Prevailing opinion
The ban on the production of synthetic meat launched by the state of Florida responds to the position of almost seven out of ten Italians (68%) who in 2024 declare themselves against the consumption of cell-based products. This is stated by a Coldiretti analysis of Noto Sondaggi data, released on the occasion of the signing of the governor Ron De Santis on the legislation that prevents the sale or production of artificial meat in the American state. The demonstration - according to Coldiretti - that even in the country where synthetic foods were actually born, awareness is maturing on the risks of a technology with obscure contours, with many unknowns that risk changing people's lives and the environment that surrounds us forever. surrounds. It is no coincidence that Florida may not be the only one to block the path to cell-based products, as reported by the Financial Times which writes that "since the beginning of the year, Republicans have introduced legislation in at least seven American states to ban the sale or distribution of laboratory-grown meat”.
The signatures collected by Coldiretti
Italy has therefore confirmed itself as a trailblazer on a global level with the approval in July 2023 of the law that introduces the ban on the production and marketing of cell-based foods for food use or animal feed, supported by over two million signatures collected by the Coldiretti. A mobilization started in November 2022, with over 2 thousand municipalities who voted in favor, often unanimously, and all the Regions of every political color and exponents of all sides as well as Ministers and Undersecretaries, national and European Parliamentarians and Mayors. There are 53 potential health dangers linked to laboratory-produced foods identified in the FAO and WHO Report which speaks of "Cell-based food", a definition considered clearer than the term "cultivated" (for example "cultured meat"), preferred by the manufacturing industries because it is more captivating but considered to be misleading by the two world authorities, who also note that the word "synthetic" is also used by the academic world as well as by the media.
Environmental concerns
It is no coincidence that in countries where sales such as Israel have been permitted, before consumption, signatures on a release from liability and health consequences are required - specifies Coldiretti. But – continues Coldiretti – there are also concerns on an environmental level. The results of the research carried out by Derrick Risner and his colleagues at the University of California at Davis – concludes Coldiretti – have highlighted that the global warming potential of synthetic meat defined in equivalents of carbon dioxide emitted for each kilogram produced is from 4 to 25 times higher than that of traditional beef. (Source COLDIRETTI)
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