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Are lab-grown meats also called cell-cultured or cultivated meats safe to eat?
Yes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lab-grown meat as safe for human consumption.
Yes, before being sold, making cells that continue to grow should be safety assessed to determine if they contain cancerous cells.
Yes, scientists carefully screen and confirm that cells used in cultivated meat are free of infectious pathogens.
No, the cultured cell is alive and prone to picking up infections or mutations.
No, the cultured cell doesn't have the protection of the immune system and wider body to keep things in check.
No, cells that proliferate exponentially in vitro may have cancer-promoting properties.
No,eating mutant misfolded proteins can cause diseases such as mad cow disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
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