Walking through the meat aisle is about to become a lot more confusing for the average shopper. You might soon see packages that look like chicken but never came from a farm or a coop. This is the era of cultivated protein, and your local lawmakers are currently in a panic over how to label it. It is not just a scientific breakthrough; it is a massive political battleground over what we define as “real food.” Meanwhile, the system is scrambling to catch up with a technology that feels like science fiction.
