Florida bans lab-grown meat

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Wednesday banning lab-grown meat in the state, claiming it is being pushed for “authoritarian goals.”

The technology to produce lab-grown meat is still in development, though two companies recently received approval to sell lab-grown chicken.

Lab-grown meat usually begins with a sample from animal cells that is fed with essential ingredients like vitamins and amino acids to produce meat.

Florida isn’t the only state to try to ban the production and sale of meat grown in a lab, with Alabama, Arizona and Tennessee also attempting to ban the product.

DeSantis said...