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US 2006/0029922 A1Published application
Industrial production of meat
OwnerWillem Van Eelen, Willem Van Kooten +2inventors
InventorsWillem Van Eelen, Willem Van Kooten, Wiete Westerhof, Christine Mummery
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Abstract
A meat product containing in vitro produced animal cells in a three dimensional form and a method for producing the meat product.
Claims14
A meat product, consisting of in vitro produced animal cells in a three dimensional form, said meat product being free of fat, tendon, bone and gristle, wherein said cells being selected from muscle cells, stem cells or somite cells, and wherein the product is suitable for at least one of human and animal consumption.
A meat product, produced by the process comprising:
- culturing in vitro produced animal cells in a medium free of hazardous substances for humans on an industrial scale, thereby providing a three dimensional animal muscle tissue, followed by further processing steps of the cell culture to provide a finished food product wherein deboning, removal of offal and/or tendon and/or gristle and/or fat is not required, said meat product comprises solidified cell tissue, wherein said cells are selected from the group consisting of muscle cells, somite cells and stem cells, and wherein the meat product is suitable for at least one of human and animal consumption.
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