{"id":42684,"date":"2024-03-07T14:10:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T19:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=42684"},"modified":"2024-03-07T14:10:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T19:10:45","slug":"florida-is-now-poised-to-become-the-first-state-in-the-nation-to-ban-lab-grown-meat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/03\/07\/florida-is-now-poised-to-become-the-first-state-in-the-nation-to-ban-lab-grown-meat\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida is now poised to become the first state in the nation to ban lab-grown meat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The GOP-controlled House of Representatives on Wednesday approved legislation that would prohibit the manufacturing for sale and distribution of lab-grown or \u201ccultivated meat\u201d in the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Violators would be subject to a misdemeanor of the second degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bill now goes to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his consideration \u2014 and he earlier indicated his support, saying, \u201cWe\u2019re not going to do that fake meat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advocates for cultivated meat say that the product could provide a viable alternative to the industrial meat industry, which they maintain is deleterious to the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While several states have passed laws regarding the labeling of cultivated meat in recent years, no state has gone as far as the Florida Legislature in banning it outright \u2014 though there are similar proposals currently moving in Arizona, Alabama and New Hampshire. The nation of Italy also banned cultivated meat last November as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agriculture establishment in Florida is in strong support of the legislation. That includes the Florida Farm Bureau, the Florida Poultry Federation, the Florida Cattlemen\u2019s Association, and the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In debate earlier in the week, Democrats criticized the proposal on several fronts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think the state of Florida should be choosing winners and losers and allow corporate capture to take place, where we\u2019re basically bending laws to benefit specific industries,\u201d said Orlando Democratic Rep. Anna Eskamani on Tuesday. \u201cI actually don\u2019t think cultivated meat is going to threaten any industry, it\u2019s not going to be an option that people choose for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy concern is the message we\u2019re sending to businesses, to new technologies that are looking for a new place to invest in this country and that they might not look at the state of Florida,\u201d said Broward County Democratic Rep. Christine Hunschofsky on Tuesday. \u201cEvery time we\u2019re changing the goalposts. We\u2019re acting from a place of fear, as opposed to a place of fostering a spirit of innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jacksonville Republican Rep. Dean Black is a cattle rancher who said that his family has been raising cattle in Florida since 1803, and he has \u201csold hundreds of thousands of pounds of meat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCultured meat is not meat,\u201d Black emphasized on Wednesday. \u201cIt comes from a single cellular source. They actually can develop several lines of cells, but it in no way replicates the actual chemistry of meat. It is more of a monoculture, and because it doesn\u2019t resist spoilage. In fact, because really what it is a petri dish. It is simply a bacterial culture. It lacks the natural resistance to bacteria and viruses that we don\u2019t even test for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the House vote, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson issued a statement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFood security is national security, and we all have a responsibility to ensure Floridians have access to a safe, affordable, and abundant food supply. This legislation is a reflection of our continued commitment to supporting and protecting Florida\u2019s farmers, ranchers, and growers and enhancing consumer protection and transparency.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vote in the House was 86-27. The Senate passed the measure 26-10 last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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