Cultured meat: After Italy's law, the EU now looks with concern at artificial foods

Europe is also now looking with concern at cultured meat. Italy, which, driven by the Coldiretti battle, was the first country in the world to approve a law banning the production and marketing of synthetic food and feed, leads the alliance of EU countries that are ready to ask for a "moratorium" on consumption and production of “cultured meat” for health, ethical, economic and environmental reasons in the event of a vote. This was said by Coldiretti Toscana in commenting on the result of the discussion of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council on concerns relating to food production in laboratories. The legitimate doubts and fears reported by Coldiretti which it collected in support of the popular petition are making their way among many countries, confirming Italy's role as a trailblazer, which is a world leader in food quality and safety, and in policies to protect citizens' health. Tuscany was among the first Italian regions to take the field in December 2021, collecting 35 ...