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Ethically it's dubiously vegetarian, culinarily it's meat. Mostly depends on how they harvested the cells tbh.
From what I have read it seems that these cultures are started with a small biopsy. Probably nothing worse than what we do at the doctor or the veterinarian. Lemmy knows I've had to have a ton of lumps on dogs checked out.
Why dubiously? Not all recipes use the calf serum anymore.
Some vegetarians do not like the idea of eating animal AT ALL, even if its ethically sourced and lab grown
I guess that makes sense if you're in it for perceived health benefits. I think most vegetarians are ethically motivated, but I could be wrong.