USDA clears GOOD Meat cultivated chicken for US sale

Eat Just/GOOD Meat

The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service granted inspection to Eat Just's Alameda demonstration plant and co-manufacturer JOINN Biologics in Richmond, California, clearing the final regulatory step for GOOD Meat cultivated chicken sales in the U.S. The product was set to debut at a José Andrés restaurant in Washington, D.C.

• Grant of inspection: covers Alameda demonstration plant and co-manufacturer JOINN Biologics in Richmond, California
• Final approval: completes FDA and USDA regulatory process enabling U.S. sales
• Product debut: José Andrés restaurant in Washington, D.C. targeted for end of July 2023
• Format: cell-cultivated chicken pieces replicating traditional poultry texture and taste