Are you ready for lab grown meat?

[Debi]

Are You Ready For 'Lab-Grown' Meat?

Meat grown in a laboratory could be on restaurant menus by the end of the year, one manufacturer has claimed.

In vitro animal products, sometimes referred to as “clean meat”, are made from stem cells harvested via biopsy from living livestock, which are then grown in a lab over a number of weeks.

Some environmentalists believe the process could be the key to reducing global warming, with one study predicting it could lower harmful greenhouse emissions by 96 per cent.

And the first products could be available for human consumption within months, according to Josh Tetrick, CEO of clean meat manufacturer JUST.

Chicken nuggets, sausage and foie gras created using the technique could be served in restaurants in the US and Asia "before the end of 2018", he told CNN. Read more at Lab-grown 'clean' meat could be on sale by end of 2018, says producer

 

[Charleh]

Are You Ready For 'Lab-Grown' Meat?

Meat grown in a laboratory could be on restaurant menus by the end of the year, one manufacturer has claimed.

In vitro animal products, sometimes referred to as “clean meat”, are made from stem cells harvested via biopsy from living livestock, which are then grown in a lab over a number of weeks.

Some environmentalists believe the process could be the key to reducing global warming, with one study predicting it could lower harmful greenhouse emissions by 96 per cent.

And the first products could be available for human consumption within months, according to Josh Tetrick, CEO of clean meat manufacturer JUST.

Chicken nuggets, sausage and foie gras created using the technique could be served in restaurants in the US and Asia "before the end of 2018", he told CNN. Read more at Lab-grown 'clean' meat could be on sale by end of 2018, says producer

if the animal was never conscious to begin with, quite literally a vegetable, it could be considered vegan. unless you consider any exploitation of animals as "cruel"

 

[Paulm]

wow, we now have GMO meat to go with your GMO veggies.......uhg, no thank you.

 

[Debi]

wow, we now have GMO meat to go with your GMO veggies.......uhg, no thank you.

I really hope they mark this stuff as lab grown. I don't eat much meat to begin with, but sheesh! Nope on this one!

 

[Charleh]

I really hope they mark this stuff as lab grown. I don't eat much meat to begin with, but sheesh! Nope on this one!

I don't think any public disclosure laws are in place for this kind of thing yet. a lot of labels and certifications aren't required to be slabbed on the package like Halal, vegan or gluten free. for example skittles are vegan and Kraft dinner is Halal but they aren't labeled as such.

 

[Lynne]

It sounds gross but I guess eating animals is too when I think about it. With our growing populating it may be a way to produce more food. I must admit my gut turned over when I read this.