The bill on the so-called "synthetic meat" entitled "Provisions regarding the prohibition of the production and placing on the market of food and feed consisting of, isolated or produced starting from cell or tissue cultures deriving from vertebrate animals as well as a ban on the denomination of meat for processed products containing vegetable proteins".
A provision written and defended in a battle shared with Coldiretti.
The sanctions include fines from 10 thousand up to 60 thousand euros (or up to 10% of the total annual turnover achieved in the last financial year closed before the violation was ascertained, but within 150 thousand euros) in the case of trade in food and feed produced starting from cell or tissue cultures derived from vertebrate animals.
Furthermore, it will not be possible to use the terms "hamburger" or "veg meatball".
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