Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) on Thursday reluctantly agreed to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R-Fla.) move to ban lab-grown meat in his state.
“It pains me to agree with Crash and Burn Ron, but I co-sign this,” Fetterman said. I have written In a social media post, he commented on a screenshot of an article with the headline, “DeSantis signs bill to ban artificial meat.”
As a member of @SenateAgDems And as a man who would never provide that for his children, I stand with America’s ranchers and farmers.” Fetterman continued:
It pains me to agree with Crash-and-Burn Ron, but I will co-sign this.
as a member of @SenateAgDems And as a man who would never provide that for his children, I stand with America’s ranchers and farmers. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/zZLYf8t5lI
— Sen. John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) May 2, 2024
of hill upon report On Thursday, DeSantis signed a bill banning lab-grown meat in Florida.
DeSantis said in a news release that the state is “fighting back against the world elite’s plans to force the world to eat meat and bugs grown in petri dishes to achieve their authoritarian goals.” . Our administration remains focused on investing in local farmers and ranchers and protecting beef. ”
around of hillthe bill would make it illegal for people to “manufacture, sell, hold or offer for sale, or distribute” such meat within the state.
UPI reported in February that senators were working to keep lab-grown meat off students’ lunch plates.
U.S. Sens. Jon Tester (R-Mont.) and Mike Rounds, RS.D., introduced the School Food Integrity Act, which would ban the provision of cultured meat in the National School Lunch Program and school breakfast programs.
The bill (S. 3674) has been referred to the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee and is awaiting review. There is no companion bill in the House.
In 2021, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said he believes people in “rich countries” should eat 100 percent synthetic beef to reduce carbon emissions from livestock.
In an interview with MIT Technology Review, Gates said, “We will need to use animal genetics to dramatically increase the amount of beef produced per unit of emissions for Africa and other poor countries.” .
He later added, “I think all rich countries should move to 100% synthetic beef.” There are claims that you can get used to the difference in taste and that it becomes even more palatable over time. Eventually, that green premium will be large enough that you can make certain changes. [behavior of] Either move people or use regulation to change demand completely. ”
