Military’s New Menu: $500M in Taxpayer Money for Lab-Grown Meat!

BioMADE, a lab-grown meat company that has received over $500 million in U.S. tax dollars from the Department of Defense (DOD), is seeking a contract to supply U.S. service members with lab-grown meat to reduce the military’s carbon footprint. This experimental product, created in a lab using animal cells and chemicals, aims to innovate food production and minimize CO2 emissions in military operations.

The initiative aligns with the modern "green" movement supported by organizations like the World Economic Forum, World Health Organization, and United Nations. However, a University of California, Davis study suggests lab-grown meat might have a larger carbon footprint than natural beef and may not be as nutritious or safe.

U.S. veteran Matt Bracken criticized the initiative, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos recently donated $30 million to a research center for sustainable proteins like lab-grown meat. GOP Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has banned the production and sale of lab-grown meat in his state. The decision on funding the lab-grown meat for military use will be made in November, with the project potentially starting in February 2025 if approved.