{"id":581663,"date":"2023-07-06T14:51:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T11:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/netherlands-first-in-europe-to-approve-lab-grown-meat-tastings\/"},"modified":"2023-07-06T14:51:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T11:51:22","slug":"netherlands-first-in-europe-to-approve-lab-grown-meat-tastings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/netherlands-first-in-europe-to-approve-lab-grown-meat-tastings\/","title":{"rendered":"#Netherlands first in Europe to approve lab-grown meat tastings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4c738764fb2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4c738764fb2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/netherlands-first-in-europe-to-approve-lab-grown-meat-tastings\/#Collaborative_competition_in_the_lab-grown_meat_space\" >Collaborative competition in the lab-grown meat space<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/netherlands-first-in-europe-to-approve-lab-grown-meat-tastings\/#Following_in_the_footsteps_of_the_US_and_Singapore\" >Following in the footsteps of the US and Singapore<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yesterday, the Dutch government released an official letter announcing it will allow the tasting of meat and seafood products cultivated from animal cells under specified conditions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following in the footsteps of the US and Singapore, the Netherlands is now the first country in Europe to permit tastings of lab-grown meat, a move that is particularly welcome by leading Dutch <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">startups<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the field.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Collaborative_competition_in_the_lab-grown_meat_space\"><\/span>Collaborative competition in the lab-grown meat space<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cellular agriculture might not make a huge dent in the food industry for many years yet. However, given time, the breakthrough <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> of growing meat in labs can form part of a desperately needed solution to transforming our food systems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no shortage of cultivated meat startups around the world, and in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Europe<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. One of the keys to their success, apart from food safety and energy efficiency, is taste. For omnivores to pick lab-grown meat over that from a slaughtered animal, it needs to deliver when it comes to taste and texture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The &lt;3 of EU tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It&#8217;s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, up until now, scientists in Europe have faced a tremendous hurdle \u2014 they haven\u2019t actually been able to let people try their products. As such, the move from the Dutch government to allow tastings under certain conditions is crucial to moving the budding industry forward. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lawmakers established the \u201ccode of practice\u201d in collaboration with cultivated meat startups Meatable and Mosa Meat, and sector representative HollandBIO.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maarten Bosch, CEO of <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mosameat.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mosa Meat<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which calls itself a food technology company making the \u201cworld\u2019s kindest beef burgers,\u201d called the landmark announcement a \u201cgreat achievement.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMosa Meat will use these controlled tastings to gather invaluable feedback on our products and to educate key stakeholders about the role cellular agriculture can play in helping Europe meet our food sovereignty and sustainability goals,\u201d Bosch said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is great <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> for the Netherlands,\u201d said Krijn de Nood, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">co-founder<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and CEO of <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/meatable.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meatable<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with whom TNW sat down for an interview earlier this year. He further added that it meant the country would maintain its pioneering position in the field. \u201cMeatable is looking forward to inviting the first people to try our sausages, dumplings, and pulled pork!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Following_in_the_footsteps_of_the_US_and_Singapore\"><\/span>Following in the footsteps of the US and Singapore<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As previously mentioned, the landmark decision makes the Netherlands the first country in Europe to make pre-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved tastings of cultivated meat possible. The government has previously set aside \u20ac60mn to build a \u201ccellular agriculture ecosystem\u201d and make the country a hub for the emerging technology. It has also established the organisation <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.cellulaireagricultuur.nl\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cellular Agriculture Netherlands<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which will now be tasked with overseeing the code of practice for tasting approvals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A little over a week ago, the US approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells from startups Upside Foods and Good Meat, both based in California. Singapore, which was also the location for Meatable\u2019s first public tasting of its cultivated pork products earlier this year, has been way ahead on the regulatory side.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The city-state formed a Novel Food Safety Expert Working Group in March 2020, and approved the first product (cultivated chicken from Eat Just) for sale in November the same year. Meatable has chosen to create a base in Singapore, and over the next five years, the company plans to invest over \u20ac60mn and employ more than 50 people there. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, at the beginning of May this year, Mosa Meat opened a new 2,760 square metre scale-up facility in Maastricht in the Netherlands. 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