Islamic scholars consulted by a leading producer of cultivated meat say that the newfangled protein — which is grown from animal cells and doesn’t require animals to be slaughtered — can be halal, or permissible under Muslim law.

And the Jewish Orthodox Union this month certified a strain of lab-grown chicken as kosher for the first time, “marking a significant step forward for the food technology’s acceptance under Jewish dietary law,” as the Times of Israel put it.

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    1 year ago

    Yes, but which scholars? For some things there’s a consensus - pork is haram - but for others there’s not, and different scholars will contradict each other. I’m guessing this is still in the early stages where there’s no consensus.

    That being said, I hope they decide cultured versions of halal meats are halal because there’s no good reason not to.