Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has proudly declared that Florida is the “freest state in America.” But apparently, in the Republican governor’s view, freedom doesn’t extend to eating foods he doesn’t like.
The so-called “freedom governor” just publicly endorsed a push from Republicans in the Florida legislature to ban lab-grown meat in the Sunshine State. This new form of food technology involves companies culturing cells in laboratories and “growing” them by feeding the cells oxygen and nutrients until they multiply exponentially and large amounts of meat are produced. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which has strict safety standards, has already approved lab-grown chicken to enter the U.S. food market, and other forms of lab-grown meat are in the works.
