Petition · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ban the Production and Sale of Lab-Grown Meat
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217 signatures
What the petition asks
We call on the UK Government to introduce legislation banning the production, sale, and importation of lab-grown (cell-cultured) meat for human consumption, following the precautionary approach already adopted by countries such as Italy.
We urge the Government to prohibit the commercial production, sale, and importation of lab-grown meat for human consumption in the UK in order to:
- Protect traditional livestock farming and rural economies
- Uphold high food safety, animal welfare, and transparency standards
- Apply the precautionary principle to novel food technologies
- Protect traditional livestock farming and rural economies
- Uphold high food safety, animal welfare, and transparency standards
- Apply the precautionary principle to novel food technologies
Timeline
| 20 Mar 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
217
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
20 Mar 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.