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. Afterward, the meat is combined with chemicals to give it a more lifelike feel. The meat cells are subsequently created, drained in a centrifuge, and packaged for delivery, as per the advisory firm McKinsey & Company.

"In defense of health, of the Italian production system, of thousands of jobs, of our culture and tradition, with the law approved today, Italy is the first nation in the world to be safe from the social and economic risks of synthetic food," read the English translation of a F...