Conservationists’ Association Urges Ban on Genetically Modified Meat

By: Trademagazin Date: 2025. 03. 25. 11:23

The Hungarian Association of Nature Conservationists (MTSZ) would like to extend the scope of the government’s bill on the ban on laboratory-grown meat, which was submitted to the Parliament in recent days, to include meat produced with genetically modified yeast and genetically modified soy, and they have written to the government and the parliamentary group leaders on the matter, the association told MTI on Tuesday.

MTVSZ is also taking action to ensure that genetically modified meat is not used in domestic restaurants and public catering, and has therefore contacted more than 200 restaurants by letter in recent days.

Róbert Fidrich, program manager of the Hungarian Association of Nature Conservationists, highlighted in the statement: many people see the solution to the problems caused by unsustainable animal husbandry in meat. But it doesn’t matter how it is produced, whether it is artificial meat made from protein extracted from plants, or cultured from animal cells, i.e. lab meat, or artificial meat produced with genetically modified yeast, with the addition of genetically modified soy – he added.

In light of the risks, they are asking the government and the Parliament to extend the ban on laboratory artificial meat to genetically modified artificial meat as well.