Introducing the new meat. Problems and prospects

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  • Stellan Welin Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5324/eip.v7i1.1788

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cultured meat, naturalness, environment, animal ethics

Abstract

Cultured meat, or in vitro meat, is one of the ideas that are being proposed to help solve the problems associated with the ever-growing global meat consumption. The prospect may bring benefit for the environment, climate, and animal ethics, but has also generated doubts and criticism. A discussion of the possible environmental benefit and of animal ethics issues in relation to cultured meat production will be given. A perceived 'unnaturalness' of cultured meat may be one of the strongest barriers for public acceptance. This will be discussed and rejected. As to our relations with nature and animals, it is plausible that cultured meat will lead to improvement rather than to deterioration. The issue of public acceptance and some of the problems of introducing this new product on the market will also be discussed.

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2013-05-14

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Welin, S. (2013). Introducing the new meat. Problems and prospects. Etikk I Praksis - Nordic Journal of Applied Ethics, 7(1), 24-37. https://doi.org/10.5324/eip.v7i1.1788

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Nr 1 (2013)

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