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Committee reports substitute requiring labeling for manufactured proteins after industry and farm groups testify
Summary
House Bill 2633 (substitute) would require labeling that identifies manufactured or cultivated protein products so consumers know products are not animal‑derived; the subcommittee reported the substitute 4–3 with two abstentions after testimony from agricultural and food groups.
House Bill 2633, substitute version, would require that ‘‘manufactured protein food products’’—including cultivated, fungus, insect and plant‑based proteins—be labeled with qualifying language so consumers are clearly informed that a product is not derived from an animal. The House Ag Subcommittee reported the substitute to the next committee on a recorded vote of 4–3 with two members recorded as abstaining.
The substitute, offered by Delegate Wilt, adds poultry to the definition and requires…
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