Should the government allow the commercialization of lab-grown meat?

Yes, but research should be conducted into long term health affects of lab grown meat, the meat should be labelled/advertised clearly as lab-grown so people against it can avoid it

The government should ban mass production on meat which will make it very over priced leading to the reduction in meat consumption which should benefit the environment and diets as people will have to eat more veg and pulses

if people want to buy it and it is safe to consume then the choice should be for the consumer not the government

The government should invest in research and development on the topic, especially on the potential long-term health effects

no the government should be looking at ways to reduce the nation’s reliance on meat in other non-processed ways

We need to look into more ways to produce food due to population growth whoever feel we need to channel more reasearch into this first

This would depend solely on how healthy the lab grown meat is, if it can cause long-term side effects no matter how extreme the populace at large are less likely to deem it safe to consume therefore making it useless as an alternative, alternatives should be close to or even better than the current source of such things.

Yes, but proper tests on long term health affects should be fully carried out before allowing the public to consume it

I think it should be allowed, but only when we are 100% sure that there are no negative side-effects, and if there are even if they’re minor, it should be either not made or widely publicised that there are side effects

We are far to often meddling with genetics & should keep to natural produce but reduce the farming of animals.

Yes, but the health risks of eating highly processed foods like this should be thoroughly researched and publicised along side the products.

We need to support british and irish farmers, and not become to reliant on food shipped from abroad.

it’s hard, because i think animal cruelty is awful, however i do not think this is the way forward. i think stricter guidelines on animal safety would be better instead

Yes, if it is proven to be economically and environmentally comparable or better than livestock farming.

it should be allowed for those who want to eat it but only if the traditional livestock is still available

Yes with appropriate research and the option to still buy real meat and in time more people might make the switch.

It depends what impact this would have on the environment, as if it will be equal to the current meat industries then I would disagree

Environmentally if it makes sense then yes lab grown meat is fine, but what’s wrong with just a plant based diet

Yes, but only to a limited number of labs and for the "meat" to be sold and consumed in specifically licensed venues with full traceability publicly available.

It's a debatable topic,! Some argue that allowing the commercialization of lab-grown meat could help reduce environmental impact and address animal welfare concerns, while others may have reservations about the safety and long-term effects of consuming such products.