Campbell’s promises that its soups are not made with 3D printed meat

Campbell’s emphasizes that its soups are not made with 3D printed chicken, lab-grown chicken or bioengineered meat. The food giant provided the explanation on his website leaked audio reportedly captured Campbell’s vice president of information technology says the company’s meat “came out of a 3D printer.”

“A recent video included false comments about our ingredients,” Campbell’s wrote. “The comments 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.” It adds that the company only uses chicken from “reputable” suppliers in the US that meet USDA standards.

The audio has been released as part of a lawsuit filed against Campbell’s by a former employee, who claims he recorded a conversation with IT vice-chairman Martin Bally. During the day the conversationthe person pretending to be Bally makes racist comments, calling Campbell’s food “bio-engineered” and 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 damn piece of chicken that comes out of a 3D printer, do I?”

Campbell’s has put Bally on leave while it investigates the alleged comments. “Please note that the alleged comments heard on the audio were made by someone in the IT department, who have nothing to do with the way we make our food,” Campbell’s said.