Italy Bans Lab-Grown Meat in Move to Protect Culinary Heritage
- Parliament passes law banning production and sale in Italy
- Nascent sector faces challenges of approval and scaling up
The law passed by parliament on Thursday also prohibits the use of terms describing plant-based products as meat.
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Italy banned the production and sale of cultivated meat, a move that signals the determination of Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government in defending the nation’s culinary tradition.
The law passed by parliament on Thursday also prohibits the use of terms describing plant-based products as meat. Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida earlier in the week backed the decision, adding that he hopes the European Union would follow with similar rules, Ansa news agency reported.