Italy bans cultivated meat products::New law prohibits the production or sale of cultivated meat in Italy, with fines of up to €60,000

  • narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    So they’re banning what’s likely the “end all, be all” meat replacement in the (hopefully not so distant) future just so that being a “livestock farmer” remains viable?

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      10 months ago

      Yes but of course. “Ban the machines that can harvest our crops, we want to keep our slaves” Its so sad to see…

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    10 months ago

    Fake news. There’s a proposal from March, it is not a law. And it’s so stupid that it bans production, not import (just to fuck over an already stalling economy)

    But don’t spread fake news.

    Edit: found article on sole24ore. You are right and our government is a bunch of retarded.

    Edit2: https://www.linkiesta.it/2023/12/mattarella-legge-carne-coltivata-servira-prima-lok-dellue/ This article says that our beloved president Mattarella did not sign it and sent it to Brussel for review.

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    10 months ago

    Well that’s understandable. I too want my meat to have been grown in its own shit and be pumped full of antibiotics and let’s not forget the secret incredient: cruelty.

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      10 months ago

      Lab-grown meat is equated to synthetic ingredients and ultra-processed foods which are known to raise health problems (but are not banned, not all additives at least and not everywhere).

      Considering how politics goes these days, the producers of cultivated meat just hadn’t a grip on the ministry as strong as the farmer lobby. No ideological or public health reason whatsoever. And it’s not Italy, it’s just politics and business everywhere.

      Today it’s Italy’s turn, maybe tomorrow someone else will be on the hot seat.

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        10 months ago

        and ultra-processed foods which are known to raise health problems

        The data on this are very dubious at best. Most researchers can’t even agree on a definition of what they are. Corelation studies should always be taken with a grain of salt.

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        10 months ago

        I wouldn’t want synthetic meat unless there are strict quality standards in place

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            10 months ago

            Luckily I’m in India, not being a rich country means less packaged and more local choices. It’s not all bad.

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              10 months ago

              I imagine this must be an interesting topic in India, with a large population viewing the cow as a sacred animal. How would artificially grown beef play into that? Would it still be a sacred cow at that point? I am curious to know!

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                10 months ago

                Definitely a ban. But quite a few communities would eat buff meat and is occasionally available in restaurants. It’s a wide gradient considering what’s ok to eat here, ranging from Garlic, Onion, Mushroom, Egg, Chicken (also depends whether halal), Mutton, Lamb, Fish, Pork, Buff, Squid, Dog…

                Also it’s not consistent among religion either and depends alot on region too. There are Muslims eating Pork in the North East and Hindus eating beef in the South but the majority isn’t that. Outliers to everything.

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    10 months ago

    We have a really stupid minister in charge of this stuff. And i mean it in the truest sense of the word, this guy has a room temperature iq.

    Anyways, the sale ban will probably fail in court, the production ban will only harm the italian industry because sure as hell they can’t stop european synthetic meat from entering the country.

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    10 months ago

    Please, non-Italians, pay attention: that has nothing to do with Italian cuisine, no chefs, traditional groups or whatsoever said anything about cultivated meat. And no dumb scientist said anything either. It’s just some bigot, retrograde minister of ours.

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    10 months ago

    Yes it’s stupid, yes many Italians are pissed about this too, yes this will sunk our economy even more, yey italy

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    10 months ago

    Reactionaries opposing technological innovations that would prevent suffering because they’re not ‘natural’. Color me surprised.

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    10 months ago

    Slightly off-topic, but, is there a Lemmy community for cellular agriculture, akin to r/wheresthebeef? That’s one of the few remaining subreddits I haven’t found a Lemmy replacement for yet.

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        10 months ago

        Is this something people do at home Grow their own meats?

        Not yet, and possibly not ever. Most current development is limited to academic institutions and small startup companies. But who knows what the future brings? Perhaps one day people will grow steaks at home similar to how one might ferment their own beer or yogurt. My guess is that it would be more trouble than it’s worth for the average people though.

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    10 months ago

    Italy you say? The one EU member that has repeatedly used its power to lock down ag requirements for the other member states?

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    10 months ago

    ahah why? is this a religious thing or a socio-political thing?

    answer:

    When the ban was proposed earlier this year, Lollobrigida had indicated that its main goal was to protect Italian farmers.