A July 10 Twitter post (direct link, archive link) shows packages of ground beef on display at a grocery store.
"A few weeks ago, while the media focused on the Titanic submarine, the government quietly legalized the sale of lab-grown chicken and meat without any labeling," reads the post. "This happened with very little safety review, or public discussion."
The post was retweeted more than 9,000 times and shared on Facebook more than 250 times in a week, according to CrowdTangle, a social media analytics tool.
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The two companies currently allowed to sell "lab-grown" meat in the U.S. were both required to have labels approved by the Department of Agriculture. The products will carry a "cell-cultivated" label.
In late June, the USDA approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells, allowing two California-based companies to offer “cell-cultivated” meat to consumers, the Associated Press reported.
The two companies, Upside Foods and GOOD Meat, each released their own statements announcing the approval, and in earlier statements, both companies indicated their products would have a "cell-cultivated" label.
David Kay, communications director for Upside Foods, told USA TODAY that the post's claim is false.
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