[Avodah] test tube meat

[M Cohen]

Although originally I thought it pashut that it would be considered
fleishic, see

http://www.cor.ca/view/464:2/cor_statement_on_kosher_status_of_testtube_meat
.html

 

.. This new discovery raises a few interesting halachik issues. Since the
original meat cells are extracted from an animal, the animal would have to
be a kosher one, and killed in accordance with Jewish law (shechita). In
addition, extracting cells from a live animal could be problematic because
of the prohibition of "basar min a chai" taking a piece of meat from an
animal that is still living. 

 

Finally, it could be argued that, similar to kosher beef gelatin, the "test
tube meat" could be considered pareve. Of course these are only preliminary
considerations and when the time comes, COR's rabbis will study the issue in
depth and develop an official position. In the meantime, maybe the
scientists should start working on test tube herring - wouldn't that be
something?

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