REAL Meats Act

This bill changes the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act so that lab-grown (cell-cultured) meat products and plant-, insect-, or fungus-based meat substitutes (analogue products) would be considered misbranded unless their labels include a qualifying term right before the product name. Acceptable terms include "cell-cultured," "lab-grown," "analogue," "meatless," "plant-based," or "made from plants." If such a product uses an animal name like chicken, turkey, beef, or pork, the label would have to say "cell-cultured," "lab-grown," "analogue," or "imitation" right before the name. The bill also defines what counts as an analogue product and a cell-cultured product.

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Sponsors

• Roger Williams Republican sponsor
• 8 cosponsors