The Dutch government has finalized regulations allowing producers of cultivated meat and seafood to begin taste testing their products under limited conditions, making them the first sanctioned tastings of cellular food in Europe.

The pre-approval of tastings means potential investors, customers and journalists can test prototypes ahead of a potential wider EU approval of cellular food.

“The Dutch government agreed to establish a practice whereby people can taste cellular products after it has been approved by a panel of experts,” Robert Jones, vice president of global public affairs at Dutch cellular food producer Mosa Meat, told IntraFish.