Growing Cells Safely
Producing cultivated meat requires providing animal cells with the ideal warmth, moisture, and nutrients they need to thrive. These same conditions are also found in many forms of food production where biological processes are used, such as fermentation and dairy production.
To ensure consistent quality, simple hygiene and control practices like thorough handwashing, standard HVAC air filtration, and UV sterilization are used. These help maintain clean and stable environments where cells can grow under optimal conditions.
Ultimately, this is not exclusive to cultivated meat. Conventional food production and packaging facilities follow similar safety and quality principles to ensure their food is tasty, keeps longer, and is, most importantly, safe.
Did you know?
Many of the safety measures used in cultivated meat production, such as air filtration, sterilization, and controlled environments, are already widely used in food manufacturing, dairy production and breweries around the world.
Key takeaway
Cultivated meat follows many of the same food safety and quality-control principles already used throughout modern food production to deliver safe, reliable, and high-quality food.