Lab-grown wildebeest on the menu as cultured meat market grows | Fin24

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The global push to develop lab-grown meat is taking an exotic twist in South Africa, where slaughter-free cuts of springbok, wildebeest and impala could soon be on the menu. | Fin24

has already produced Africa’s first cell-based chicken and is now developing a range of game meats without having to kill wildlife. While still in the research phase, the startup based in a tourist town north of Johannesburg says the first product could be ready this year, with commercial production planned within three years.

It intends to offer a variety of species, flavours and textures of wild meat, while conserving natural habitats for wildlife. Co-founder Brett Thompson said he aims to supply a nationwide burger franchise by the end of this year or early 2023.

 

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Fin24 Marvellous to know this but what will be the price ?

Fin24 So glad I'm vegetarian. Who knows what meat you could be buying here...

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Fin24 Please let us know if it's carcinogenic especially if eaten over years. We know these lab stuff are problematic

Fin24 I know inspections or monitoring does no longer exist, and anyone can import even a horse meat, package, and label it as beef. For a change, can GovernmentZA and HealthZA intervene here?

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