6 claims about lab-grown and genetically modified foods we've fact-checked

Readers frequently ask Snopes to investigate rumors about lab-grown meat, among other products. Published Oct. 11, 2026 In September and October 2026, rumors spread online that a new company was selling 3D-printed meat in American grocery stores, and Snopes readers wrote in looking for a fact check. We obliged. It's not the first time rumors about lab-grown food products had gone viral. The idea of commercially available lab-grown foods, once restricted to science fiction, has felt more and more likely to come to pass as the years progress. But while some tout lab-grown food as a benefit to humanity, others tie it to concerns over what they put in their bodies. The concerns are largely decentralized, ranging from buying organic produce and avoiding genetically modified foods to extreme diets and dangerous products like raw milk that have no proven medical benefit. Below, you'll find six fact checks from Snopes' archives investigating lab-grown and genetically modified foods from recent years. Sources Christensen, Laerke. "Rumors Are Swirling about 'lab-Grown' Eggs Being Sold in the US. Here's What to Know." Snopes, 21 Aug. 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/lab-grown-us-eggs/.Deng, Rae. "Bill Gates-Backed Company Created Lab-Made Butter." Snopes, 15 Aug. 2025, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/bill-gates-butter/.Loe, Megan. "Inspecting Claims Campbell's Soup Uses 'bioengineered Meat' and '3-D Printed Chicken.'" Snopes, 25 Nov. 2025, https://www.snopes.com//news/2025/11/25/campbells-soup-bioengineered-meat/.Rascouët-Paz, Anna. "Dutch Factory Is 3D-Printing Meat from Stem Cells?" Snopes, 29 Mar. 2024, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/3d-printed-meat-netherlands/.Winter, Emery. "Are US Stores Selling 3D-Printed Meat?" Snopes, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/us-stores-3d-meat/.Wrona, Aleksandra. "Did Bill Gates Donate $50M to Create 'biologically Modified' Crops? Here's the Truth." Snopes, 9 Mar. 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/bill-gates-modified-crops/.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070723/. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026. By Jack Izzo Jack Izzo is a Chicago-based journalist and two-time "Jeopardy!" alumnus. Article Tags