Italy wants to ban in vitro meat

A bill presented in Italy a few days ago proposes to ban the production and sale in the country of synthetic foods and, in particular, in vitro meat. That same day, a sample of farmed mammoth meat was presented in Amsterdam (the Netherlands). The Italian government presented a bill to ban the production and sale of synthetic food, especially artificial meat. The Minister of Health, Orazio Schillaci, used as an argument "the precautionary principle". According to him, "there is no scientific evidence" that rules out "possible harmful effects from the consumption of synthetic foods." In its current wording, the bill provides that the production and sale of these foods are subject to various types of sanctions, including fines of between 10,000 and 60,000 euros. The ban on in vitro food is supported by the main Italian agricultural organization, Coldiretti. According to its president, Ettore Prandini, "Italy, which is the European leader in terms of food quality and safety, has the ...