04 Apr 2023

Italy says NO to lab-grown meat and synthetic food

Italy says NO to synthetic food and meat. It was after the approval of a new law that prohibits lab-grown meat production, sale, and import...

Francesco Lollobrigida, The Minister of Agrarian Policies from Italy, says in a recent statement that Italy says NO to synthetic food and meat. It was after the approval of a new law that prohibits lab-grown meat production, sale, and import. 

This makes Italy the first country in the European Union to ban the production, sale, and import of laboratory meat.

The minister argued that it is a law "in defense of the health of citizens, of our productive model, of our quality, of our culture, simply of our food sovereignty." Additionally, the new law is "a courageous result of the Meloni government, a strong stance in favor of the many traditional producers, encircled by a few increasingly unscrupulous multinationals."

On the other hand, the Italian Health Minister, Orazio Schillaci, said that the project about synthetic meat is a significant law since it is based on the caution principle because nowadays, there is no scientific research about the effects of artificial meat on human health.

Moreover, he emphasized protecting the citizens' health and safeguarding the




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