Concerns abound for this lab-grown meat. For the most part, the concerns expressed depend on the position and opinion of the individual. Proponents of Shmeat have concerns about the production and logistics. Those who oppose in vitro meat have concerns about its nutritional, dietary and environmental impacts.
Proponents of Shmeat have expressed concern regarding the ability to produce enough Shmeat. The technology and medium needed to produce enough in vitro meat are not cheap. It has also never been used in large production facilities. Then there are the potential electrical costs to create enough electrical stimulation to encourage the muscle fiber growth.
The electrical requirements make opponents to lab grown meat wonder if all the environmental savings, in terms of cattle, livestock facilities, etc…would be lost to the cost of producing electricity around the clock to keep the tissue growing. Think of it this way, cows sleep; lab-grown tissue does not. In fact, it would need round the clock attention.
Dietary concerns also exist. While the Shmeat produced may have a higher, leaner protein content, would it contain the range of nutrients the body requires? And if the lab-grown meat does not, how will the other necessary dietary fats be added? After all, high fructose corn syrup has been used to preserve food, and after several decades, we have learned it is toxic.
Of course, the focus of the concerns driving this conversation center on the ability to provide enough nutrition to a continually growing global population