Lab-grown meat takes one step closer to hitting supermarket shelves

[Indiana Joe]

They'v already ruined chicken and ham to mention a few, plus we also have pink slime burgers now - complete with bone chips.

And more inedible crapola will be here (USA) soon, too, kiddies.

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/lab-grown-meat-fda-approval-b2227793.html

Excerpt:
The US food regulator has approved a ‘lab-grown’ meat product from a California start-up

Cultivated meat, also sometimes referred to as cell-based meat, clean meat, cultured meat and in vitro meat, is artificially-grown genuine meat that is produced by cultivating animal cells directly.

After cells are taken from a healthy animal – which isn’t killed in the process – they are placed in a large tank where they are fed nutrients until they divide and grow.
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Enjoy, kiddies! (oops! It seems someone already knew this. TOUGH!)

 

[Nemo2]

We're not vegans, but we don't eat a great deal of meat......looks as if we'll be eating less.

 

[Remy]

I wish that was available for cat food. I'd feed it to my cats. Probably will be available. In 50-100 years.

 

[Fyrefox]

Does lab-grown chicken meat come from boneless chickens? Always wanted to visit a boneless chicken ranch. The pigs they get boneless ham from must be something, too…

 

[Disgustedman]

I won't start worrying until babies are being born looking like werewolves.

Of course, they ain't going to be my kids....

 

[Ruthanne]

I say don't knock it until you've tried it. Anything in favor of animals I'll give it a try.

 

[win231]

I've had Pink Slime Burgers. They're good - as long as you smother them in catsup.


I made a sandwich with this bread: Cured my infection in 5 minutes.
I'll eat anything that isn't moving.

 

[chic]

I didn't even like Spam. Sounds totally yucky. I'm super aware of anything grown in a lab these days. Bad timing I think.

 

[HoneyNut]

It sounds yummy to me, and without the guilt about an animal going to slaughter. The only thing is if we all switched to eating lab grown beef, the cattle population would plummet, how many people would keep a cow as a pet, the zoos would probably have to have breeding programs for them to keep the remaining members sufficiently genetically diverse. At least people wouldn't have the terrifying experience of being chased out of a pasture by cows (happened to me when I was young).

 

[BC Flash]

Lab grown meat is another form of tofu???

Tofu Vs Chicken | Which Has More Protein? - Vegans First

 

[chic]

Lab grown meat is another form of tofu???

Tofu Vs Chicken | Which Has More Protein? - Vegans First

Tofu is made from soybeans. Not the same thing to me and I don't eat tofu either. I just wish food could be more natural for us all. No more of lab grown anything. Not ever. Let future generations deal with it if they want to.

 

[oldpop]

It sounds yummy to me, and without the guilt about an animal going to slaughter. The only thing is if we all switched to eating lab grown beef, the cattle population would plummet, how many people would keep a cow as a pet, the zoos would probably have to have breeding programs for them to keep the remaining members sufficiently genetically diverse. At least people wouldn't have the terrifying experience of being chased out of a pasture by cows (happened to me when I was young).

It would also cut down on methane gas that contributes to global warming but I ain't gonna eat it. I have just about cut read meat out of my diet anyway. Mainly because of cost.

 

[smilingmore]

It sounds like a lot of farmers and ranchers will go out of business.

 

[chic]

It sounds like a lot of farmers and ranchers will go out of business.

That's the idea and the government will step in and control our food supply. No thanks.

 

[Gaer]

Life is too short for fake cheese and fake meat.

 

[CarolfromTX]

There are people who are adamantly against GMOs. I’m not one of those. I’m guessing those same people will be all for lab grown meat. It’s all political.

 

[HoneyNut]

I just wish food could be more natural for us all. No more of lab grown anything.

