A July 26 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) makes a claim about the “cell-cultivated” meat now approved for sale in the U.S.
"The lab grown 'chicken' that was recently approved to be sold at restaurants is actually grown from human cells. Research it," reads the post.
It was shared more than 400 times in three weeks.
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The two companies allowed to sell "lab-grown" meat in the U.S. both said they use animal cells, not human cells. The Food and Drug Administration is involved in regulating the process, and it also describes it as involving animal cells.
In late June, federal regulators for the first time approved the sale of chicken made from cultivated cells, allowing two California-based companies to sell “lab-grown” meat to consumers, according to the Associated Press.
The two companies, UPSIDE Foods and GOOD Meat, announced the approval in separate statements that both describe the process as involving "animal cells" – not human cells, as the post claims.
Brooke Whitney, a spokesperson for UPSIDE Foods, said the claim is false.
"Our cultivated chicken is grown directly from animal cells," she said. "There are no human cells involved at any stage in our process."
Carrie Kabat, a spokesperson for GOOD Meat, also said the claim...
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