3D bioprinting technologies are gaining popularity in producing foods such as meat

guest · Jul 18, 2020

KFC is working with a Russian 3D bioprinting firm to try to make lab-produced chicken nuggets
The restaurant chain says it’s the meat of the future
July 18, 2020
https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/18/21329453/kfc-russia-bioprinting-lab-chicken-nuggets-sustainable

KFC is trying to create the world’s first laboratory-produced chicken nuggets, part of its “restaurant of the future” concept, the company announced. The chicken restaurant chain will work with Russian company 3D Bioprinting Solutions to develop bioprinting technology that will “print” chicken meat, using chicken cells and plant material.

It’s worth noting that the bioprinting process KFC describes uses animal material, so any nuggets it produced wouldn’t be vegetarian.

“In the future, the rapid development of such technologies will allow us to make 3D-printed meat products more accessible and we are hoping that the technology created as a result of our cooperation with KFC will help accelerate the launch of cell-based meat products on the market.”
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3D bioprinting is a slow, laborious process. although there have been some promising developments toward its use in medicine.

KFC says its bioprinted nuggets will be available for final testing in Moscow this fall. The announcement didn’t detail how the process it’s testing in Russia differs from other 3D bioprinting efforts, but said “there are no other methods available on the market that could allow the creation of such complex products from animal cells.” No word on when or if the printed nuggets might be available for KFC customers to sample.
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KFC: Meat of the Future: KFC and 3D bioprinting solutions to use a bioprinter to produce KFC Nuggets

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