Slightly less than half of respondents stated that they do not think it would be safe to consume cell-based meat. Even more consumers stated that this sort of product just sounds weird to them, and they would therefore not eat cultured meat.
What are the reasons why you would not eat meat grown using cells from animals?
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*Number of all respondents from the nationwide poll. Here displayed are answers from only those respondents who are not very or not at all likely to try cell-based meat if it becomes commercially available.
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The original survey question was phrased as follows: "Which of the following are reasons you would not eat meat grown using cells from animals?"
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