Today's Top Stories on Vegan Technology

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Singapore Becomes First Country in the World to Allow Sale of Cell-Based Meat

After a thorough approval process, Singapore will allow the sale of chicken bites made with Eat Just’s cultured meat, setting a precedent for other countries to “divorce meat production from industrial animal agriculture,” according to Good Food Institute Executive Director Bruce Friedrich.

by Anna Starostinetskaya

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Texas-Style Vegan Jerky Launches at Whole Foods

Urban Cowboy’s mushroom-based jerky is made with the help of artificial intelligence to replicate the meaty texture of old-fashioned beef jerky.

by Nicole Axworthy

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Chile’s High-Tech Vegan Milk Makes US Debut at Whole Foods Nationwide

The Not Company uses artificial intelligence to create vegan approximations of animal-derived foods, including its “NotMilk”—the first of its products to hit US shelves.

by Anna Starostinetskaya

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Walmart to Cut 60,000 Pounds of Plastic Annually with One Simple Change to Its Cucumbers

By switching to plastic-free Apeel English cucumbers—which feature a plant-based, life-extending “peel”—the major retailer is eliminating the equivalent of 85 million plastic straws.

by Anna Starostinetskaya

Lightlife Targets Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods in a Full-Page <i>New York Times</i> Ad. Here's Their Response.

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Lightlife Targets Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods in a Full-Page New York Times Ad. Here’s Their Response.

After publishing an open letter, Lightlife Foods faces criticism from Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods, and consumers.

by Jocelyn Martinez

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Food Truck Sells Out of 1,000 Servings of 3D-Printed Vegan Meat in Five Hours

Israeli company Redefine Meat attracted 600 customers to a small village in Israel with its innovative vegan Alt-Meat, which will soon be available at local butcher shops and restaurants thanks to a partnership with meat distributor Best Meister.

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BlueNalu Raises $60 Million to Bring Cell-Based Mahi Mahi to Market

The San Diego-based startup secured the largest financing to date in the global cell-based food industry and aims to start market testing its first products later this year.

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Mitsubishi to Bring Cultured Meat Across Japan

Israeli startup Aleph Farms will work with the food arm of the multinational company to bring cell-based steak to Japanese tables.

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Singaporean Teenagers Were the First to Order Eat Just’s Lab-Grown Chicken—Here’s What They Thought

“This chicken, it’s just chicken,” a 12-year-old diner said.

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Cell-Based Meat Pioneer Raises Nearly $20 Million to Bring First Products to Market

With Mosa Meat’s new round of funding, the company has raised a total of $75 million this year to help bring its slaughter-free beef to market.

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This Vegan Egg Cooks, Tastes, and Cracks Like a Chicken Egg

French startup Le Papondu created a whole vegan egg that is as versatile as a chicken egg.

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Impossible Burger Patties Launch in 2,000 Kroger Stores Nationwide

The pre-formed patties are the second retail product launch of plant-based meat maker Impossible Foods.

by Nicole Axworthy

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Can We Make Exact Vegan Replicas of Chicken Breasts and Fish Fillets? This Global Contest is Betting $15 Million On It

XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion competition will take place across three rounds over the next four years to find the next leading vegan alternative to chicken breast and fish fillets.

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Chicago Startup Gets $45 Million to Make Vegan Meat from Microbes Found in Yellowstone National Park

A protein called “Fy”—created by fermenting volcanic microbes sourced from hot springs at Yellowstone—is the base for Nature Fynd’s hot dogs, nuggets, and hamburgers, and other animal-free foods the startup is working to bring to market.

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Impossible Foods CEO Is “Dead Serious” About Making All Food Animals Obsolete by 2035

Pat Brown says it’s “game over” for the meat industry and “they just don’t realize it yet.”

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Eat Just’s Lab-Grown Chicken Will Be Sold for the First Time Ever This Weekend

by Anna Starostinetskaya

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Dairy-Identical Vegan Startup Raises $11.3 Million to Expand Worldwide

by Anna Starostinetskaya

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Forbes 30 Under 30 List Spotlights Vegan Changemakers

The coveted list includes the young entrepreneurs behind Daring Foods, Prime Roots, Spero Foods, New Wave Foods, Moku Foods, and Simulate, who are all taking on animal agriculture by developing innovative plant-based products.

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These New Plant-Based Patties Undergo “Software” Updates to Mimic Chicken

SIMULATE—the startup behind high-tech vegan NUGGS—is launching its newest plant-based meat, a chicken “disc” that is improved constantly through customer input.