Reacting to the launch of the world’s first synthetic burger today (Monday 5 August 2013), Friends of the Earth’s Food Campaigner Kirtana Chandrasekaran, said:

“It’s really positive that people are talking about alternatives to meat.

“Realistically, consumers won’t be able to buy these burgers in shops anytime soon – but we can reduce our meat eating now which would be better for our health and we’d still have varied diets.

“Eating less meat and producing it less intensively will help to solve enormous challenges like climate change and feeding the world.”

ENDS