Italy bans lab-grown meat due to social and economic risks
Italy has become the first nation to ban lab-grown meat, in what the Italian Minister for Agriculture, Francesco Lollobrigida described as a bid to prevent social and economic risks.
The law was passed by Italy’s lower house of parliament, having already been approved by the Senate.
Minister Lollobrigida said that the ban puts Italy at peace with multinationals who “hope to make monstrous profits” through “risking jobs and health of citizens”.
He added that the nation has “diverse, rich and high quality” food to offer, which needs to be protected and valued.
Factories breaching the new rules will face fines of up to €150,000 and risk being shut down, while owners may lose their right to obtain public funding for up to three years.
by Louise Hickey | Agriland
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