Suzi Gerber, Executive Director, AMPS: “Ultimately, Cultivated Meat Could Benefit Individual Health, Society, and the Planet”
Suzannah (Suzi) Gerber is the Executive Director of AMPS Innovation and is a senior food, nutrition, and behavior research scientist and a well-known chef. In this Q&A, Ms Gerber explains how the legal challenge to Florida’s ban on cultivated meat hinges on the Commerce and Supremacy Clauses of the U.S. Constitution and obstructs the FDA and USDA’s jurisdiction over food safety. Furthermore, a ruling overturning the ban could set a legal precedent supporting a unified national framework for cultivated meat, blocking future state-level bans. Could you give us a brief overview of the legal case challenging Florida’s ban on cultivated meat and why it’s considered unconstitutional? The legal challenge against Florida’s ban on cultivated meat centers on two key constitutional principles: the Commerce Clause and …