France-based start-up Parima has become what it says is the first cultivated meat company to secure regulatory approval for two animal species, following authorization of its cultivated duck by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA). The milestone comes six months after the company received approval for cultivated chicken in Singapore in October 2025, originally submitted by Vital Meat before its merger with Gourmey to form Parima. Parima’s latest authorization confirms that its production process meets the SFA’s safety requirements and builds on its earlier chicken approval. The two consecutive approvals reinforce the company’s platform approach, which can be applied across different animal cell lines and species. Chicken and duck from cells Parima’s approved products include cultivated chicken and cultivated duck, both produced from avian cells grown in controlled bioreactors and differentiated into muscle and fat tissue that replicate conventional meat. The chicken product is a ...