Campbell’s promises its soups are not made with 3D printed meat
Campbell’s insists its soups are not made with 3D printed chicken, lab-grown chicken, or bioengineered meat. The food giant posted this explanation on its website after leaked audio reportedly captured Campbell’s vice president of information technology saying the company’s meat “came from a 3D printer.”
“A recent video contained false comments about our ingredients,” writes Campbell’s. “The comments heard on the recording about our food are not only inaccurate, they are absurd. We do not use lab-grown chicken or any form of artificial or bioengineered meat in our soups.” He adds that the company only uses chicken from “reputable” suppliers in the United States that meet USDA standards.
The audio was released as part of a lawsuit filed against Campbell’s by a former employee, who claims he recorded a conversation with IT vice president Martin Bally. During the conversation, the person presumed to be Bally makes racist remarks, while calling Campbell’s food “bioengineered” and intended for “poor people.”
“Even in a can of soup, I look at it – and I look at bioengineered meat,” the person says in the recording. “I don’t want to eat a fucking piece of chicken from a 3D printer, do I?”
Campbell’s has placed Bally on leave while it investigates the alleged comments. “Keep in mind that the purported comments heard on the audio were made by someone in the IT department, who has nothing to do with how we prepare our food,” says Campbell’s.
