Australian food technology company Magic Valley has unveiled its second prototype, a minced pork product for dumplings and wantons. Having previously created a minced lamb offering, the firm is currently working on a beef prototype. Magic Valley is seeking regulatory approval from Food Standards Australia and New Zealand, and is targeting China, the Middle East and the US for lamb products and the Asia-Pacific region for its pork produce. The firm never needs more than one cell sample from animals, which it obtains through skin scraping from their ears.
The global demand for meat has been increasing steadily over the past few decades, but the environmental impact of traditional meat production has become a major concern worldwide. As a result, there has been growing interest in the development of cultivated meat, also known as lab-grown meat. Australia’s Magic Valley is a promising location for … Read more
