American food innovation expert talks future of lab-grown cellular meat

Protein products will need to be raised in labs rather than farms within the next 22 years in order to withstand the growing global population, a food innovation expert says.
The technology of lab-grown meat, or cultured meat, will be crucial by 2040 if animal products continue to be consumed at the level they are today, North Carolina Food Innovation Centre director Bill Aimutis said Wednesday ahead of a lecture series at the University of Alberta.
“If we continue to consume protein at th