LONDON — Last summer, the United Kingdom became the first country in Europe to legalize lab-grown meat, starting with pet food. On Friday, it will hit the shelves. The manufacturer is called Meatly, ...

The industry touts it as more humane and environmentally sustainable than breeding and slaughtering livestock. But some would-be customers aren’t into it. USA Today Network file photos The headline on ...

Readers discuss the viability of the flailing industry. To the Editor: Re “$3 Billion Later, Where’s the (Planet-Saving, Lab-Grown) Beef?,” by Joe Fassler (Opinion guest essay, Feb. 11): In his ...

Meat grown in the lab has been hailed as an environmentally friendly, cruelty-free alternative to conventional chops and steaks — but struggles to replicate the taste of the real thing. Now, ...

Cattle feed at a ranch that supplies the animals for export to the U.S. in Zamora, northern Mexico, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. Cattle ranchers were the most vocal supporters of the ban on lab-grown meat.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Cultivated meat, more widely known to the public as “lab-grown ...

The culture wars have a new scapegoat, the only difference is this red meat for the GOP base is quite literally meaty. Alabama just became the second state to ban cultivated, or lab-grown meat after ...

What should we call meat that doesn’t come from a farm animal but was grown in a metal bioreactor in a factory? The Agriculture Department is contemplating how this experimental food should be labeled ...

Lab-grown meat is not currently available in any U.S. grocery stores or restaurants. If some lawmakers have their way, it never will be. Earlier this month, both Florida and Alabama banned the sale of ...

Billions of animals are killed each year to feed an unsustainable demand for meat. Lab-grown meat—also known as cultured, cultivated, cell-based, or clean meat—can offer a kinder alternative while ...

The chicken before me had neither lived nor died, but it did look really tasty. Five stories up, in a sunny event space tucked away in New York City’s Little Italy earlier this month, chefs had been ...