While the Human Meat Project site exists, the post, which was shared more than 3,000 times, is wrong. The website is not seeking donated bodies to produce "alternative" meat products.

A Jan. 3 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a person holding a pound of meat with a circle around a quote on the label. “Quality meats made from people like you,” reads the quote ...

While the human-meat idea has shock value, it's meant to make consumers question the origin of their food, particularly items made from animals. Humans are animals, but cannibalism is taboo.

European company Oumph! developed the Human Meat Plant-Based Burger — a burger they say tastes just like people — for those willing to indulge in fake human flesh. "We developed this burger in ...

“And of course, a solution was to make a tasty plant-based human meat burger. “The bravery of launching a risky idea that is 100% on-brand is always rewarded,” Ostiglia added.