The bill “prohibiting the production, processing and marketing of synthetic meat throughout the national territory” was submitted to the French parliament, in the interests of human health, animal health and the environment. The announcement was made by Coldiretti while highlighting the initiative of a group of parliamentarians from the French National Assembly, belonging to the Les Républicains party, who presented a plan that effectively follows the one that has just been approved by the Italian Parliament.
Formally, the transalpine law proposal – explains Coldiretti – translates into an amendment to the French Rural Code, which explicitly introduces this prohibition on production, processing and marketing, only for meat produced in laboratories. The project is also accompanied by an introductory report that contextualizes the deputies’ request, which explicitly cites, for example, Italian law.
“The French parliament’s initiative confirms Italy’s role as a pioneer in policies to protect citizens’ health” commented the president of Coldiretti, Ettore Prandini, highlighting that “the battle for synthetic meat is now moving to Europe. On the other hand, it would not be the first time that we are pioneers in the EU. Suffice it to say that our country, thanks also to the pressure initiated by a collection of signatures by Coldiretti, was the first country to adopt national rules for the obligation to label the origin of food, to which the entire Union is progressively aligning itself. of doubts and protests, at national and community level, that are now part of the past”.
Source: IL Tempo
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