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The final step is harvesting. During this stage, cultivated meat is treated the same as its conventionally-sourced counterpart with stringent
sanitary and safety protocols in place. In terms of the harvest schedule, the timeframe varies widely between two to eight weeks
depending on the type of meat being produced.
Although consumer optimism, or at least speculative curiosity, is quite evident, it isn't likely that cultivated meat will turn up in the grocery
store cases immediately. Lab-grown meat still remains relatively expensive to produce and cannot yet be manufactured on the same
scale as traditionally derived offerings. That said, both companies plan to introduce their new product at select restaurants. Good Meat
dishes will be showcased in a Washington D.C. restaurant run by chef and owner Jose Andrés, while Upside Foods will focus on a San
Fransico restaurant, Bar Crenn.
Article contributed by Dylan Hughes | dhughes@urnerbarry.com
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