A June 26 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims an unsavory process is being used to create food products for consumers.
“Did you know that lab grown meat is cultivated from animal cancer cells because they grow faster?” reads the post.
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The Food and Drug Administration said cancer cells are not used in the process of making cell-cultivated food. Experts told USA TODAY that stem cells are typically used because of their availability and ability to replicate. Though cancer cells can similarly grow quickly, experts said the cells are "fundamentally different."
The Department of Agriculture approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells for the first time in June, as the Associated Press reported. The approval allows two California companies, Upside Foods and GOOD Meat, to use the method to produce meat for restaurants and grocery stores.
Manufacturers generally use cells from the tissue of an animal to create such products, according to the FDA website.
“The claim that cancer or pre-cancerous cells are used in the process of cell-cultivated food is false,” said FDA spokesperson Veronika Pfaeffle. “The cells used in cell culture technology are selected for enhanced proliferative capacity in a...
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