Category: lab-grown meat

Lab Grown Artificial ‘Meat’ May Actually Be Worse for the Environment

Lab grown “meat” may be potentially worse for the environment than actual beef and may have an even larger carbon footprint, according to a recent study. This follows the USDA’s approval of the FDA’s decision on June 21 to greenlight the sale of lab-grown meat to American consumers. GOOD Meat, a company that grows cell-based meat…


US Approves Nation’s First Lab-Grown Meat for Sale

U.S. regulators have approved the nation’s first lab-grown meat for sale—chicken products grown from animal cells. The U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) on Wednesday gave the OK for two California companies to sell their chicken products to restaurants, and eventually, supermarkets. Startups Upside Foods, formerly known as Memphis Meats, and Good Meat, a subsidiary of Eat Just Inc.,…


Harmful Until Proven Otherwise

How different would things be—how much healthier and happier would we be, as individuals and as a society—if we took the approach that innovations to our way of life were likely to be harmful until proven otherwise? I really mean this. What past harms might we have prevented by waiting for tests or studies, by…


LIVE at 10:30 AM ET: World Economic Forum Criticized as ‘Unelected World Government’; Food Programs Include Bugs and Lab-Grown Meat

The World Economic Forum (WEF) wrapped up its 2023 meeting in Davos, Switzerland, facing public pressure over its programs to influence government through business, investment, and partnerships. Elon Musk received millions of responses on Twitter when he raised the question of whether the WEF should “control the world.” The answer was a resounding “no,” but…


LIVE NOW: World Economic Forum Criticized as ‘Unelected World Government’; Food Programs Include Bugs and Lab-Grown Meat

The World Economic Forum (WEF) wrapped up its 2023 meeting in Davos, Switzerland, facing public pressure over its programs to influence government through business, investment, and partnerships. Elon Musk received millions of responses on Twitter when he raised the question of whether the WEF should “control the world.” The answer was a resounding “no,” but…


World Economic Forum Criticized as ‘Unelected World Government’; Food Programs Include Bugs and Lab-Grown Meat

The World Economic Forum (WEF) wrapped up its 2023 meeting in Davos, Switzerland, facing public pressure over its programs to influence government through business, investment, and partnerships. Elon Musk received millions of responses on Twitter when he raised the question of whether the WEF should “control the world.” The answer was a resounding “no,” but…


LIVE 1/25 at 10:30 AM ET: World Economic Forum Criticized as ‘Unelected World Government’; Food Programs Include Bugs and Lab-Grown Meat

The World Economic Forum (WEF) wrapped up its 2023 meeting in Davos, Switzerland, facing public pressure over its programs to influence government through business, investment, and partnerships. Elon Musk received millions of responses on Twitter when he raised the question of whether the WEF should “control the world.” The answer was a resounding “no,” but…


Lab-Grown Meat, Bugs, and Plants: World Economic Forum’s Solution to the Global Food Shortage

Climate change and the Earth’s burgeoning population are endangering the nutritional security of many populations, stated the World Economic Forum (WEF) in an article released on Jan. 17. The organization remains optimistic, however, offering dietary solutions like plant-based meat alternatives, insects, and “meat cultivated directly from animal cells.” Global food systems accounted for 34 percent…


Expert Says Lab-Grown Meat May Be in Stores in Five Years

Australians may see lab-grown or ‘cultivated’ meat on supermarket shelves within the next decade, according to a food and health expert. “Our goal is to see products dominate supermarket shelves within the coming 5-10 years,” Professor Johannes le Coutre from UNSW School of Chemical Engineering said. “The ambition is to get the cost down to below…