Concerns about food security underlie Singapore’s push into alternative meat
Concerns about food security underlie Singapore’s push intoproteins. A country half the size of London, which makes only 1% of its land available for food production, Singapore imports over 90% of its food. To protect itself from a volatile food supply chain, disruption by unpredictable neighbours, inflation, pandemics and war, the government aims to produce 30% of the country’s food by 2030.
Singapore has also become the global launch-pad for foods made through precision fermentation, notes Mirte Gosker of the Good Food InstituteSolar Foods is a Finnish startup that uses gas fermentation to feed microbes with hydrogen and carbon dioxide. It turns the resultant liquid into a powder, known as Solein, which is nutritionally similar to dried meat. In June the firm launched the world’s first Solein chocolate gelato in Singapore.
Singapore has encouraged the industry by offering a clear regulatory framework and an efficient approval process. Solar Foods has been waiting for two years for regulatory approval in the European Union, says the company’shas yet to approve any cultivated meat products for sale. By contrast, Solein was granted approval in Singapore within a year.
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