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Committee adopts substitute for lab-grown meat labeling bill; debate centers on consumer clarity and terminology
Summary
The House Agriculture Committee adopted a substitute amendment to House Bill 4,076 to require labeling for lab-grown meats; members debated terminology and whether to defer to future federal standards.
The House Agriculture Committee on March 20 voted to adopt substitute H-1 for House Bill 4,076, a bill that would require products derived from cell-cultured or lab-grown animal material to be labeled so consumers can distinguish them from traditionally raised meat.
Representative Alexander, the bill—s sponsor, told the committee the measure is intended to provide "truth in advertising" rather than to restrict new products: "Consumers have a right to…
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