American dinner plates are getting closer to having lab-grown meat

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Only one country has approved retail sales of the product so far, Singapore. It is expected that the United States will follow suit.

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Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved UPSIDE Foods' cultivated chicken breast as safe to eat.

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