Fake meat: Lab-grown ‘chicken’ to go on sale in Singapore after world-first regulatory approval 

Restaurants in Singapore will be the first in the world to serve up lab-grown ‘chicken’, after the slaughter-free meat received regulatory approval. US start up Eat Just revealed today that its artificial meat has been given the green-light in the Southeast Asian island city-state to be an ingredient in chicken nuggets.  As the world turns to … Read more

Doctors and chemists must talk to patients about dependency risk, regulatory agency announces

Warnings over opioids are to get even tougher: Doctors and chemists must talk to patients about dependency risk, regulatory agency announces  Doctors or pharmacists will have to talk to patients about the risks of both prescription and over-the-counter opioid medicine  Warnings will also be added to the patient information leaflet that comes with medicines Opioids … Read more

Rapid Covid-19 tests still to receive regulatory approval

‘Rapid-response’ coronavirus test hailed as a ‘game-changer’ for the UK has NOT been approved by regulator and there’s no evidence it is accurate The government has purchased millions of rapid Covid-19 tests from UK firms The test – which have not yet been proved to work – offer results in 90 minutes One of the … Read more

Boeing’s 737 MAX won’t fly again until 2021 because of regulatory holdups and final FAA approvals

The grounded 737 MAX, blamed for two crashes that killed 346 people, will probably not return into commercial service until next year,  government and industry officials said. While a public comment period on software and hardware changes won’t be closed until November, pilot training, maintenance checks and final FAA approvals are still not expected to … Read more