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Alan Perlstein, chief executive officer of California Cultured, stands in front of a two-liter bioreactor while being interviewed at the company's lab in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Alan Perlstein, chief executive officer of California Cultured, stands in front of a two-liter bioreactor while being interviewed at the company's lab in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

California Cultured employees work at the company's office in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

California Cultured employees work at the company's office in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

California Cultured lab technician Aubrey McKeand works on cell cultures in the company's lab in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

California Cultured lab technician Aubrey McKeand works on cell cultures in the company's lab in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

California Cultured lab technician Aubrey McKeand works on cell cultures in the company's lab in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

California Cultured lab technician Aubrey McKeand works on cell cultures in the company's lab in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Alan Perlstein, chief executive officer of California Cultured, holds up a Petri dish containing cocoa cells while interviewed at the company's lab in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Alan Perlstein, chief executive officer of California Cultured, holds up a Petri dish containing cocoa cells while interviewed at the company's lab in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

California Cultured's Erika Cavanaugh collects biological materials from cell lines for experimentation and production at the company's lab in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

California Cultured's Erika Cavanaugh collects biological materials from cell lines for experimentation and production at the company's lab in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Chocolate callets are displayed at the California Cultured office in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Chocolate callets are displayed at the California Cultured office in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Ashley Arnell, Associate Program Manager at BioMADE, is interviewed at the California Cultured office in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Ashley Arnell, Associate Program Manager at BioMADE, is interviewed at the California Cultured office in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

California Cultured Erika Cavanaugh collects biological materials from cell lines for experimentation and production at the company's lab in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

California Cultured Erika Cavanaugh collects biological materials from cell lines for experimentation and production at the company's lab in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

California Cultured lab technician Aubrey McKeand works on cell cultures in the company's lab in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

California Cultured lab technician Aubrey McKeand works on cell cultures in the company's lab in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

California Cultured lab technician Aubrey McKeand works on cell cultures in the company's lab in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

California Cultured lab technician Aubrey McKeand works on cell cultures in the company's lab in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Cocoa cells are shown growing inside a container at the California Cultured lab in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Cocoa cells are shown growing inside a container at the California Cultured lab in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)