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Elena Cattaneo: on cultivated meat "studying is better than banning"

The senator for life rises up against anti-scientific prejudices and against the government's proposal to ban the production of cultured meat without even waiting for the opinion of the European supervisory authority. A conference in the Senate will examine all the scientific aspects of cultured meat

Elena Cattaneo: on cultivated meat "studying is better than banning"

Anti-scientific prejudices and fear of the unknown, fortunately accompanied by curiosity, have always characterized humanity. And it is that – he warns on “The print” the courageous senator for life Elena Cattaneo – which is still happening today, as evidenced by the fact that some innovations continue to arouse more fear than approval, with the support of an alarmist political-media drumbeat. How to evaluate differently the bill of the Meloni government to ban the production in Italy of a scientific novelty such as the cultured meat “even before knowing, studying and understanding” the extent of the innovation? And even before the European supervisory authority (theEFSA) has ruled on the possible authorization for the consumption of cultured meat. But, the senator for life insists, "proceeding without wanting to know, or deliberately ignoring the evidence that science makes available to us, cannot in any case change the reality that one intends to regulate". That's why Thursday 13 July at Senate will be held, on the initiative of the Autonomy Group, a scientific conference whose title speaks for itself: “Innovation at the table: studying is better than banning”. Elena Cattaneo's appeal is for common sense and respect for science. Today it applies to cultured meat and tomorrow to other scientific innovations. Fortunately, there are people like you in the Senate who help us open our eyes and overcome prejudices. Thanks, Senator.

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