Which is the World's first Country to allow the production, sale and…

Concept

Lab-created meat (also called cultured, cultivated, or cell-based meat) is real animal meat grown directly from animal cells in a bioreactor, without slaughtering the animal. Because it is a novel food, a country must first grant regulatory approval before it can be legally produced, sold, and eaten — so the "first country" is the one whose food-safety regulator approved it earliest.

Application

In December 2020, Singapore's Food Agency (SFA) became the first regulator in the world to approve a cultured-meat product for human consumption — cultured chicken made by the company Eat Just (sold under the GOOD Meat brand). It was first served commercially at a restaurant in Singapore that same month. This makes Singapore the world's first country to allow the production, sale, and consumption of lab-created meat.

Cross-check / Contrast

• USA: The United States approved the sale of cultivated meat only later, in 2023 (FDA clearance plus USDA grants of inspection to Upside Foods and GOOD Meat) — well after Singapore.

• Finland: Had no such regulatory approval; it is not the first.

• Canada: Had not approved lab-created meat for sale at that time either.

Since Singapore's December 2020 approval predates every other listed country, Singapore is the correct answer.