Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces his opposition to lab-grown meat in the state, claiming it is not real meat.
In the wake of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ failed presidential campaign, many wondered whether the Florida Republican might be less aggressive in pursuing regressive policy measures, since he no longer had to pander to far-right elements of the GOP base. The answer to those questions came into focus soon after. In early February, for example, the governor announced his support for preventing “cultivated” lab-grown meat from being made or sold in Florida . “You need meat, OK.
And we’re going to have meat in Florida,” DeSantis said, adding, “We’re not going to have fake meat. Like, that doesn’t work.” Just so we’re all clear, the GOP governor wasn’t talking about soy- or vegetable- based meat substitutes. Rather, as The Tampa Bay Times reported, cultivated meat “involves a process of taking a small number of cultured cells from animals and growing them in controlled settings to make food. Industry officials have argued the cultivated meat process has been closely scrutinized by the U.S
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