Italy's minister of agriculture explains the decision: "With the law approved today, Italy is the first nation in the world to be safe from the social and economic risks of synthetic food." The OP adds that the new law "also prohibits the use of meat-related terms, like 'salami' or 'steak', for plant-based meat substitutes."
The unintended consequence of the new law is to ensure that Italy 100% misses out on the many promising social, economic, and environmental benefits of a transition to lab-based meats. The new law strikes me as very shortsighted. I hope Italy eventually comes to its senses and repeals it.
Sigh.
>many promising social, economic, and environmental benefits of a transition to synthetic and plant-based food
Can you elaborate on that?
https://sentientmedia.org/why-is-eating-meat-bad-for-the-env...