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What Is Meat? Missouri Is Working to Legislate Against Lab-Grown Alternatives

• AnimalMuppet 9y ago
  They're requiring clear labeling, not prohibiting it. As a consumer, I think it's fair that I be told that this is lab-grown rather than from an animal. (Which way that sways my decision is my business. The point is that I should know which I'm buying.) Yes, there is legislation pending that would require clearly stating the difference. No, that's probably not as strong as what you thought when you read "legislate against". They're not prohibiting it.
  • cntrlaltdlt 9y ago
    Not that I disagree with you, but I'm curious. If two things are fundamentally indistinguishable from one another based on molecular level and the difference is in the manufacturing processes why does it matter?
    • AnimalMuppet 9y ago
      But we don't have the technology to say "fundamentally indistinguishable from one another based on molecular level". We don't even know all the things (trace chemicals) that we have to worry about. How do I know that we don't know them all? Because we keep finding new ones. Is the vat (or vat lining) really going to leave no residue? Well, we assume that it will be insignificant - but we don't know. We may not know until some time after it starts causing damage.