(JTA) — The Orthodox Union has granted kosher certification to a type of lab-grown meat, a decision that could signal an expansion of the options available under Judaism’s intricate dietary laws.

Be that as it may, the kosher status of meat grown from animal cells is clearly consequential for observant Jews. And, under Jewish law, the issues are tricky.

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He was short 1,000 to 1,500 pounds of meat. And kosher short ribs that cost him $12.98 a pound in May are now $16.98. The shortage has been an opportunity for other processors, however.

Some in the industry believe that the kosher market also presents an opportunity for the lab-grown meat. There are about 12.35 million kosher consumers in the United States, according to Star-K.

The USDA gave two brands, Good Meat and Upside Foods, the green light last week to start producing and selling lab-grown, or cultivated, chicken in the United States. But is that kosher, literally?

Is lab-grown meat truly meat? The question is increasingly being asked as consumers prepare for the proliferation of cultivated meat, which is grown from animal cells in a lab, no slaughter involved.

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