EU should fund meat alternatives and clarify rules, Chatham House report says

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EU should fund meat alternatives and clarify rules, Chatham House report says

22 February 2019
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Last Monday, London-based think-tank Chatham House published a report containing a series of considerations on the future of plant-based and lab-grown meat in the European Union.
In a nutshell, the report urges EU policymakers to sustain European meat alternatives initiatives with public investments and a clear, proactive regulatory framework.

Chatham House’s researchers point out that there’s increasing scientific consensus on the importance of reducing meat consumption and highlight how the average person must reduce their intake of red meat by 75 percent (90 percent for Americans and Europeans).

However, FAO forecasts that meat consumption worldwide will double by the year 2050.

The solution? Finding new ways of producing meat. Two are the main options are the moment. One is to cultivate meat in the lab from muscle cells of live animals, while the other is to produce plant-based alternatives that are virtually indistinguishable from their meaty equivalents.

The solutions are at two different stages of development. Plant-based meat is already available for purchase and new, innovative products hit the market weekly.

At the opposite, lab-grown meat is still at the development stage and has never been sold publicly.