Israel Becomes First Country To Approve Sale of Lab-Cultured Meat

Rehovot-based food-tech company Aleph Farms says it will now be able sell steak grown from cow cells

Israel has become the first country to approve the sale of lab-cultured meat based on beef, a process which effectively takes the animal out of the equation.

Rehovot-based food-tech company Aleph Farms says it will now be able sell steak grown from cow cells – the first company in the world to do so.

Israel is the global leader in the cultivation of meat grown from animal cells in labs. Food tech companies are hoping to bypass the environmental impact of the meat industry as well as addressing concerns over animal welfare.