EU countries divided on cultured meat

In the EU, there is no clear position on lab-grown meat. The opinion of the countries is divided, as was already evident in the last meeting of the Council of Ministers of the EU. Italy has already regulated the ban on meat obtained in the laboratory. The Italian Minister considers that the companies that produce this type of meat want to give a green image, which is fictitious. Austria is also another country that openly opposes this type of meat because it considers that it poses a great danger to livestock farming. It maintains that any regulation that is carried out must be accompanied by a strict impact evaluation and always carry mandatory labeling. Other countries such as Greece, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Ireland also see livestock farming and rural areas at risk. France is opposed to this type of production and considers that the information on animal welfare, proclaimed by cultured meat companies, is not entirely true. This cultured meat comes from animal stem cells that ...