The Association for Meat, Poultry, and Seafood Innovation (AMPS) congratulates our member company Gourmey and its parent company PARIMA on becoming the first-ever European company to receive regulatory approval for cultivated meat, following the Singapore Food Agency’s (SFA) approval of PARIMA’s cultivated chicken.

This milestone marks a defining moment for the global cultivated meat industry. It validates the strength of PARIMA’s multi-species cultivated protein platform—originating from the merger of Vital Meat and Gourmey—and underscores the company’s commitment to the highest food safety standards. AMPS commends the rigorous, science-based approach of the SFA, whose evaluation sets an international benchmark for regulatory excellence and consumer protection.

As the first European company to achieve this milestone, Gourmey and PARIMA join a growing number of innovators worldwide successfully navigating regulatory pathways for cultivated meat. The approval also signals continued global alignment around transparent, science-driven oversight.

PARIMA’s approval is also the first step in a broader global regulatory journey, with eight active filings progressing across Europe, Asia, and North America. This growing international momentum complements the United States’ leadership in cultivated meat innovation—now home to multiple approved species, expanding pilot launches, and new jobs across the value chain.

AMPS is proud to see our member company Gourmey contributing to this progress. Each successful regulatory review around the world strengthens public confidence in cultivated meat, expands consumer choice, and moves us closer to a more sustainable, secure global food system.

For more information about the cultivated meat industry, please visit: ampsinnovation.org