Dr. David Martin speaking to the EU Parlament It is a particularly interesting location for me to be sitting in today given that over a decade ago I sat in this very chair right here in the European Union Parliament. At that time, I warned the world of what was coming. During that conversation that was hosted the Green and EFA and a number of the other parties of the European Union’s various representations. We were having a conversation on whether Europe should adopt the United States policy of allowing for patents on biologically derived materials. At the time I urged this body, and I urged people around the world that the weaponization of nature against humanity had dire consequences. Tragically I sit here today with that unfortunate line that I don't like to say which is: “I told you so”. But the fact of the matter is we're here not for a reprisal on past decisions, we're here to actually once again come to the face of the human condition and ask the question: “Who do ...
It is made in a lab... by smart people ... Lab-grown foods such as the Impossible Burger represent the ultimate conflict in health information: "Experts" tell us that plant-based diets are healthy, but we're also told that processed foods are unhealthy. The Impossible Burger, the Beyond Burger and other faux meat products are plant-based but highly processed "foods". Not only a highly processed product, but highly processed ingredients. Seed and vegetable oils are processed just like petro chemicals. Heat, pressure and chemicals refine the oils to be edible. So processed ingredients are combined with other processed ingredients and called "food". Although the safety of the heme in Impossible Burgers has been criticized over the years because it's a genetically engineered product, no current research suggests it's actually unsafe. Unfortunately, the FDA does not require proof that food is safe. It only pulls food off the market that is proven u...