In March the Government of Italy proposed a bill to ban cultivated meat to “protect Italian culture and tradition”.  Although passed with a 60 percent majority in the Senate, the bill has yet to be approved by the Chamber of Deputies. 

The Government has since retracted a Technical Regulation Information System notifying the E.U. of the intended legislation since it would create barriers between member nations.  The decision by the Government of Italy is in all probability motivated by the reality that the application would be rejected by the E.U.