Seems kinda pointless, probably culture war crap. Absent a pretty remarkable breakthrough lab meat isn’t going to be competitive with real meat anytime soon, no need to try and ban it.
Could it ever actually be competitive? Meat isn’t just the cell structure of a protein. It’s the connective tissues and fats and other parts. It’s also the land and the feed and so much more. And the cut matters. How was the muscle used to create flavor and texture?
In theory, lab meat could have textures and tastes that are hard to cultivate with traditonal methods that consumers might want. Also it could have environment and health benefits that people find desirable. I saw a review of lab-grown salmon that was very positive. The question is if it will get to a price people are willing to pay and that is more questionable.
Meat substitutes aren't steaks, they're burgers. All that subtlety kinda disappears when you grind it up. In point of fact an Impossible Burger is rather closer to a fast food burger than a brisket is to a ribeye already.
Florida only supplies about 3% of beef to the industry, so I doubt it. It's more culture war than anything. "They're coming for your steaks!" Whoever the fuck "they" are.
It's not, really. I mean, at the margins, sure, I'm sure the "Meat Industry" does some lobbying. But this is 99.42% culture war. Florida republicans aren't trying to do a random favor for a niche industry[1], they're banning their political enemies to excite their base.
This would be like trying to get woke votes by putting "Pronoun Choice" as a field on your government tax forms or whatever. Except of course that this is actually happening.
[1] A quick google says that the USA meat market revenue is about half of Apple's or a quarter of what Amazon pulls in. This is a real industry, but not a big one.
It's really more culture war than industrial lobbying. Sure, the industry is perfectly happy to have it, but it's popular far beyond people directly involved. Florida's government has defined itself as "anti-woke", and anything they can present as opposition to the left is politically good for them.
I love how these are the people who always worship and adore the free market and freedom don't worship and adore the free market and freedom when it means people doing something they don't want them to do. Fascism and hypocrisy at their finest.
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A brisket is a lot different than a ribeye.
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People merely need to be protected from the evils of anything that might threaten the profits of the meat industry!
This would be like trying to get woke votes by putting "Pronoun Choice" as a field on your government tax forms or whatever. Except of course that this is actually happening.
[1] A quick google says that the USA meat market revenue is about half of Apple's or a quarter of what Amazon pulls in. This is a real industry, but not a big one.
States Are Lining Up to Outlaw Lab-Grown Meat
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39712071
Sell lab-grown meat in Tennessee, pay a $1M fine
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39682755