EUROPEAN COUNTRY BECOMES FIRST TO BAN LAB-GROWN MEAT AND REJECT INSECTS AS ‘FOOD’
Italy’s government approved a bill on Tuesday banning the production and use of lab-manufactured food and animal feed, as the nation attempts to preserve Italian food heritage and steer away from synthetic choices.
“A battle of civilizations. In defense of citizens’ health, of our production model, of our quality, of our culture, simply our food sovereignty,” said Italian minister of agriculture Francesco Lollobrigida in a tweet Wednesday, adding: “Italy is the first nation in the world to say no to synthetic foods.” There will be fines up to €60,000 ($65,144) for failure to comply. If the parliament passes the proposal, food produced from cell cultures or tissues derived from vertebrate animals will not be allowed in the country.
Thank goodness for some sanity!
Finally…..some European sanity.
“Italy is the first nation in the world to say no to synthetic foods.”
I’m happy to hear that, when I get my several months in venezia, I want authentic Italian food.