A factory for the production of artificial meat for export has been launched in China
Shanghai-based cultured meat startup CellX has launched China's first experimental plant. Artificial meat is obtained in the laboratory from animal cells, which do not need to be slaughtered for production.
In honor of the opening of the plant, a tasting was organized on the territory of the industrial park in Shanghai. The offerings included kebabs and tofu with minced lamb grown in the laboratory.
The first CellX plant is equipped with a bioreactor that allows the production of several tons of cultured meat per year, said the company's CEO, Ziliang Yang. According to him, the results of the experimental plant will be used to launch a large-scale commercial production, the construction of which is planned to be completed by 2025. It will already be able to produce hundreds of tons of artificial meat per year, writes the South China Morning Post.
The company plans to enter the international market. Towards the end of this year, CellX is going to get approval from the US and Singapore food industry regulators to start selling its cultured meat in these countries, as they lead the world in the number of regulatory approvals for the retail sale of laboratory- grown meat products.
Yang says CellX will apply in both countries this year with the goal of starting to sell its products, initially in restaurants, by 2025.
The cost of meat-growing bioreactors in China is significantly lower than in the United States or Europe, and the government has offered generous benefits to industry players since meat cultivation was included in the 14th five-year plan of the Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China last year.
CellX is one of the few leaders in the production of laboratory meat in China. There are also several other companies doing research in this area. They are participating in a global race to develop commercially viable meat and fish products grown in the laboratory to attract consumers concerned about the impact of animal husbandry on the environment as a major source of greenhouse gas emissions.
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