Review: Will “cultured meat” transform our food system towards more sustainability?

animal, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 101145 - 101145

Опубликована: Март 1, 2024

Our agri-food system today should provide enough healthy food of good quality for the growing human population. However, it also preserve natural resources and better protect livestock. In this context, some FoodTech companies are developing a disruptive approach: cell culture in vitro production "meat" but technology is still at research development stage. This article will highlight its development, technologies used stakeholders involved (Part 1), potential environmental impacts 2) regulatory, social ethical issues 3). aims to shed light throughout manuscript on two major controversies related "cultured meat". The first controversy aspects, which includes different points: reduce animal suffering therefore improve welfare, future values our society, trend towards artificialisation. second environmental, health nutritional issues, relation characteristics meat" with an important question: we call meat? These act interaction association societal, legal consequently political issues. Answers various questions depend visions World by stakeholders, consumers citizens. Some them argue moderate or strong reduction livestock farming, even abolition farming perceived as exploitation farm animals. Others only want current much criticised intensive/industrial model. Compared other sustainable solutions be implemented such losses waste, new consumption habits less proteins sources, intensification, agroecological production, market meat substitutes (proteins from plants, mycoproteins, algae, insects, etc.), has uncertain future.

Язык: Английский

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Consumers’ perception of novel foods and the impact of heuristics and biases: A systematic review

Appetite, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 196, С. 107285 - 107285

Опубликована: Фев. 28, 2024

According to the definition adopted in European Union, novel foods are that were not consumed a significant degree within Union before May 15, 1997. This includes cultivated meat and insects. Novel meant play critical role transition towards sustainable food systems. However, their success depends on whether what extent they will be incorporated into diets at population level. review investigates consumers' perception of products by narratively synthesising results influence heuristics biases triggered emotions, personality traits, socio-cultural factors. Empirical studies conducted Western countries published English after 1997 eligible, which led 182 being included. Notably, most included focused insects meat. Disgust fear shown main emotions driving rejection foods, together with neophobia specific cultural norms common across scope review. Familiarity curiosity both higher acceptance. Despite investigated directly minority studies, related mostly fell under "affect", "natural-is-better", "trust" heuristics. The also discusses reflects regulatory framework applicable how it influences regulation lessons can drawn for future framework.

Язык: Английский

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A taste of cell-cultured meat: a scoping review

Frontiers in Nutrition, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11

Опубликована: Янв. 23, 2024

Cell-cultured meat (CM) is a novel product grown in vitro from animal cells, widely framed as equivalent to conventional but presented produced more sustainable way. Despite its limited availability for human consumption, consumer acceptance of CM (e.g., willingness purchase and consume) has been extensively investigated. A key under-investigated assumption these studies that CM’s sensory qualities are comparable conventional, products. Therefore, the current review aims clarify what actually known about characteristics their potential impact on acceptance. To this end, structured scoping existing, peer-reviewed literature evaluation was conducted according PRISMA-ScR Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines. Among included ( N = 26), only 5 research activities could be termed “sensory evaluation,” with 4 those evaluating actual products some form. The remaining 21 based conclusions consequent set hypothetical consumption experiences, often explicitly positive information framing. In addition, many have explicit goal increase CM, authors (researchers) acting direct industry affiliates; may source bias level toward By separating merely speculated, reported realistic expectations within promissory narratives proponents.

Язык: Английский

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What do we know about consumers’ attitudes towards cultured meat? A scoping review

Future Foods, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 9, С. 100279 - 100279

Опубликована: Дек. 2, 2023

Scientific breakthroughs in lowering cultured meat's production cost have ignited the hope of developing a global meat industry. This has resulted surge consumer psychology studies on meat, as researchers sought to determine antecedents acceptance and consequently acquire insights into demand feasibility envisaged However, literature is fragmented; hence, this study aims summarize state knowledge consolidate findings literature. A secondary purpose was reflect depth evidence, highlight major identify gaps/trends knowledge. The noted growing trends conducting research that takes holistic view around meat. Nuances were identified involved actual tasting carrying out comparative studies, using novel data sets focused demographic segments interest. evidence-based reported paper useful support further development industry helps these areas growth

Язык: Английский

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Aligning cultivated meat with conventional meat consumption practices increases expected tastefulness, naturalness, and familiarity

Food Quality and Preference, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 109, С. 104911 - 104911

