Lab-grown meat and the Italian ban
Lab-grown meat and the Italian ban

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the advantages and disadvantages of in-vitro cultivation of meat, noting that the proposal to ban its trade by Italy, despite some shareable reasons behind it, appears to be an excessive measure of legal paternalism with negative effects on further research. According to the author, it would be more appropriate to approve a specific law that would regulate the production processes of cultured meat, ensuring correct consumer information and considering this product an alternative to the consumption of conventional meat, rather than a substitute. This would, however, require an introduction of a new product configuration and a distinct legal denomination.

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