Mission Barns is betting that animal-free pork fat will make artificial meat delicious

Mission Barns is betting that animal-free pork fat will make artificial meat delicious

It’s the first such product to reach the market, and it could unlock a host of fattened-up meat alternatives.

USDA approves cultivated pork fat ingredient to enter the U.S. market.

Mission Barn uses belly fat cells from domestic Yorkshire pigs and grows the cells in a controlled environment.

Mission Barns secures USDA green light for cultivated fat, plans Q3 launches

Mission Barns, a startup growing animal fat in proprietary bioreactors it claims can dramatically improve the efficiency of the production process, has cleared the final hurdle required by US regulators, securing a grant of inspection from USDA for its production facility and label sign-off for its cultivated pork fat following FDA approval earlier this year. The fat will debut in meatballs and bacon at San Francisco-based restaurant group Fiore…

Mission Barns Completes USDA Approval for Lab-Grown Pork Fat

7 Mins Read US food tech startup Mission Barns has secured the USDA greenlight for its cultivated pork fat, paving the way for its launch into Sprouts and restaurant group Fiorella this quarter. While states continue to ban cultivated meat, at the federal level, these proteins are having a milestone year. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has authorised the San Francisco pilot plant and product label for Mission Barns’ cultivated pork fat,…