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House Agriculture Committee introduces bill to require labeling of lab-grown and insect proteins
Summary
Representative Heather Scott introduced RS31941 to add a chapter to Title 37 requiring plain-language labeling for alternative animal proteins (cultivated meat and insect proteins), assign oversight to the Idaho Department of Agriculture, and set per-item penalties; the committee voted to introduce the proposal.
Representative Heather Scott, R-District 2, told the House Agriculture Committee that she is sponsoring RS31941, a bill to add a new chapter to Title 37 requiring clear labeling for alternative animal proteins, including lab-grown (cultivated) meat and insect-based proteins.
Scott said the bill would require a common name (and where used a scientific name) on front-of-package labeling, give the Idaho Department of Agriculture authority to enforce the rule, and establish civil penalties. "I think Idahoans have the right to know what's in the food they eat," Scott said.
The bill, as described by Scott, would not ban products but would require that items derived from cultured animal cells or from insects be labeled so consumers can distinguish…
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