Cultured Meat Production : Advances, Challenges and Opportunities

Cultured Meat Production: Advances, Challenges and Opportunities discusses technologies in this exciting field, along with the feasibility of commercial production of fully structured cultured meat and seafood. In addition to covering the latest science, the book examines consumer perception, religious and cultural considerations, and regulatory aspects, such as quality assurance and food safety. The book''s chapters are written by academic and industry experts from around the world at the forefront of this exciting field. Researchers, entrepreneurs, and advanced student audiences who are interested in getting up-to-speed on lab-grown meat won''t want to miss this timely book.

The ever-expanding human population calls for novel ways to produce protein of sufficient quality and quantity, however finite animal and land resources and increasing environmental concerns are already beginning to limit our capacity to produce an adequate protein supply. Novel technologies now allow for the production of cultured meat and seafood, offering a potentially lower carbon footprint and substantially eliminating animal suffering.