Source: Washington Post
by Catherine Rampell
“Last Tuesday, your fearless correspondent did some gonzo journalism and tried something that’s fast becoming illegal across red states. That’s right, readers; I ate lab-grown meat. And to answer your inevitable follow-up: Yes, it tasted like chicken. It tasted like chicken because, well, it was chicken. … Rather than promising a lab-grown chicken in every pot, red-state politicians have been picking fights with these foodie futurists — partly to feed the culture wars, partly to shield the existing agricultural industry from competition. Florida and Alabama recently made it a crime to manufacture, distribute or sell lab-cultivated meat within their borders. Upside is challenging the Florida law as unconstitutional. Taking away consumers’ choice to eat these products, including those deemed safe by the FDA, is fusty, anti-freedom and foolish.” (10/01/24)