Hungary Outlaws Lab-Grown Meat
- 1 Dec 2025 3:04 PM
- Hungary Around the Clock
The government has imposed a blanket ban on the production and sale of laboratory-grown meat, according to a decree published.
The cabinet argues that current scientific evidence does not offer sufficiently clear assurances on public health or food safety risks, prompting legislators to opt for a full prohibition.
The law defines “laboratory meat” as products derived from animal cells or tissues grown outside a living organism under artificial conditions.
Both production and commercial distribution are barred, including foodstuffs that use such material as an ingredient.
Only medical and veterinary applications are exempt.
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