In the last few weeks, Florida and Alabama have enacted bans on cell-cultivated meat. Both states' legislatures passed laws banning lab-grown meat by large margins.
“Today, Florida is fighting back against the global elite’s plan to force the world to eat meat grown in a petri dish or bugs to achieve their authoritarian goals,” said DeSantis. “Our administration will continue to focus on investing in our local farmers and ranchers, and we will save our beef.”How can meat be grown and cultivated in a lab? James Packard 2:44 PM, Jul 22, 2023 The World Economic Forum says food production has taken a toll on mankind.
Between 2018 and 2022, nine states — Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Wyoming — implemented various standards requiring makers of lab-grown meat to clearly state that products do not contain ordinary meat.The Congressional Research Service says it"involves producing meat cells in a lab from an initial sample of animal muscle cells that do not require animals to be slaughtered.
The Food and Drug Administration noted in 2023 lab-grown meat that manufacturers are working to bring it to a scale where it can be competitively priced. The FDA gave approval to manufacturers last year as companies began investing in its technology.According to a Congressional report, the private sector invested roughly $3 billion worldwide between 2010 and 2022.