LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A invoice to ban labeling lab-grown meat as “meat” handed the Michigan Home of Representatives Tuesday 99-7, with 4 representatives not voting.
Lab-grown meat was first authorised on the market by U.S. regulators in Jun 2023, greenlighting two California corporations to promote the product to eating places and retailers. Lab grown meat is at the moment not out there in standard shops, however Michigan and different states are already drafting laws to control it.
“We make soda companies label their products as containing 0% juice; why shouldn’t we require lab-grown meat manufacturers to label their products as containing 0% meat?” says State Rep. Jerry Neyer (R-92), one of many lawmakers who launched the invoice.”
Home Invoice 4076 would amend the state’s meals legal guidelines on labeling to forbid lab-grown meat merchandise being labeled as “meat.” As a substitute, on the label, they should be categorised a number of of the next phrases, or one other related, correct time period:
Cell-cultured
Lab-grown
Cultivated
Cell-cultivated
Neyer says the plan is about transparency in meals labeling.
“People just want to know what they’re putting on the table for themselves and their families,” says Neyer. “When you’re shopping, and you see chicken, pork, or beef, there should be no question those products came from a living, breathing animal. People want farm-fresh, not slices of Frankenmeat.”
The invoice now strikes to the Senate for consideration. You possibly can learn the invoice because it handed the Home under.
2025-HEBH-4076Download
