US military backs off lab meat proposal after industry condemnation

Published 2024년 8월 6일

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The US Department of Defence (DoD) has abandoned its plans to fund lab-grown meat projects for military consumption following opposition from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the cattle industry. The NCBA argued that the proposal undermined the quality of food provided to troops and could potentially cut into the market share of livestock producers. The industry has raised concerns about the safety and transparency of lab-grown meat and emphasized the benefits of naturally produced beef. The NCBA insists that livestock producers can satisfy the nutritional requirements of the military and emphasizes the importance of maintaining the integrity of food provided to servicemembers.

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AMERICA’S cattle industry says the country’s Department of Defence has walked back a proposal to invest in the development of lab grown meat – after producers and the industry’s peak body condemned the proposal. Earlier this year, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association led opposition to a Defence call for applications to share in funding for alternative protein projects saying it was outrageous that the country’s war heroes could be fed like “lab rats”. In a press release, the NCBA said the DoD was no longer pursuing lab grown protein projects for human consumption, with president and Wyoming rancher Mark Eisele saying the country’s troops deserved better. “NCBA was the first and only cattle group to uncover this stream of DoD funding that could go toward lab-grown protein projects, and we were the first and only group to fight back,” he said. “After weeks of engaging with Congress and speaking out against this plan, we are thrilled to have DoD confirmation that lab-grown ...

Source: Beef Central