Italy Bans Lab-Grown Meat

In a Facebook post, Italy's Minister of Agriculture, Francesco Lollobrigida, announced on November 16 that Italy bans lab-grown meat.

Italy was the first nation to outlaw cultivated meat, citing concerns for the welfare of its people, the farming sector, and the economy.

Lab-grown meat sometimes referred to as "cultivated meat," is produced in a laboratory using a five-step procedure that starts with animal stem cells that are reproduced and grown in a succession of bioreactors. Aft...

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