Alternative meat: Livestock industry in South Korea says, "misunderstandings still remain'

Meat Substitute

South Korea

Published Jun 30, 2023

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The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is working to include alternative food, such as cultured meat made from animal cells, in food regulations. The livestock industry is concerned about the growth of the alternative food market, as it could weaken their production and pose a threat to food safety. A working-level consultative group has tentatively concluded that alternative meat should be labeled as "alternative food," but the livestock industry argues that it should be labeled as "livestock imitation food" to prevent consumer confusion.

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Original content

Now, it is not difficult to find alternative food (replacement meat) in supermarkets as well as hypermarkets. So far, alternative foods have been dominated by foods made in the form of meat using vegetable protein, such as soybean meat. However, in recent years, the development of cultured meat made by culturing animal meat or muscle cells is being actively conducted by large companies, and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is actively working to improve the system to include it in food. It is the livestock industry that is most perplexed by the sudden growth of the alternative food market thanks to the full investment and support of large corporations and the government. They raised their voices of concern, saying that substitute meat not only weakens the production base by replacing general livestock products, but also poses a great threat to food safety. Accordingly, this paper examines the controversial issues surrounding alternative foods over two episodes and examines the ...

Source: Nongmin