Posted on 05/03/2024 1:19:33 PM PDT by JSM_Liberty
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill banning lab-grown meat in his state Wednesday, in what he described as an effort to “save our beef.”
“Today, Florida is fighting back against the global elite’s plan to force the world to eat meat grown in a petri dish or bugs to achieve their authoritarian goals,” DeSantis said in a press release Wednesday. “Our administration will continue to focus on investing in our local farmers and ranchers, and we will save our beef.”
The bill, S.B. 1084, makes it “unlawful” for people to “manufacture for sale, sell, hold or offer for sale, or distribute” lab-grown meat in Florida.
“Florida is taking a tremendous step in the right direction by signing first-in-the-nation legislation banning lab-grown meat,” Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson (R) said in the press release.
“We must protect our incredible farmers and the integrity of American agriculture. Lab-grown meat is a disgraceful attempt to undermine our proud traditions and prosperity, and is in direct opposition to authentic agriculture,” Simpson continued.
Good Meat, which describes itself on its website as “the first company in the world to sell cultivated meat,” said it was “disappointed” that DeSantis “signed into law the criminalization of cultivated meat in” the Sunshine State.
“In a state that purportedly prides itself on being a land of freedom and individual liberty, its government is now telling consumers what meat they can or cannot purchase,” Good Meat said in a post on the social platform X.
“The law is a setback for everyone: Floridians who deserve the right to eat whatever safe and approved meat they want; Florida’s technology sector, innovators and entrepreneurs; and all those working to stop the worst impacts of climate change,” the post continues.
Good for him.
I’m going to disagree with DeSantis on this one.
I don’t see how forcing people to eat this stuff is any worse than banning people from eating this stuff.
Let people decide what they want to eat, within reason.
He should have been the nominee. He was my guy
Unfortunately the debates did him in
It’s fine, but sort of irrelevant, so it’s a “safe” hill to take a stand upon. Beyond Beef is going bankrupt because no-one eats that crap.
I give De-sanctimonious as much applause as I would for a holiday greeting. Both take as much guts.
I think this might also ban TransMen, and their lab grown meat ?
Alvin Bragg did him in.
Lab grown meat may eventually be as good as naturally grown meat. The weird stuff is crap like Impossible Beef which is chock full of nasty chemicals.
LOL !
I thought they cut a strip out of their leg...
Respectfully disagree.
There is much that is not known about the unintended consequences of this highly processed chemically complex nonfood. If it is outlawed then it is less likely to be silently added or substituted in Florida. I am less & less willing to eat out or eat frozen prepared food because of the possibility of questionable ingredients not listed or in the small print.
What could go wrong??
https://country-wide.co.nz/the-pros-and-cons-of-fake-meat/
The FDA did not keep Americans safe from the untested & dangerous COVID jab. Now they are cavalierly ignoring the dangers of fake meat. Almost like they think they’d be better off with many of us dead.
This. We’re supposed to have a free market.
So you think the FDA should shut up and let us buy untested products that can harm us? Is that what free market means to you?
yeah, it is kind of gross
Now ban EV
excellent.
but what are the penalties for producing / selling lab-meat?
what are the penalties for NOT enforcing this law?
I buy seafood dip at the flea market.
Ain’t skeered.
I’m not surprised. Gunslingers are a rough & ready lot.
It’s not meat ...
‘Ts OK. Ze bugs don’t come from a lab anyway.
Three cheers for DeSantis!
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