FAIR Labels Act of 2026

This bill would require the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services to revise, within 90 days, their 2019 agreement on how they split oversight of food made from animal cells grown outside an animal. Meat and poultry products grown from animal cells would have to be labeled "cell-cultivated" next to the food's name, along with a statement that the product does not come from a live animal or bird. Plant-based foods made to look like meat or poultry would have to carry the phrase "plant-based alternative protein product" before the food's name and a statement that they do not contain meat or poultry from a live animal. The Secretary of Agriculture would also have to develop standards of identity for both types of products within 180 days.

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Sponsors

• Mark Alford Republican sponsor
• 20 cosponsors