-to-end manufacturing facility in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China, marking its international manufacturing expansion.
2021	Beyond Meat Beyond Meat expanded its product range in the UK by introducing 'Beyond Mince', a plant-based meat alternative to ground meat.
2021	Meat alternative The World Health Organization noted 'significant knowledge gaps in the nutritional composition' of meat alternatives and called for more research into their health impacts.
2021	Meat alternative The American Heart Association stated there is 'limited evidence on the short- and long-term health effects' of plant-based meat alternatives.
2021	Cultured meat The Spanish government granted €3.7 million to Biotech Foods to investigate the potential health benefits of cellular agriculture.
2021	Cultured meat GFI commissioned a Techno-Economic Analysis of cultivated meat report from CE Delft, exploring the economic feasibility of cultured meat production.
2021	Cultured meat The National Science Foundation awarded a $3.55 million grant to researchers at UC Davis for open-access cultured meat research.
2021	Cultured meat Avant Meats brought cultured grouper to market.
2021	Impossible Foods Impossible Foods launched Impossible Chicken, further diversifying their plant-based protein product line.
December 2021	Cultured meat Thirteen European and Israeli companies established Cellular Agriculture Europe, a Belgium-based association to unite and speak with a shared voice for the cultured meat industry.
September 2021	Beyond Meat Beyond Meat announced it would begin selling vegan chicken tenders in retail stores, including Walmart.
September 2021	Cultured meat A poll revealed that 75 percent of 44 industry companies preferred the term 'cultivated meat', indicating a growing consensus in the industry's terminology.
February 2021	Beyond Meat Beyond Meat started a partnership with McDonald's and Yum Brands to develop plant-protein based menu items for KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut.
February 2021	Beyond Meat Beyond Meat began testing the McPlant in Denmark and Sweden.
January 2021	Beyond Meat Beyond Meat and PepsiCo announced a joint venture called The PLANeT Partnership to develop and market plant-based snacks and drinks.
January 2021	Beyond Meat Beyond Meat announced plans to open a new global headquarters in El Segundo, CA, with intentions to significantly expand their R&D team, potentially housing three to four times the current number of team members.
January 2021	Beyond Meat Taco Bell announced a collaboration with Beyond Meat, initially as a test and then as a permanent option for a new plant-based protein food.
2020	Beyond Meat Beyond Meat acquired a manufacturing facility in Devault, Pennsylvania, expanding its production capabilities.
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