KEY POINTS:
- As demand for plant-based meat cools, advocates for cultivated meat, which is grown directly from animal cells, think they can target a wider consumer base.
- Last fall, cultivated-meat company Upside Foods became the first in the U.S. to be viewed as safe for human consumption by the Food and Drug Administration.
- With regulatory approval in its sights, Upside Foods sees 2023 as a watershed moment for the cultivated-meat industry.
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