What: Stated that beef and poultry consumption hit record highs in 2018. Average American ate over 200 lbs.

Claim: Americans are consuming a lot of meat.

Why does it matter: The Dept of Agriculture has an interest in keeping track of how much mean is eaten because it's their job to keep track.

What: advocates caution and transparency when labeling both real and artificial meat

Claim: A consumer should easily be able to tell whether they are purchasing real or artificial meat

Why does it matter: The Dept. of Agriculture is responsible for keeping food purchasers safe and informed. A customer may have reason for or against artificial meat and deserves to know what they are purchasing.

What: Advocates for a more cautious approach when labeling lab-grown meats vs. actual meat.

Claim: Clear labelling of food products is necessary for the health and safety of those who consume it.

Why does it matter: Most people are blind to whether the food they're eating is perceived as meat-like, or actual meat. Catherine Hutt has interest in this topic because she is a food safety expert; therefore, it is her job to ensure the safety of those who could potentially consume the meat.

Who: Author (David Zinczenko)

What: Author refutes kids suing McDonalds for making them fat as if it is McDonald's fault. "Whatever happened to personal responsibility?"

Claim: People in America know that eating lots of processed and fast foods is bad for them but they would rather blame the food industry rather than take personal responsibility.

Why does it matter?: This mindset of laziness is infecting the American population and therefore affects all of us who eat/enjoy fast foods and live in America were bills can be passed affecting the industry.

What: advertise lab-grown meat as a much more sustainable alternative to the current industrial system - "clean meat".

Claim: lab-grown meats are more sustainable and better for the environment than normal meats

Why does it matter: the advocates want to get their point across that lab-grown meats are better for the environment and the human body than normal meats, both because it is their job and possibly so they can make money.

What: States that all that matters is the taste and in her experience clean meat tastes like the real thing.

Claim: An actual meat product taste the exact same as a "clean meat" product

Why Does It Matter: This matters because consumers still deserve to know what real meat is vs. "clean meat" even if it tastes the same. You can't give consumers something without telling them what's in it.

What: is adamant that "clean meat" is exactly the same as real meat.

Claim: Clean meat is real meat and should be viewed as such.

Why: As a developer of clean meat, Birdie of course has a financial interest in what happens with the demand, pricing, and regulation of the meat he is developing.

What: Explained that all meat starts with cells.

Claim: Since all meat starts with cells anyway, the process of lab-grown meat shouldn't scar others off.

Why does it matter: By telling people that it's not too different from regular meat, Parendi Birdie is pitching an argument for why it should be welcomed and eaten.

What: Stated "a cell culture the size of one chicken egg can produce a million times more meat than a chicken barn stacked with 20,000 chickens"

Claim: We should switch to lab grown meat because it is more efficient and sustainable.

Why does it matter: growing meat takes up considerably less space and resources than raising livestock. It is much more efficient and energy friendly. This is a major consideration in the world of lab grown meat because of its benefits and effects on the earth.

What: Published research that showed that a single cell culture the size of one chicken egg can product a million times more meat than a chicken barn stacked with 20,000 chickens. It also uses less land, greenhouse gasses, and water to produce this meat.

Claim: Clean meat offers a more environmentally friendly and efficient way to provide meat.

Why does it matter: The Good Food Institute is invested in helping companies develop clean meat products. To help their purpose, they benefit from knowing the most efficient ways to produce clean meat.

What: Stated that many individual were willing to try clean meat, but these individual were skeptical of replacing clean meat with conventional meat.

Claim: Americans are hesitant to replace conventional meat.

Why does it matter: shows the difficulty to change the patterns of individuals' meat consuming routine.

What: explained that all meat starts as just cells and the process of growing those cells in a lab require nurture and care just as they would naturally

Claim: Lab grown meat isn't less natural than typical meat products.

Why does it matter: She is a research associate and member of cell development team at JUST

What: Stated that we need to be careful to make sure the consumer knows what they are getting when purchasing clean meat.

Claim: It is important that the consumer knows what they are getting when they are purchasing an alternative form of meet.

Why does it matter: Others, such as Parendi Birdie, claim that because the clean meat tastes the same as real meat, it doesn't matter if the consumer knows what they are getting. This is a slippery slope if the people selling us food aren't required to tell us what we are really getting. Hutt is protecting our right to know what we are eating.

What: Showed that almost two-thirds of people would sample clean meat, but only one out of three people would eat it as a regular substitute for normal meat.

Claim: Most consumers aren't willing to replace regular meat with clean meat.

Why does it matter: Consumers are the ones buying the meat, so if they aren't willing to replace regular meat with clean meat it won't be successful.

What: Lab grown meat needs to have a clear label so the consumers know whether or not they are consuming actual meat.

Claim: Consumers have the right to know what they are consuming.

Why does it matter: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service is responsible for making sure food is safe for consumers. Making sure the food labels are clear will help the consumers feel safe and informed about what they are eating.

What: She believes that transparency is crucial when it comes to the sale of lab-grown meat. There is a huge difference between conventional meat, and lab-grown meat, and that should be documented.

Claim: Meat should be clearly labeled so that customers are able to distinguish between the choices of lab-grown meat, vs. conventional meat.

Why does it matter? As an employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service, people are looking to her and her team for their opinion. She shares that opinion, and has a desire to protect people and make them aware of their choices.

What: Expects the debate behind labeling clean meat to drag on.

Claim: Labeling clean meats will be a process that will take a long time, so we won't know if it is safe to eat yet.

Why does it matter: It is important to label clean meat, so people can be able to trust the meat and know that it is safe to consume and buy.

What: "The biggest expense is protein used to feed the cells as they grow. Ibn an effort to imporve cost efficiency, JUST has developed a robotic platform capable of screening thousands of proteins to find the best at spurring growth."

Claim: Clean meat can be as expansive, if not less than traditional methods of harvesting meat by finding the best protein for stimulating cell growth.

Why does it matter: Discovering a protein that stimulates meat growth can slash the cost barrier between clean, traditional grown meat, making it widely avaliable for people to consume.