France Considers Banning Lab-Grown And Cell Cultured Meat Produced In The Country

Following in Italy’s footsteps the French Parliament is considering proposals to outlaw the sale of lab-grown and cell-cultured meats, following similar arguments that were raised Italy, which includes tarnishing French tradition and damaging animal husbandry practices in the country.

SEE: Italy Flipflops Again And Bans Lab-Grown Meat, Citing A Threat To Italian Culture

The Les Républicains party first introduced this proposal last month and has since gained more traction.

As reported by Green Queen at the time: ‘The bill proposes it be forbidden to produce, process or market cultured meat in the country “in the interests of human health, animal health and the environment”, arguing that companies in this space justify themselves by presenting their products as alternatives to “low-quality imported meat produced in poor environmental and animal welfare conditions”. “But replacing ‘junk food’ with another ‘junk food’ is not progress,” it argues.’

The bill in its current form would not prevent these faux meat imports from other EU member states, however.

Former French food and Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandie said during a parliamentary debate,

Cellular meat, which I also call “paillasse meat” – in other words, a leg of lamb without lamb, a chicken breast without chicken – is, in my eyes, a total loss of direction for our society. Only a science without a conscience could consider laboratory, test-tube meat as a solution.

Ingredients Network also noted in a recent report:

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The party’s stance comes as a report by the French Senate, on behalf of the Economic Affairs Committee on cellular foods, urges vigilance to better supervise and master the technology.

The report goes on to outline a series of recommendations that include affirming in law the principle of prohibiting all marketing, as long as the products are not authorized within the framework of the European novel foods regulation.

Other recommendations discuss the need to establish an automatic information procedure for the committees responsible for food in the European Parliament and in national parliaments for authorisation to place any new food on the market.

The report, which was made available in April 2023, also calls for systematic analysis by the country’s Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) of possible health risks of new foods, in addition to assessment by the European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA).

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However, the Good Food Institute (GFI) noted earlier this month that ‘the French Supreme Court ruled to uphold the right of plant-based producers to use meaty terms for their products – concluding a lengthy dispute between Interbev, a representative of the French beef industry, and Nutrition & Santé, a producer of plant-based steaks (steaks végétaux),’ GFI wrote.

The ruling was a definitive one, and allegations of misleading business practices were dismissed at all levels of the court. The judges determined that consumers cannot be misled, given that labels and advertising consistently clarify the plant-based composition of the products. They also concluded that even when these products are displayed in conventional meat departments in stores, they remain clearly identifiable.

GFI added

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AUTHOR COMMENTARY

As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

Proverbs 25:25

Though it’s not a perfect bill, considering that imports are still allowed to be sold, and these products can still be labeled as a “meat”, it is at least a step in the right direction.

But the hypocrisy of calling something meat when it is not demonstrates once again what the King James Bible warned what would happen; and, do not expect this movement to foldup either, as the elites will still remain resolute in pushing this stuff.

[1] Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; [2] Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; [3] Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

1 Timothy 4:1-3

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[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).

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