CASE STUDY LAB-GROWN MEAT IS ALSO GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT! 7 read the passage and say if the statements below are true or false. Then correct the false ones. lower emissions up to 92% decrease reduced land use up to 95% decrease reduced water use up to 95% decrease Environmental impact of cultured meat, compared to beef cattle About a third of human-caused methane emissions come from livestock, mostly from beef, produced in the digestive process that allows ruminants (including cows, sheep and goats with four-part stomachs) to absorb plants. Yet, methane from their burps and manure can be seen as both the biggest concern and best opportunity for tackling global heating. The US Food and Drug Administration has given a safety clearance to lab-grown meat for the first time. Upside Foods , a Californiabased company that makes meat from cultured chicken cells, will begin selling its products once its plants have been inspected by the US Department of Agriculture. Upside Foods founder and CEO Uma Valeti proudly said: The FDA have accepted our conclusion that our cultivated chicken is safe to eat . Dr. Robert M. Califf, the FDA s commissioner, declared: Advancements in cell culture technology are enabling food Environmental impact of cultured meat, compared to beef cattle developers to use animal cells obtained from livestock, poultry, and seafood in the production of food, with these products expected to be 1. Most of the polluting gases affecting climate comes from ruminants. T F Less fine particulate matter up to 93% decrease ready for the U.S. market in the near future . Uma Valeti affirms that the process of making cultivated meat is similar to brewing beer, but instead of growing yeast or microbes, we grow animal cells. These products are not vegan, vegetarian or plant-based they are real meat, made without the animal . Advocates hope that cultured meat will reduce the need to slaughter animals for food and help with the climate crisis as the food system is responsible for a big part of global greenhouse gas emissions, most of which are from animal agriculture. David Kay, director of communications at Upside Foods , said: On a larger scale, cultivated meat is projected to use substantially less water and land than conventionallyproduced meat . (By Katie Hunt, CNN Health, Nov. 2022, adapted) advocate: supporter burp: air released from the stomach through the mouth commissioner: representative of the supreme authority in an area goat: animal related to sheep with horns and a beard livestock: farm animals kept for use and profit manure: livestock solid waste poultry: domesticated birds kept for eggs or meat to slaughter: to kill an animal for meat yeast: a type of fungus that is used in making alcoholic drinks, such as beer and wine, and for making bread swell and become light 5. According to the FDA, lab-grown fish is very likely to be developed. 2. Upside Foods will have to wait before launching their lab-grown meat on the market. 6. Upside Foods uses yeasts to produce lab-grown meat. 3. They have grown beef meat in their labs. 7. Lab-grown meat is environmentallyfriendly. 4. The US FDA has concluded that Upside Foods lab-grown meat represents no danger for consumers. 254 TAKING CARE OF OUR PLANET 8. Both environmentalists and animalists will appreciate lab-grown meat. T F