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A number of companies have been experimenting with lab-grown meat, trying to make everything from lab-grown fish, to chicken, bacon, and more. It's said to be the future of meat, growing burgers from petri dishes. And soon lab-grown meat is going to make it onto the shelves around the United States and eventually other regions, [with lab-grown chicken nuggets soon](https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47611026) expected to be served in a variety of restaurants in other areas. 

The meat is being grown from animal cells, in the case of the chicken nuggets it had been cells that were taken from a feather of a chicken that was still alive, no chicken needed to die for the nuggets. But are people eager to [consume lab-grown meat](https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47611026)? Perhaps they'd be no more unwilling to test it if it were given the proper packaging; repackage the pink slime into something more edible. 

### A handful of companies that are working on lab-grown meats are currently helping to shape the future of agriculture and within only [5 years we could start to see these](https://kwwl.com/news/top-stories/2019/04/05/lab-grown-meat-could-be-on-shelves-in-5-years/) products enter our local grocery stores.

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The cost of the lab-grown meat has been drastically reduced in recent years and currently they are working to get it down to roughly $5-10 per <b>[kg of meat product](https://kwwl.com/news/top-stories/2019/04/05/lab-grown-meat-could-be-on-shelves-in-5-years/)</b>, with the hope of reaching that price by 2020. Lab-grown meatballs, [burgers, bacon, and other](https://www.africanews.com/2019/04/05/lab-grown-meat-could-be-on-shelves-in-5-years-scientists/) items, could be widely available within the next decade. 

Ranchers have been criticizing the alternative, suggesting [that it shouldn't be](https://www.agriculture.com/news/livestock/lab-grown-meat-iis-not-beef-say-ranchers) called “meat” because it [has been grown in a lab](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/09/technology/meat-veggie-burgers-lab-produced.html). And the Cattlemen's Association has already <b>*petitioned the USDA*</b> about the issue, asking them *to offer a definition of what beef is*; specifically that it's a [product of *cattle born*, raised, and slaughtered](https://www.agriculture.com/news/livestock/lab-grown-meat-iis-not-beef-say-ranchers) in a [traditional manner](https://www.agriculture.com/news/livestock/lab-grown-meat-iis-not-beef-say-ranchers). They argue that it would be misleading for companies producing lab-grown meat products to wrongfully label their products as meat because it would confuse the customers. 

Two of the largest [food processors in the United States](https://www.agriculture.com/news/livestock/lab-grown-meat-iis-not-beef-say-ranchers) have already invested into one of the prominent lab-grown meat companies known as Memphis Meats, we can expect that it's only a matter of time before the lab-grown alternatives are making it to the shelves. With the rise in demand for vegan and plant based alternatives as well, the cruelty-free, lab-grown meat choices are likely to be a popular option with many.

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One of those companies, that's a vegan food business that's working on lab-grown meat, is known as <b>Just</b> and this is an image of what their lab-grown burgers might look like once they make it to the shelves. 

## The founder of Just, Josh Tetrick, confirmed several months ago that the products were soon going to be on the market, with a post to his social media suggesting that this trend is going to revolutionize the food industry. 

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They were planning on making their first <b>small commercial sale</b> of their products by the end of [last year](https://www.just-food.com/news/just-planning-to-launch-lab-grown-chicken-product-this-year_id140252.aspx). Those who have already tasted the lab-grown chicken nuggets have claimed that they were surprised [at how close it tasted to the real thing](https://www.cnet.com/news/lab-grown-cultured-clean-meat-tasting-the-chicken-of-the-future-just-inc/). 

## China, and India, discovered that these alternatives can expect <b>[high levels of acceptance](https://edgy.app/asia-lab-grown-meat)</b>.
<center></center>Just is also planning on developing lab-grown <b>wagyu beef</b>, but these products still need to receive FDA and USDA approval. At first, the lab-grown nuggets will be available only in selected <b>high-end restaurants</b> around Asia sometime later this [year once they receive approval](https://www.cnet.com/news/lab-grown-cultured-clean-meat-tasting-the-chicken-of-the-future-just-inc/). For now, they'll still have to work on getting the price down as it's reported that the cruelty-free "clean meat nuggets" cost [roughly $100 to make](https://www.livekindly.co/worlds-first-lab-grown-chicken-nugget-uk/). 


Pics:
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[Pic3](https://thespoon.tech/a-peek-inside-just-foods-clean-meat-lab/)
[Pic4](https://twitter.com/joshtetrick/status/1052693837259276290?lang=en)

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