A landmark for cultivated meat: Singapore greenlights Europe’s first cell-grown chicken

It’s been quite a week for alternative proteins – one that shows just how fast this industry is maturing.

We start in Singapore, where a European company has made history as the first from the region cleared to sell cultivated chicken. It’s a major regulatory milestone and a sign that global approval pathways are truly starting to open.

Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi has introduced its first unified regulatory framework for novel foods – a move designed to streamline innovation and make the emirate a hub for food-tech investment. Could this signal a wider shift toward regulatory harmonization?

Back at PPTI, our 26 Food-Techs to Watch in 2026 poll is now live – and engagement is already breaking records. With new wildcard entries shaking up the list, who will make this year’s final cut?

Over in the USA, cultivated pork has hit retail shelves for the first time, giving shoppers a literal taste of the future.

But it’s not all smooth sailing for the sector. A new report warns that some of the world’s biggest food companies are losing momentum as plant-based innovation slows – an urgent reminder that complacency isn’t an option.

And rounding out the week, a European dairy innovator has secured €7 million to scale animal-free proteins to industrial production, underscoring how precision fermentation continues to power ahead.

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🐔 PARIMA secures Singapore approval for cultivated chicken, becoming Europe’s first company cleared to market cultivated meat