Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis expressed his support for legislation looking to ban the sale of fake meat in the Sunshine State.
According to Florida Phoenix, the measure would make it a “criminal misdemeanor to manufacture, sell, or distribute ‘cultivated meat,’ defined as ‘any meat or food product produced from cultured animal cells.’ ” [emphasis, links added]
Operating licenses could also be pulled from establishments that sell or serve fake meat.
The Republican governor argued the nascent industry is just another way Americans are trying to be controlled.
BREAKING: Gov. Ron DeSantis supports cracking down on lab-grown meat as lawmakers consider bill to ban it
"You need meat. OK? We're gonna have meat in Florida […] We're gonna have fake meat? That doesn't work. We're gonna make sure to do it right." pic.twitter.com/8KkG4b0mMD
— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) February 2, 2024
“They really want to go after agriculture, how they do. They blame agriculture for global warming,” DeSantis said.
“You need meat, okay? We’re going to have meat in Florida. Like, we’re not going to have fake meat. Like, that doesn’t work,” he continued.
“But there’s a whole ideological agenda that’s coming after, I think, a lot of important parts of our society. And, like, Florida, we have a lot of agriculture. Florida also relies on reliable energy to power our electric grid, especially in the face of natural disasters.
“When Hurricane Ian came through, we got the lights back on because we had access to reliable energy. If we had to rely on windmills and solar panels, we would not have gotten the lights back on when we did.”
Last year, the US Department of Agriculture approved two California-based companies to sell lab-grown meat, making the U.S. the second country in the world to allow such products.
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I have agreed with Desantis on everything else and he makes me wish I was living in Florida. However, I must disagree on this issue. A very valid point against the climate change movement is in many areas it seeks to do away with freedom of choice. Banning in vitro meat does just that. We should leave it to the free market and the consumer.
I know nothing of the nature of the meat. However, it is reasonable to speculate that flavor will be lacking and the price will be very high. A good guess is just as with electric vehicles, purchase of in vitro meat will be limited to the wealthy acting on political philosophy.
Ban that unhealthy lab grown meat and no bug meals or plant based junk tell Gates and Swabe to Go Pound Sand