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About AMPS Innovation

A not-for-profit association representing the leading food companies dedicated to producing meat, poultry and seafood directly from animal cells.

Who we are

The Association for Meat, Poultry and Seafood Innovation, a not-for-profit association, represents the leading food companies dedicated to producing meat, poultry and seafood directly from animal cells, and is committed to helping advance the cell-cultivated meat industry and provide a science-based unified voice for this ever-changing industry to stakeholders, industry partners, policymakers, advocates and consumers.

What we do

Together, we work to educate the public about our industry and advocate for the policies and programs that is needed to continue to create a safe, fair and transparent pathway to market in the U.S. for our cell-cultivated meat products. We aim to create an environment for our industry that will support continued innovation for years to come.

AMPS Pillars

AMPS focuses advocacy in three main pillars:

  1. 01

    Policy

    Shaping state, federal and international policy to ensure safety and transparency.

  2. 02

    Research

    Researching consumer and market insights to inform companies and regulators.

  3. 03

    Communication

    Coordinating communication in and around the industry, and educating the public.

About cell-cultivated meat, poultry and seafood

Our companies produce real meat, poultry and seafood directly from animal cells. Through appropriate regulatory pathways, products like cultivated chicken are in restaurants with more expected in the near future. We expect additional meat and seafood products to follow in restaurants and eventually grocery store shelves around the United States.

AMPS Innovation member companies are committed to this work because we believe that cell-cultivated meat, poultry and seafood will be a critical and sustainable component, in partnership with the overall agriculture sector, to meeting increased demand for animal protein as the world’s population continues to grow.

Current U.S. cell-cultivated meat regulatory landscape

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  1. March 2023

    The FDA provided the second ever No Questions Letter to GOOD Meat, concluding they agree with the company that its cultivated chicken is safe.

  2. June 2023

    The USDA provided the first-ever U.S. Grants of Inspection for cultivated chicken, finalizing a comprehensive evaluation and allowing cultivated chicken to be served in restaurants and eventually sold in grocery stores.

  3. July 2023

    Select restaurants in the U.S. started serving cultivated chicken.

  4. March 2025

    The FDA issued a No-Questions Letter to Mission Barns, concluding that its cultivated pork fat is safe — the first cultivated pork fat in the world to receive federal clearance.

  5. May 2025

    The FDA issued a No-Questions Letter, the result of a rigorous federal safety clearance process, for Wildtype cultivated salmon — the first cultivated salmon in the world to receive federal clearance. Wildtype cultivated salmon now appears on menus across the United States, from Portland, Oregon to Washington, D.C.

  6. July 2025

    Mission Barns received USDA inspection and label clearance for its San Francisco pilot facility — the first cultivated pork fat in the world fully cleared for sale. Its products are available in California restaurants and markets.

  7. July 2025

    The FDA issued a No-Questions Letter to Believer, confirming that its cultivated chicken is safe — the third cultivated chicken to complete this rigorous federal safety review.

  8. October 2025

    Believer received USDA label approval and a Grant of Inspection for its North Carolina facility — the 3rd new food fully cleared in the U.S. in 2025, and the 5th in the United States to date.