Ep. 11 FDA Says Yes to Lab-Grown Meat: Wildtype’s Cultivated Salmon Gets the Green Light

In this episode, we’re celebrating a major milestone for food innovation. Wildtype has officially received FDA clearance for its cultivated salmon; the first cultivated seafood ever approved for sale in the United States.

What makes this especially exciting is how closely the cultivated meat process mirrors the workflows of biopharma. From cell isolation to bioreactor scale-up and media optimization, the tools used to grow meat from cells are straight out of the life sciences playbook.

We explore how Wildtype and others are navigating the scientific, technical, and regulatory challenges of bringing cultured protein to market and what this means for the future of sustainable food production.

Featured Article: Current Technology and Industrialization Status of Cell-Cultivated Meat (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11007461/)