Lab-Grown Meat

Cultured meat — real animal protein grown from cells without slaughter — was approved for sale in the US and Singapore in 2023. Proponents call it the solution to factory farming's environmental and ethical crises. Critics raise concerns about ultra-processing, unknown long-term health effects, corporate control of the food supply, and the destruction of traditional farming communities. Several US states have banned it. The technology sits at the intersection of food, science, and identity politics.