LAB-grown meat, first introduced to the world six years ago in the form of a US$280,000 (RM1.2mil) hamburger, could hit supermarket shelves at US$10 a patty within two years, European startups told Reuters.
Consumers concerned about climate change, animal welfare and their own health are fuelling interest in so-called clean meat, with the number of associated business startups climbing from four at the end of 2016 to more than two dozen two years later, according to the Good Food Institute market researcher.
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