Have you been around cattle? Stinky, poopy, flies all over, insecticide all over and also chemical medicines and dewormers and who knows what all else inside the animals. Lab grown meat sounds much more likely to be less contaminated and healthier. And it sounds like it is honest to goodness muscle cells, not like fake anything. The only question is whether it is better for the members of the cattle species to be alive for a couple years and then go through a gruesome slaughter experience, or just never to be born at all?

 

[chic]

Have you been around cattle? Stinky, poopy, flies all over, insecticide all over and also chemical medicines and dewormers and who knows what all else inside the animals. Lab grown meat sounds much more likely to be less contaminated and healthier. And it sounds like it is honest to goodness muscle cells, not like fake anything. The only question is whether it is better for the members of the cattle species to be alive for a couple years and then go through a gruesome slaughter experience, or just never to be born at all?

Yes, I've been around cattle and dairy cows. If you want to eat lab grown anything go ahead. I've been vegetarian in my life and also eat a lot of vegan food. I seldom eat red meat unless I am nursing an injury. I just don't want lab grown food for myself. And I can see where the government is going with this. Total control over a population's food supply. No way.

 

[squatting dog]

Guess we'll just hang onto a couple of these... stinky, poopy, flies and all. But, so tasty.

 

[HoneyNut]

And I can see where the government is going with this. Total control over a population's food supply. No way.

How do you make that connection? The government generally puts up roadblocks and regulations not investment in new foods. Though they do subsidize I guess corn and wheat. But for the new meat it seems to be capitalists eager to make profit that are the people investing:

Venture capitalists invested $2 billion in cultivated protein last year. Sovereign wealth funds and meat industry giants, like Tyson Foods and JBS, are all betting on cultivated protein, CNBC reported (July 16)​

 

[CarolfromTX]

Have you been around cattle? Stinky, poopy, flies all over, insecticide all over and also chemical medicines and dewormers and who knows what all else inside the animals. Lab grown meat sounds much more likely to be less contaminated and healthier. And it sounds like it is honest to goodness muscle cells, not like fake anything. The only question is whether it is better for the members of the cattle species to be alive for a couple years and then go through a gruesome slaughter experience, or just never to be born at all?

Yeah, I raised a few of ‘em. I have a hard time believing lab grown meat is healthier than what I grew.

 

[chic]

There are people who are adamantly against GMOs. I’m not one of those. I’m guessing those same people will be all for lab grown meat. It’s all political.

Wouldn't people against GMOs be against meat grown in a lab? If we don't want genetically modified stuff in our bodies, anything grown in a lab would be a step in bad direction. Just IMHO.

 

[chic]

How do you make that connection? The government generally puts up roadblocks and regulations not investment in new foods. Though they do subsidize I guess corn and wheat. But for the new meat it seems to be capitalists eager to make profit that are the people investing:

Venture capitalists invested $2 billion in cultivated protein last year. Sovereign wealth funds and meat industry giants, like Tyson Foods and JBS, are all betting on cultivated protein, CNBC reported (July 16)​

Where the money goes etc. I think we should just agree to disagree on this one.

 

[Creek Pirate]

Seems to me that most things created in a lab are not found to be bad until way down the road. Then you find out that the lab new of the issues, and then they are sued. Like the Covid shots. I think Covid shots are important to take but they have side effects. And why is it that every other drug on TV commercials tells of the side effects but not for Covid? People were made to eat natural things. In the store they show vegan burgers, bacon, hotdogs ect. But if the idea is not to eat meat, then why relate it to or have it taste like real meat? Contradictive ain't it! If you want meat eat meat, if you want veggies then eat veggies. If you have to supplement something then it isn't complete. Eating something that is created in a lab, not sure that's a great idea for a full diet plan. Besides if people don't eat meat than most likely we will do away with the animals. Not so many wild creatures these days, thank goodness for hunting!

 

[Wontactmyage]

It would also cut down on methane gas that contributes to global warming but I ain't gonna eat it. I have just about cut read meat out of my diet anyway. Mainly because of cost.

Hahaa