Largest cultivated chicken meat facility in Asia breaks ground in Singapore
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SINGAPORE: Lab-grown chicken could soon be on the menus of more eateries in Singapore, and perhaps on the shelves of supermarkets.
On Friday (Jun 10), GOOD Meat broke ground on premises in Bedok that will be the largest cultivated meat production facility in Asia.
The 30,000 sq ft complex at Bedok Food City, scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2023, is set to produce "tens of thousands of pounds" of meat a year, said the US-based company.
GOOD Meat did not give a more specific estimate on the capacity of the facility, but said that it will produce less than 2,000 pounds (about 900kg) of its cultivated meat this year.
"So it will be a significant step-up," said CEO Josh Tetrick.
The meat will be grown from chicken cells in a 6,000L bioreactor - the single-largest vessel in the cultivated meat industry to date. About 50 researchers, scientists and engineers will work at the facility, said the firm.
While the company's cultivated chicken was approved by Singapore for sale in 2020 and has been available in limited quantities, this is the first step towards commercial production.
