United States Department of Agriculture’s Approval of Lab-Grown Chicken Sparks Public Concerns over Safety and Ethics

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December 30, 2023

December 30, 2023 ( PR Submission Site ) –

San Francisco, California — The United States Department of Agriculture’s recent approval of lab-grown chicken products, paving the way for companies like GOOD Meat and Upside Foods to introduce “cultivated” meat to upscale restaurants in San Francisco and Washington, D.C., has triggered widespread public concerns over safety and ethics. The approval, granted on June 21, 2023, follows the Food and Drug Administration’s endorsement of the safety of these lab-grown products, the Associated Press reported: http://tinyurl.com/Lab-Grown-Chicken

In a departure from traditional meat production, lab-grown chicken is cultivated from animal cells without the need for slaughtering. The process involves utilizing cells from a living animal, presenting itself as a sustainable alternative to conventionally produced meat. While not vegan, vegetarian, or plant-based, these products offer a way to satisfy meat cravings without the ethical implications associated with traditional farming practices.

However, concerns have been raised by citizens like Destiny Lee, who draws parallels between lab-grown chicken and Chinese 100-year-old eggs. Lee, a concerned citizen, questions the safety and ethical implications of this novel form of meat production, which involves processes such as incubation, liquefaction, fermentation, and mechanical separation, ultimately resulting in 3D-printed chicken breast. In response to these concerns, Lee is leading a petition urging a reevaluation of the safety and ethical implications of lab-grown meat, which can be found at https://www.change.org/p/ban-lab-grown-meat-due-to-public-health-concerns.

By signing the petition, concerned citizens can join Ms. Lee in sending a resounding message: the potential risks to health and safety posed by untested technologies are deemed unacceptable. The petition calls for a comprehensive review of lab-grown meat production and sale, with a focus on addressing public health concerns and ethical considerations.

For further information on lab-grown meat and its broader implications, viewers are encouraged to watch the documentary “Lab Meat: The $1 Trillion Ugly Truth” on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0zCf4Yup34

Categories : Agriculture , Biotech , Food Tags : Lab-Grown Chicken

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US approves chicken made from cultivated cells, the nation’s first ‘lab-grown’ meat

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Mexican’s report getting Montezuma's Revenge North of the Border after eating Burger King's Impossible Whopper Burger

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Mexican’s report getting Montezuma's Revenge North of the Border after eating Burger King's Impossible Whopper Vegetarian Burger.

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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, January 3, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- Burger King Corporation has been notified that it will be sued by a Tijuana resident who had eaten at a San Diego Burger King restaurant for deceptively marketing its Impossible Whopper burger. The so-called “vegetarian burger” is made by Impossible Foods Inc., with a unique chemical; methylcellulose, a tasteless powder widely used as a laxative, and is listed on the ingredient labels of plant-based meat products made by both Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods. A recent post by the Mayo Clinic said there is no evidence that using fiber supplements like methylcellulose is harmful. However, some individuals less tolerant to methylcellulose find it can cause diarrhea, stomach cramps, and other unappetizing symptoms.

Methylcellulose is a bulk-forming laxative that increases the amount of water in your stools to help make them softer and easier to pass. Methylcellulose is used to treat constipation and to help maintain regular bowel movements. Methyl cellulose is a (1->4)-beta-D-glucan compound formed by methylating cellulose through exposure to SODIUM HYDROXIDE (Soda lye) NaOH/CH3Cl. It derives from a (1->4)-beta-D-glucan. So, what are we exactly eating in Burger King's Impossible Whopper? Well it's basically toilet paper soaked in Drano that holds the burger together, methylcellulose is the replacement for collagen, the fibrous protein found in hamburgers. “Eat trees not beef” could be the new slogan for their laxative laced veggie burger. That's right: There's wood pulp in your vegetarian burger. Scandalous, huh? Well, not really. Not only is methylcellulose a safe, FDA-approved food additive and laxative, but it may make Burger King's Impossible Whopper, the burger of choice for those who suffer from chronic constipation.

In addition a Burger King customer who is a devout vegetarian was suing the company for selling him an Impossible Whopper that was “contaminated” by meat by-products, according to claims in the class action lawsuit. Burger King Corporation filed a motion to dismiss the class action alleging that the fast food chain tricks customers into thinking that their burger is completely vegan, when it is cooked on the same grill as regular hamburgers. A federal judge dismissed the frivolous lawsuit.

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