Outrage Grows Over Lab-Made ‘Franken-Milk’ Arriving In US Stores

Lab-grown milk faces resistance before US store debut.

Dubbed UnReal Milk, the new beverage is not produced by real animals, but comes from large lab tanks called bioreactors that use special animal cells which produce the same proteins, fats, and carbs found in regular cow’s milk.

Brown Foods aims to launch UnReal Milk in US stores by 2026, currently conducting public taste tests.

The company can sell its milk as it uses GRAS ingredients and affirms its safety data.

Many new food companies choose this route instead of waiting for full FDA approval.

Sohail Gupta, co-founder of Brown Foods, told Forbes that with their technology, they can produce milk from any mammal species, including human milk.

The announcement of a cow’s milk that doesn’t actually come from cows has been met with scepticism by many on social media, including some calling on lawmakers to outlaw the product before it even goes on sale.

‘Ban that c*** now,’ one person on X wrote.

‘I want nothing to do with this “lab-grown garbage” I don’t trust these biotech mad men and women!’ another person declared.

Brown Foods and scientists testing UnReal Milk at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) said the product is better for the planet than cow’s milk because it cuts greenhouse gases, uses less water to produce, and needs less land than traditional dairy farming.

Supporters of lab-grown drink argue it’s reliable due to immunity to factors like droughts, cow illnesses, and supply issues, suggesting it could aid in feeding populations where cows can’t thrive.

Critics, including dairy farmers and nutrition experts, argue that long-term studies have yet to prove lab-grown whole milk’s health benefits compared to cow’s milk, especially for children.

Board-certified family physician Dr Kat Lindley took to X after it was announced that UnReal Milk would go on sale next year and simply replied: ‘NO!’

‘Good grief, they’re willing to process all our food under the guise of climate change. Disgusting,’ one commentator replied.

Critics say UnReal Milk is a lab-grown product backed by billionaire Bill Gates.

Gates has previously backed foods and drinks created to allegedly decarbonise the food and agriculture sector via his company Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV).

The Daily Mail has not confirmed Gates supporting UnReal Milk; we await comment from Brown Foods.

Most milk alternatives are plant-based drinks made from almond, oat, soy, coconut, pea, and rice proteins.

If it doesn’t come from the cow’s udders, then it’s simply not milk; it is artificial milk.

I love milk, but wouldn’t drink lab-grown products. But as long as it’s marked UnReal milk, then let people buy it and consume it, but it wouldn’t be for me, and the trouble is, it won’t be marked as UnReal milk, and regulations should be put in place to caution customers of any lab-grown product that it’s not real.

Let Bill Gates drink it, but then, on the other hand, he probably would.

UnReal milk may trend, but could become a fad like fake meat – not a wise long-term investment.

I’m okay with alternatives, but lab-grown products might have unknown risks like cancer, and you would think that these laboratories would spend more time trying to find a cure for cancer than creating artificial foods – it’s just a waste of time and money, but let’s face it they will never discover a cure for cancer because there’s more money to be made in keeping people sick.