FAIR Labels Act of 2026

This bill would require labels on meat and poultry products grown from animal cells to show the words "cell-cultivated" next to the food's name, along with a statement and disclaimer that the product does not come from naturally produced meat or poultry from a live animal. Plant-based products made to look like meat or poultry would have to be labeled "plant-based alternative protein product" and state that they do not contain meat or poultry from a live animal. Federal meat and poultry inspection laws would apply to cell-cultivated products the same way they apply to meat and poultry. Within 90 days, the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services would revise their agreement dividing oversight of cell-cultivated products. Within 180 days, the Secretary of Agriculture would develop standards of identity for both types of products.

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Sponsors

• Pete Ricketts Republican sponsor
• 6 cosponsors