Watchdog warns against lab grown meat in six-figure ad campaign

The Center for the Environment and Welfare (CEW) is pursuing a major public awareness campaign to inform the public on lab-grown meat, which has gained traction among environmental and sustainability activist groups as an alternative to traditional farming.

"The lab-grown meat sector will continue to face skepticism as consumers learn more about the chemicals, growth factors, and 'immortalized cells' used in manufacturing," CEW Executive Director Jack Hubbard said in a statement. "Our campaign aims to help the public learn the truth behind this experimental product, how it’s made, and the lack of long-term nutritional and health studies."

Some companies promoting both lab-grown meat and even lab-grown dairy products have already received the blessing of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The campaign aims to raise awareness about the lack of study on the long-term health impacts of the substance, which is grown using so-called "immortalized cells" that reproduce.

One leading ad from the campaign depicts a young girl at a science fair enticing the judge to try lab-grown meat, explaining that "immortalized cells replicate in perpetuity, over and over again, meaning they grow like a tumor."

"Then, you bake them with chemicals," the girls says, before offering the judge a taste, which she declines.

The six-figure ad campaign will run on major networks such as Fox and on social media. Additionally, the CEW has created a website specifically for the campaign, labmeat.com, which features sections on both the health and environmental impacts of the artificial substance.

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