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This is an example of why a country should never cede their sovereign rights to any external entity.
The European Commission has said that Italy’s ban on cultivated meat was in violation of a key EU scrutiny procedure.
This is because the Italian Government passed the ban before member states and the Commission had the opportunity to present their views.
The Italian Government instituted the ban in November 2023, which restricts the production and marketing of cultivated meat products. It also prevents the use of terms such as ‘salami’ or ‘steak’ for plant-based products and introduced fines of up to €60,000 per violation.
So what does this mean for Italy?
Commenting on the situation, Francesca Gallelli, public affairs consultant at nonprofit and think tank the Good Food Institute Europe, said: “The Italian Government wanted to ban cultivated meat as fast as possible – but, as the Commission has pointed out, it may have rendered its own law unenforceable as a result. If a company were to receive EU regulatory approval and start selling cultivated meat in Italy, any effort to stop them could be dismissed in court.
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The European Commission has said that Italy’s ban on cultivated meat was in violation of a key EU scrutiny procedure.
This is because the Italian Government passed the ban before member states and the Commission had the opportunity to present their views.
The Italian Government instituted the ban in November 2023, which restricts the production and marketing of cultivated meat products. It also prevents the use of terms such as ‘salami’ or ‘steak’ for plant-based products and introduced fines of up to €60,000 per violation.
So what does this mean for Italy?
Commenting on the situation, Francesca Gallelli, public affairs consultant at nonprofit and think tank the Good Food Institute Europe, said: “The Italian Government wanted to ban cultivated meat as fast as possible – but, as the Commission has pointed out, it may have rendered its own law unenforceable as a result. If a company were to receive EU regulatory approval and start selling cultivated meat in Italy, any effort to stop them could be dismissed in court.
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