Presented to:
Crystal Ghantous, Ph.D.
Synthetic Meat Prepared by group 7:
FQM 200-A- SP2020
Weam Haidar
22-02-2022 Eyad Ghraizy
Miled Salloum
Wissam Wehbi
Zaki El Hajjar
Synthetic
Meat Pros and
Human
Outline History
with Meat
Production
Process
Market
Status
Cons of
Synthetic
Conclusion
and Meat
History
It’s not a shock that humans love the
taste of meat.
Other than containing vitamin B12 and
heme iron, humans have been eating
meat for 3.4 million years approximately.
It is becoming apparent that a shift in the
making and sourcing process of meat is
required.
Similar to what happened 12000 years Cut marks made by stone tools on the rib of a cow-
ago, when our ancestors switched from sized animal found in Ethiopia
hunting to farming
Synthetic meal, also called cultured meat or in
vitro meat, is a form of cellular agriculture.
Requirements for synthetic meat production:
• Satellite stem cell taken from a muscle sample
• Nutrient rich serum that helps multiplication and
proliferation
• Scaffold, a growth matrix that makes cells align in
muscle fibers
• Bioreactor, a vessel that provides conditions for
growth and muscle exercise stimulation
In 2013, the world saw the first ever lab grown
meat patty cooked and eaten on live TV in
London.
Dutch scientist Dr. Mark Post was the creator
behind it.
It was proof that it is possible to grow safe and
edible meat.
However, this patty alone took 2 years and cost
over $300,000 to be produced.
The race towards affordable cultured meat products is
already underway.
Both Memphis Meats and Mosa Meat (USA) are trying to
have competitively priced patties.
The price of the burger will still be relatively high, around
the $10 mark, according to Dr. Post.
Singapore became the first nation to approve sale of
cultivated meat in December 2020, with USA expected to
follow in 2022.
Synthetic meat production is a topic that has
brought many advantages on the table, but
doesn’t exclude any cons. Starting with the pros:
Freeing up space:
40% of the U.S.'s entire landmass is
allocated to grazing or growing feed for
animals.
In the UK, 85% of the total land footprint
is associated with animal products, while
being 99% lower for meat culturing in
comparison to animal husbandry.
Reduce the overuse of antibiotics:
Traditionally raised livestock are often
given antibiotics to help keep them
healthy.
This can lead to antibiotic resistance,
where the drugs don't work as well on
infections as they once did.
Less environmental impact:
• Cultured meat uses less water and produces less pollution.
• Traditional beef production makes lots of methane, carbon
dioxide, and nitrous oxide, that contribute to global
warming. Lab-grown meat could reduce these emissions
significantly.
Animal welfare:
• The system of farm-based meat production rarely has the
animals’ best interests in mind
• Lab-grown meat, meanwhile, could be animal-welfare
friendly and ethical
Less contamination:
• Advocates of cultured meat say it's
much less likely to be infected by E.
coli bacteria (which lives in animal
poop)
• Produced in a far more controlled
environment, cultured meat can be
safer to eat.
Create carbon sinks:
• Reduced land use for cattle stock
reduces deforestation.
• Flourishing wildlife can act as
powerful carbon sinks.
Protect marine environments:
• Reduced fishing activity can improve
natural sea fauna
• It reduces conflicts regarding fishing
rights
Enhance food security:
• It is possible to produce cultured meat
even in a desert.
• Some communities could see an
advantage in using the technology to
enhance food supply security.
Save energy:
• Estimates indicate that cultured beef
will requires far less energy than
farmed beef.
• As energy prices continue to rise,
farmers must reduce electricity and
fuel, and culturing seems to reduce
those expenses.
Create greater diversity of edible meat:
• Only need a few cells from the
relevant animal to start the process
are needed.
• Cultured meat based on virtually any
edible species desired can be
produced.
Moving into the cons, the variety is not present, but the seriousness of the negative consequences
do have an impact.
Job losses:
• There’s a very real danger that those at the bottom of the business pyramid find themselves
excluded from the marketplace
• Balancing the need for development in our farming practices with maintaining peoples’
livelihoods promises to be a difficult tightrope.
Effect on natural meat consumers:
If and when synthetic meat becomes a better market option for the average consumer, the scarcity
of natural meat will create a price surge.
As a conclusion:
This is likely the beginning of a total revolution in the global meat business.
While there is a high degree of uncertainty of a market that is yet to launch, the pros seem to
outweigh the cons in most observable aspects.
On a food security and sustainability scope, synthetic meats do look like an approach that is
favored.
THANK YOU ANY QUESTIONS?
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