Senate subcommittee advances amended SB103 requiring prominent labeling for cell‑cultivated meat products

The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee on an unspecified date advanced Senate Bill 103 as amended, requiring that products made from animal cells grown outside a live animal carry conspicuous front‑of‑package labeling that identifies them as “artificial/cell cultivated” or “cell cultured,” and placing primary responsibility for that labeling on manufacturers rather than retail outlets.

Senate staff member Miss Maroney summarized the bill for the subcommittee, saying the measure “defines cell cultivated or, as we know it, artificial food products and requires that any cell cultivated food product in the state must have a notice on the packaging that indicates that it is not naturally grown beef, poultry, fish, crustacean, or any other animal protein.” The amended language discussed in the hearing keeps the requirement that the notice be “conspicuous” on the front of the package and clarifies that retailers are exempt from the labeling requirement unless they also manufacture the product or sell manufacturer‑branded items.

The bill was introduced and discussed as a consumer‑disclosure measure rather than a ban.…