According to a survey conducted in October 2019, the largest share of consumers, almost 41 percent, were uncertain regarding their opinion on meat produced by culturing cells from food producing animals. While almost 16 percent of respondent did not feel safe to eat lab-grown meat, 12.7 percent claimed that they would consume products with the production method disclosed.
Opinion on lab-grown meat in Japan as of October 2019
The survey was conducted among inhabitants of the prefectures Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, and Shiga.
Original question: "Regarding meat alternatives produced by culturing cells from food-producing animals, please choose all answers applying to your opinion of it."
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