Cultivated Meat & Seafood
Good Meat receives FDA clearance for cell-based meat

Gwen Jones
22 March 2023
22 March 2023
Good Meat receives FDA clearance for cell-based meat


Eat Just’s cultivated meat division, Good Meat, has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its cell-based chicken.
A “no questions” letter shows that the agency has accepted the company’s conclusion that its first poultry product is safe to eat.
This marks a key milestone for Good Meat in bringing its cultivated chicken to market in the US and comes more than two years after parent Eat Just secured a historical approval in Singapore.
Over the course of many months, Good Meat prepared extensive documentation for the FDA, outlining the safety of and production process for its cultivated chicken. Details included the identity, purity and stability of the chicken cells used.
The cultivated meat maker is now working to secure the greenlight from the US Department of Agriculture, after which a restaurant in Washington, owned by chef José Andrés, will become the first in the country to serve the product.