Опубликована: Июнь 8, 2023

Cultivated meat could help alleviate ethical and environmental concerns in the current food system, but its success as a viable alternative to conventional depends partly on how consumers perceive it. We extend previous studies determine different frames used communicate cultivated affect consumers' attitudes willingness try, buy, replace with meat. A pre-registered study (1094 participants; UK) compared differences between consumption frame that aligned product practices, production focused is produced, general placed it backdrop of novel foods. also tested whether perceived traits such naturalness, familiarity, tastefulness mediated frames. found promoted more favorable toward than frame. These occurred because participants natural, familiar, tasty when presented (consumption, production, food) all traits. The results corroborate benefits for consumer appraisal aligning practices risks referring only produced. Perceived taste had strongest indirect effect across outcome variables, naturalness familiarity were significant. Overall, findings reinforce importance carefully framing communicating about prospective consumers, considering product.

Язык: Английский

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Meat and morality: The moral foundation of purity, but not harm, predicts attitudes toward cultured meat

Appetite, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 197, С. 107297 - 107297

Опубликована: Март 7, 2024

Cultured meat (also referred to as cultivated, cell-based, or cell-cultured meat) is a novel food technology that presented method of production without reliance on large-scale industrial farming. The pro-cultured narrative rests, in part, moral foundation: cultured purported alleviate the environmental and animal welfare harms associated with farmed meat. Despite this narrative, no research has examined which values underpin attitudes towards To examine this, we surveyed 1861 participants from United States Germany about their foundations In line predictions, people who more strongly endorse purity (i.e., had higher scores subscale scale) held negative However, relationship was much consistent among than Germany. Against were not reliably extent focus harm foundation. latter finding particularly surprising light harm-reduction narratives around These findings demonstrate need for nuanced discussion about, understanding of, consumer concerns them.

Язык: Английский

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Modeling the Effect of Climate Change on Sustainable Food Consumption Behaviors: A Study on Artificial Meat and Edible Insects

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(3), С. 924 - 924

Опубликована: Янв. 23, 2025

The aim of this study is to examine the effects individuals’ climate change risk perceptions on artificial meat and edible insect diffusion optimism mediating role food neophobia in these effects. findings are important because contribution that preference behavior innovative foods for mitigating impact managing change-induced shortages can make within framework Protection Motivation Theory. Türkiye was selected as research region. data obtained using quantitative analysis methods were transformed into through statistical (such structural equation modeling). This revealed individuals with high perception evaluate alternative protein sources such insects more positively. Food does not play an trends. emphasizes importance sustainable consumption combating change. To promote spread sources, insects, need be increased, needs reduced. In context, it recommended increase public awareness develop educational programs. has potential contribute development strategies behaviors.

Язык: Английский

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Consumer perception of livestock production and meat consumption; an overview of the special issue “Perspectives on consumer attitudes to meat consumption”

Meat Science, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 200, С. 109163 - 109163

Опубликована: Март 14, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Evaluation of public submissions to the USDA for labeling of cell-cultured meat in the United States

Frontiers in Nutrition, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 10

Опубликована: Сен. 8, 2023

With the rapid advancement of cell-cultured meat processing technologies and regulations, commercialization to market shelves requires implementation labeling that informs protects consumers while ensuring economic competitiveness. In November 2022, United States Food Drug Administration (FDA) completed its first pre-market consultation did not question safety these products for human consumption. As June 2023, has become a reality in States. To derive potential label terms gain insight into how different stakeholders refer novel products, we analyzed 1,151 comments submitted 2021 U.S. Department Agriculture's Safety Inspection Services (USDA-FSIS) call on poultry. Our aim was systematically assess nature with regards their length, cited references, supplemental materials. addition, aimed identify most used through text analysis. We also asked analyses would vary by affiliation category interest. Using listed organizations each comment, determined financial ties: 77 (7%) came from those an interest, 12 (1%) have identifiable remaining 1,062 (92%) interest could be determined. then grouped categories. Cell-cultured companies animal welfare non-profits had highest median word count, whereas unknown lowest. found across all predominantly mentioned terms, descending order,

Язык: Английский

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Moving Beyond Meat: PerceivedUnnaturalness and Disgust Across Cultured Foods

Journal of Environmental Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 98, С. 102384 - 102384

Опубликована: Июль 27, 2024

Язык: Английский

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