Lab grown meat approved in USA for human consumption.

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Lab-grown chicken approved for sale in the US

The United States has approved the sale of man-made chicken created from animal cells, paving the way for “laboratory-grown” meat to appear in restaurants and
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I'm not sure how I feel about this.

Of course it's an amazing piece of science, but to me as a pleb, I can't help feel that it's a bit dodgy. I mean I'm sure it's closely monitored etc for pathogens and other issues.... But things like GM crops and hormone filled animals have been shown to have a detrimental effect down the food chain...

Of course being able to eat meat that hasn't killed millions of animals is not a bad thing.... However are there potential negative side effects that we haven't considered?

Would you eat lab grown meat?
 
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As a concept I have no issue with it. Wouldn't touch any American meat as it is, if they can grow it in a manner not full of gunk I'm all for it. As a concept.

Like I say, can't read the details.
 
I've never entirely understood the hysteria around GM crops... surely a specifically applied, targeted genetic change is more preferable (and trackable) than subjecting random seeds to nuclear radiation and hoping the "luck of the draw" gave you beneficial traits. (as was done on a very large scale after nuclear weapons were created)

The same can be said (to a lesser extend though no doubt) for modern cattle, or chickens... they are muscle-laden monsters which have been selectively bred to encourage / enhance certain traits over generations. I'm not sure how that is safer?

I would certainly be interested in trying what it's like, however I wonder what the texture will actually seem like, as most "meat" is muscle tissue which kind of requires it be "doing work" etc.. to fully develop I would imagine?
 
So long as safety regimes are followed which arguably should be easier to deal with than millions of animals having to get checked inconsistently by Vets who take years to learn their craft I think it'll be a net positive overall, sadly I think it's also quite easy for it to be made victim to profiteering but again also easy enough to track down the problem.
 
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I'd eat it, as long as it gets tested and approved by food standards people etc.

Should have lower environmental impact and hopefully be cheaper once they work out how to mass produce it on a large scale.
 
Sankari said:
We're one of the top rated meat exporting nations for quality and quantity. We export nearly as much beef per year as the US, despite having a population ~12 times smaller.
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I remember reading that your food standards were worse than the EU. Perhaps I'm mistaken. But I'm biased ;)

Oh I think it's about hormones. You're not allowed to export hormone meats to the EU.
 
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I'll be buying lab grown meat over dead animal meat for sure. I'm vegetarian but do cheat sometimes, i love chicken and bacon.
 
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Freefaller said:
I remember reading that your food standards were worse than the EU. Perhaps I'm mistaken. But I'm biased ;)
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We export thousands of tonnes of meat to the EU every year under the Hilton Quota, which is reserved for high quality beef. Unlike most beef produced in the US and Canada, our beef meets the standards of the European Union Cattle Accreditation Scheme.
 
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Sankari said:
We're one of the top rated meat exporting nations for quality and quantity. We export nearly as much beef per year as the US, despite having a population ~12 times smaller.
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I was under the impression Aussie meat is almost as dire as US and Canadian stuff.

Hormones, questionable animal welfare. Yeah, nah.

Edit: There's a loophole in the trade deal meaning the UK can import all your dodgy crap you can't shift and serve it up in places like hospitals
 
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Also untrue. And ironic coming from the country infamous for mad cow disease due to poor beef production standards.
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Why do you think they're so good now?

I'm just going by your FSA's information:
Hormonal growth promotants (HGPs) are naturally occurring hormones such as oestrogen, or synthetic alternatives, which are used in cattle to accelerate weight gain.

HGPs— used safely in Australia for more than 30 years—are used on about 40 per cent of Australian cattle and annually add $210 million to the value of the beef industry.

The hormones come in small implants placed under the skin on the back of the ear, slowly releasing a low dosage, usually over 100 to 200 days, depending on the product used.
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Hormonal growth promotants in beef

www.foodstandards.gov.au www.foodstandards.gov.au
 
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